
Nottingham: England have named an unchanged XI for the third T20I against India at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.
As they aim to strengthen their advantage in the five-match series, the hosts will be confident with the same side that secured a crucial win in the second T20I.
England now lead 1-0 after the rain abandoned the opening match at Chester-le-Street before recording a thrilling four-wicket win at Old Trafford.
Chasing a challenging target of 191, England reached the score with 6 wickets and 6 balls to spare. Jacob Bethel scored an unbeaten 76 off 46 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Captain Harry Brooke smashed 39 off 15 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes while Tom Banton scored a valuable 39 off 32 balls including 6 fours.
Earlier, India posted a competitive total thanks to a number of useful contributions across the batting line-up.
Ishan Kishan top-scored with 49 off 40 balls, hitting 6 fours and scoring a half-century. Abhishek Sharma scored 43 runs off 24 balls including 8 fours and a six to give India a great start.
Shreyas Iyer added 37 runs off 22 balls with 3 fours and a six while Thilak Verma remained unbeaten on 24 off 11 balls with a four and 2 sixes.
Debutant Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 14 runs off 10 balls including 2 sixes. Shivam Dube scored 5 runs off seven balls while Axar Patel and Harshit Rana scored two and 6 runs respectively.
England will now look to extend their lead in the series when they face India in the third T20I at Trent Bridge.
England Playing XI for Third India T20I: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook (catch), Tom Panton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Josh Dungu.