England managed to stay alive in the five-match T20I series against India despite Varun Chakravarthy running through their line-up in the third game in Rajkot. Chakravarthy became only the third Indian bowler to register two five-wicket hauls in T20Is.

Selected for the Indian T20I team four years back, India spinner Varun Chakravarthy was left out in the cold after six matches, three of which came in that year’s T20 World Cup. While his career record stood at two wickets at 66 apiece,

Indian batters faltered against an incisive England bowling attack as the visitors raised their game in a must-win scenario to win the third T20I by 26 runs and keep the five-match series alive.

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20I to keep themselves alive in the series. Ben Duckett’s explosive 51 and Liam Livingstone’s 43 helped England post 171/9. India’s chase was marred by regular wickets as they were restricted to 145/9.

Chakravarthy recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. He now has 27 wickets from 16 T20Is at an average of 15.81. His tally includes an economy rate of 6.90.

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

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches. Chakravarthy has been a revelation for the T20I side since his return to the set-up last year,

Mohammed Shami's return to international cricket was noteworthy, but Varun Chakravarthy stole the show with his maiden five-wicket haul. Despite Varun's performance, India struggled with the bat and lost by 26 runs to England in the third T20I.