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Chakravarthy dismissed English skipper Jos Butler for his first wicket of the day, before removing Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton in back-to-back deliveries. He went on to scalp Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer to complete his five-wicket haul.
India’s Varun Chakravarthy bowls a delivery during the second T20 cricket match between India and England at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Team India spinner produced two brilliant deliveries on the trot to get rid of Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton in consecutive balls at Rajkot on Tuesday in the third T20I between India and England.
Chakravarthy, who had already dismissed English skipper Jos Buttler for his first wicket of the day, doubled down on his tally as Dhruv Jurel held onto the catch offered up by Smith, who was dismissed after adding 6 runs off 4 deliveries, before completing his three-fer with the removal of Overton for a golden duck as the spinner’s ripper breached the Englishman’s defences.
Chakravarthy returned to haunt the Englishmen as he scalped Brydon Carse for 3 runs off 4 balls as Tilak Varma demonstrated safe hands to get rid of the all-rounder.
The crafty spinner completed his five-wicket haul shortly after as he castled Jofra Archer for a duck on the second delivery he faced.
India, who hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against England, opted to bowl first as skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss against the Englishmen yet again just as he had done in the opening two fixtures of the series.
India got off to a positive start as Hardik Pandya removed Phil Salt for 5 runs in 7 delivered early on in the innings.
However, Buttler and Ben Duckett partnered up for a 76-run stand before Chakravarthy removed the opposition captain after having added 24 runs off 22 balls. Duckett fell shortly after to Axar Patel, but only after he had breached the half-century mark.
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Harry Brook fell cheaply to Ravi Bishnoi for 8 runs before Chakravarthy troubled the English middle order. Liam Livingstone who had chipped in with 43 runs off 24 deliveries was sent back to the hut by Pandya as Jurel picked up another catch.
Adil Rashid and Mark Wood remained at 10 runs each as England managed to make 171 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs.
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Rajkot, India, India
