Josh Tongue picked up four wickets, while Jofra Archer accounted for the dismissals of three Indian batters on Tuesday (July 7) to help England crush India by 125 runs in the third T20I of the ongoing five-match series. In the match played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England posted 201/7 before bowling India out for just 76 runs in 11.4 overs. Only four Indian batters—Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, and Axar Patel—managed to score in double digits, but none of them crossed the 15-run mark.
The 125-run defeat in Nottingham is India’s heaviest defeat in the 20-over format. Prior to going down by 125 runs at Trent Bridge, India’s biggest margin of defeat in a T20I was by 80 runs against New Zealand in Wellington in February
2019.
India’s lowest totals in T20Is
| SCORE | OVERS | RPO | Inns | RESULT | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60/1 | 4.3 | 13.33 | 2 | won | U.A.E. | Dubai | September 10, 2025 |
| 74 | 17.3 | 4.22 | 1 | lost | Australia | Melbourne | February 1, 2012 |
| 76 | 11.4 | 6.51 | 2 | lost | England | Nottingham | July 7, 2026 |
| 79 | 18.1 | 4.34 | 2 | lost | New Zealand | Nagpur | March 15, 2016 |
| 81/8 | 20.0 | 4.05 | 1 | lost | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | July 29, 2021 |
| 82/1 | 10.1 | 8.06 | 2 | won | UAE | Mirpur | March 3, 2016 |
| 84/1 | 13.5 | 6.07 | 2 | won | Sri Lanka | Visakhapatnam | February 14, 2016 |
| 85/5 | 15.3 | 5.48 | 2 | won | Pakistan | Mirpur | February 27, 2016 |
| 89/2 | 6.3 | 13.69 | 2 | won | Scotland | Dubai (DICS) | November 5, 2021 |
| 92 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1 | lost | South Africa | Cuttack | October 5, 2015 |
Shreyas Iyer’s winless streak has now extended to five games and this Indian team under Gautam Gambhir’s stewardship looks a disjointed unit. It wasn’t a pretty sight as birthday boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni watched his favourite team get dismantled one over at a time.
England’s 201 for 7 was largely based on opener Phil Salt’s 70 and Sam Curran’s unbeaten 41 in a late assault.
The match as a contest was over once India were reduced to 52 for 5 in five overs. The worst part was that this was one of India’s worst batting performances in recent times, marked by poor shot selection and no stomach for a fight.
The remaining time was a mere formality, and sending a hit-and-miss slogger like Harshit Rana at No. 7 inside the Powerplay ahead of Shivam Dube raised too many eyebrows.
Sooryavanshi once again hit a couple of sixes — one each off Archer and Tongue — but his 13-run knock ended in just five deliveries.
A sharp bouncer directed on his right shoulder saw the teenager go for a hook but it ended in Jos Buttler’s gloves.
Even before his dismissal, Abhishek Sharma was holed out at the deep extra cover, an area where he has been dismissed a few times. Ishan Kishan hooked one for a six but was out in no time. Shreyas Iyer tried to flick Archer and picked the only fielder behind square. Axar Patel expected short ball and got a fuller length to edge one behind stumps.
