England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first against India as they look to level the series in the fourth T20 international on Friday.

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.

Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett on Tuesday helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India and keep the series alive. Duckett’s 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by India spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24 in Rajkot.

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

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.