England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions.Put into bat,

Brief scores from the first Twenty20 international between India and England in Kolkata on Wednesday: England 132 all out in 20 overs (J. Buttler 68; V. Chakravarthy 3-23, A. Singh 2-17) v India 133-3 in 12.5 overs (A. Sharma 79, S. Samson 26; J. Archer 2-21)

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the

England produced a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive. Having lost the opening two matches of the five-match series, England had to win the third T20 to avoid defeat at the earliest opportunity.