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Patna : England beat India by 8 wickets in 3rd T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on March 16, 2021, late night, as opener Jos Buttler (wk) scored an unbeaten 83 in 52 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes while Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten 40 in 28 balls hitting 5 fours. Buttler and Bairstow added 77 runs in their unbroken partnership for the 3rd wicket. England had won the toss and opted to bowl. Buttler was named Player of The Match. England now lead the five-match T20I series 2-1.
Chasing a target of 157 runs, England scored 158/2 in 18.2 overs. Opener Jason Roy fell to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for 9 while Dawid Malan fell to off spinner Washington Sundar for 18. Buttler played a brilliant knock. Indian bowling was quite ineffective in this match.
Batting first, India had scored 156/6 in 20 overs with captain scoring an unbeaten 77 in 46 balls with 8 fours and 4 sixes. Mark Wood took 3/31 in 4 overs while Chris Jordan took 2/35 in 4 overs.