Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.

Relive Englands 26-run win over India in the third T20 international at Rajkot as the tourists cut their deficit in the five-match series to 2-1. The fourth game is in Pune on Friday (1.30pm UK time).

During his innings, Buttler crossed the 600-run mark against India in T20Is, becoming the first player to achieve this feat. His current tally of 611 runs surpasses Nicholas Pooran's 592, with Buttler achieving the milestone in four more matches than the West Indian batter.

Jos Buttler hails Adil Rashid as England’s ‘most important player’ - Rashid took a priceless 4-0-15-1 with the ball in the third T20.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Score and updates from Rajkot as England look to stay alive in the five-match T20 series against India after slipping 2-0 down following defeats in Kolkata and Chennai.

England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

England produce a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive.