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India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | England wins by 26 runs to stay alive in the series

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India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | England wins by 26 runs to stay alive in the series

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs England 3rd T20I in Rajkot at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

This is Payal Debnath with all the live updates for you.

India are currently leading the series by 2-0. The men in blue won the first two matches in Kolkata and Chennai. They will look to seal the T20I series against England in the third match.

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Jan 28, 2025, 5:05 PM

England wins by 26 runs

England wins by 26 runs.

Fantastic performance by the away team to stay alive in the series.

They have now made the series 1-2.

Jan 28, 2025, 5:04 PM

Hosts are inches away from defeat

Dhruv Jurel also ended up throwing away his wicket as India have now lost nine wickets.

It is all over in Rajkot as the hosts are inches away from defeat.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:56 PM

Shami departs

Shami skies one soon enough and an easy catch for Brook.

IND 140/8 in 19 overs.

it is almost game over for India.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:55 PM

Shami smashes a six

Overton gives away wide before Shami and Jurel take a single each. Back of a length and Shami connects the pull shot pretty well. SIX!! 

Shami skies one soon enough and an easy catch for Brook. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:49 PM

Hardik gone

Overton with the penultimate over. Fuller ball.

But Hardik slices it and an easy catch for Buttler. That should be the game. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:45 PM

Axar departs

Axar Patel tries to go for a big shot but ends up miscued it completely.

A straightforward catch for Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer strikes for England.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:44 PM

Axar cracks a four off the last ball

Wood recovers to give away just three runs from the next four balls.

Axar cracks a four off the last ball to regain momentum. 

India now need 49 runs in 17 balls.

 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:40 PM

Hardik leads fightback

A good spell of bowling from England but India are not giving up.

A boundary for Axar Patel followed by a straight six for Hardik Pandya.

The equation is in England's favour but still, game on.

 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:37 PM

Axar strikes for a much needed four

Carse with the 16th over.

Hardik and Axar are struggling to break free. 

Only three singles off the first four balls. 

Axar strikes for a much needed four to mid wicket fence in the last ball. 

IND 108/5 in 16 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:31 PM

100 comes for India

Overton pitches it up and Hardik crashes it straight back for a four.

Couple of singles and a double next as India gets to 100. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:29 PM

IND 90/5 in 14 overs

Just four singles in the over. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:27 PM

England take a review against Axar

England take a review for an lbw against Axar Patel.

And it's missing the wickets.

Another review lost by England.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:23 PM

IND 86/5 in 13 overs

India need 86 runs in 41 balls.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:19 PM

Sundar departs

India five-down.

Slower one from Overton and Washington can only chip it for Buttler to take an easy catch. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:19 PM

England on the front seat

Adil Rashid keeps the pressure on.

Both Hardik and Washington unable to get the release shot as the required rate climbs.

Just three singles from the over. 

IND 85/4 in 12 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:15 PM

England take review

England appeal a stumping with Washington Sundar on strike, but he is comfortably in. 

Jan 28, 2025, 4:13 PM

Indian batters struggling

Hardik Pandya is 11 off 16 balls, Washington Sundar is 3 off 7.

England have hit the brakes on India's run-rate here as RRR touches 10.

IND 82/4 in 11 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:10 PM

Overton get his first over

9.4 runs an over with only 6 wickets left is a tricky situation for Team India.

Jamie Overton has been handed the ball for the 11th over, and greets Hardik Pandya with a bouncer.

Jan 28, 2025, 4:06 PM

Time for drinks break

Jan 28, 2025, 4:05 PM

Adil Rashid troubling Indian batters

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Adil Rashid is varying his pace very cleverly to trouble the Indian batters. 

Loops it in and it beats Washingtonโ€™s inside edge and evades the keeper and runs away for four byes. 

IND 78/4 in 10 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:58 PM

In form Tilak Verma departs

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Adil Rashid from the other end.

Slides in one that spins past Tilakโ€™s inside edge. BOWLED!!

Jan 28, 2025, 3:56 PM

Livingstone with the ball

First over of spin in the chase.

Tilak takes Livingstone on by going straight. SIX!! Few singles shore up the over. 

IND 62/3 in 7 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:52 PM

IND 51/3 in powerplay

India loose some early wickets in powerplay.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:46 PM

Surya departs scoring 14

Straight from Wood and SKY looks to repeat the scoop shot.

Top edge and Salt completes a skier. 

Jan 28, 2025, 3:41 PM

SKY high

Suryakumar gets into the act now.

Slower ball from Archer and SKY scoop-flicks it for a six. 

IND 48/2 in 5 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:39 PM

Tilak Verma comes to the crease

Tilak Verma smashes a four.

IND 35/2 in 4 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:35 PM

Abhishek Sharma departs

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Full-toss from Carse and Abhishek gets it through covers for another four.

Abhishek goes for it again. Skews it high and Archer takes a brilliant catch. 

Second wicket down for Team India.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:35 PM

Abhishek on fire

Abhishek looks to go after him. Edges it over third man for a four. 

Jan 28, 2025, 3:33 PM

IND 23/1 in 3 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 3:30 PM

Sanju Samson dismissed

Abhishek slices one for a single.

Back of a length and Sanju fails to clear mid on. Easy catch for Adil Rashid. 

India lose their first wicket in the third over.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:27 PM

IND 15/0 in 2 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 3:23 PM

Back-to-back four from Abhishek Sharma

Full and wide from Wood and chipped away for a four by Abhishek. 

Shorter now from Wood. Cracked over long on for another four. 

Jan 28, 2025, 3:21 PM

IND 3/0 in 1 over

Jan 28, 2025, 3:18 PM

India begin chase

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Sanju Samson clips one off the hips for a single to get going.

Archer gets his length spot on against Abhishek. Three dot balls in.  

Jan 28, 2025, 3:06 PM

Decent total for England

Wood and Rashid gets a double to end the innings.

England ends the innings with 171/9. 

Very good 24 runs added by the final wicket, that could end up being crucial if this game ends up as tight as the last.

Jan 28, 2025, 3:05 PM

Some valuable runs for England

England picks up some valuable runs with their final wicket.

19 runs added between Rashid and Wood, and still 2 more runs to go.

 

Jan 28, 2025, 3:00 PM

ENG 161/9 in 19 overs

Wood and Rashid squeeze away a few runs. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:59 PM

No-ball from Shami

Back of length from Shami and Rashid guides it away for a four behind third man.

Waist high no-ball from Shami and Wood just gets away from it. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:57 PM

ENG 151/9 in 18 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 2:55 PM

What a spell from the mystery spinner

Jan 28, 2025, 2:53 PM

Mark Wood is the last batter in

Jan 28, 2025, 2:51 PM

Livingstone gone

What a bowling change from Surya.

Starts off with a wide. Taken at long on. Hardik makes instant impact.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:48 PM

Three sixes in a row

Livingstone responds to the situation by slogging Bishnoi for two back-to-back three sixes.

Bishnoi goes short and Livingstone slams it away for another six. 

ENG 146/8 in 17 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:44 PM

Second five-wicket hauls for Varun Chakravarthy

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | Five-wicket haul for Varun Chakravarthy; 8-down for England; Ben Duckett smashes brilliant half-century; Shami in the Playing XI

5-wicket haul for Varun Chakravarthy.

Jofra Archer's stumps have been dismantled. England in tatters.

What a spell. 5/24!

Jan 28, 2025, 2:42 PM

England continues to collapse

A misfield by Ravi Bishnoi allows Livingstone to sneak in a double.

On the pads and Livingstone scoops it straight to Tilak at deep fine. England continues to collapse. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:41 PM

Livingstone brings out slog sweep against Bishnoi

Livingstone now brings out the slog sweep against Bishnoi. Well timed and floats over the fence for a six. 

ENG 123/6 in 15 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:36 PM

ENG 116/6 in 14 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 2:34 PM

Back-to-back wicket

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Wrong one from Varun and it snakes past Overtonโ€™s attempted paddle. Bowled. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:33 PM

Jamie Smith departs

Too full from Varun and Jamie Smith latches onto it. Smoked over long on for a six.

Flatter and shorter now from Varun and Smith picks out the deep mid wicket fielder. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:30 PM

ENG 108/4 in 13 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 2:27 PM

Bishnoi takes Harry Brook

Jan 28, 2025, 2:26 PM

Bishnoi returns

Down the leg side and clipped away for a four by Livingstone. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:24 PM

Livingstone hit 85m six

Liam Livingstone attacks Axar Patel, clears the ropes with ease. Comes down the track, and it's a big 6! 85m long.

ENG 101/3 in 12 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:22 PM

Good over from Abhishek

Neat over from Abhishek. Just four singles from it.

ENG 91/3 in 11 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:21 PM

Abhishek Sharma with the ball

The two quick wickets have put the game in Indiaโ€™s corner now. 

Abhishek Sharma with the new ball now. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:17 PM

Duckett gone after getting to his fifty

Duckett gets to his fifty with a single against Axar. Solid knock from the English opener. 

Duckett now jumps out of his crease and Axar drags the length back. Mishit. Easy catch at deep midwicket. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:15 PM

Fifty up for Duckett

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | Five-wicket haul for Varun Chakravarthy; 8-down for England; Ben Duckett smashes brilliant half-century; Shami in the Playing XI

Duckett gets to his fifty with a single against Axar. Solid knock from the English opener. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:14 PM

Buttler gone

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | England manage 52 in the powerplay, thanks to Ben Duckett; Phil Salt dissmised after scoring 5 runs; Shami in the Playing XI

Buttler attempts reverse sweep. Sanju appeals for a catch and convinces SKY to take a review. 

Umpires changes his decision to out.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:10 PM

India go for second review

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | Phil Salt dissmised after scoring 5 runs; India wins the toss and elects to bowl; Shami in the Playing XI

Jan 28, 2025, 2:07 PM

Axar Patel gets his first over

Axar Patel gets his first over of the day. Buttler and Duckett deal in singles.

Axar with a surprise fuller one, which squeezes past everyone for a bye four. 

ENG 74/1 in 8 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:06 PM

Interesting tactic by Suryakumar Yadav

Four consecutive overs bowled by four different spinners.

First Sundar, then Varun, then Bishnoi and now Axar will bowl the 8th over.

Interesting tactic by Suryakumar Yadav.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:04 PM

ENG 65/1 in 7 overs

Buttler now steps down the ground and launches it over long on for a six. 

England 65/1 after 7 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:03 PM

Ravi Bishnoi with his first over

Ravi Bishnoi with his first over. Full and reverse swept away for a four.

Buttler now steps down the ground and launches it over long on for a six. 

Jan 28, 2025, 2:02 PM

Good start for England

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary | England manage 52 in the powerplay, thanks to Ben Duckett; Phil Salt dissmised after scoring 5 runs; Shami in the Playing XI

England manage 52 in the powerplay, largely thanks to Ben Duckett.

Jan 28, 2025, 2:01 PM

Brilliant over from Varun

Brilliant over from Varun. Just three from it. 

ENG 52/1 in 6 overs.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:57 PM

Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack

Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack. Buttler gets a single first ball.

Duckett defends the first ball before a single to long on. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:57 PM

India loses a review

Duckett tries to reverse sweep again, but it hits him on the pads.

India go up for a review, and lost.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:54 PM

ENG 49/1 in 5 overs

Over point for another four. Duckett dances down the track now. Blasts it down the ground for a six. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:52 PM

Sundar comes to bowl

Washington Sundar introduced.

Buttler takes a single first ball. Duckett makes room and pumps it through covers for a four.

Reverse sweep now from Duckett. Over point for another four. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:51 PM

ENG 34/1 in 4 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 1:51 PM

Back-to-back four from Duckett

Ben Duckett is looking in the mood today.

Pandya pitches it short and the left-hander pulls it away for another boundary.

Next ball, steps out, slams it through the covers.

Two 4s in a row!

Jan 28, 2025, 1:49 PM

England need a good partnership

England need a good partnership between Duckett and Buttler here to see out the powerplay, at least.

Time and again, England have been let down repeatedly by their batting so far in the series.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:47 PM

Duckett smashes six

Shami angles one past Buttlerโ€™s outside edge. Not much of an appeal.

Length from Shami and Duckett manages to scoop it for a six. Audacious shot. 

ENG 21/1 in 3 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 1:40 PM

ENG 12/1 in 2 overs

Jan 28, 2025, 1:38 PM

Phil Salt dissmised

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Hardik surprises Salt with a bouncer. Beaten. Full and wide from Hardik and Salt crunches it straight to Abhishek Sharma. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:36 PM

Hardik Pandya comes in second over

Hardik Pandya from the other end. Duckett punches one through covers for a single.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:35 PM

ENG 6/0 in 1 over

Shami's first ball. Low bounce. Beats Phil Salt.

Wide again. This time Salt slams it past the bowler and umpire for a four.

Better length from Shami as two dot balls follow. Two singles to close the over. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:33 PM

Shami with the new ball

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Shami with the new ball, as expected. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:27 PM

England Playing XI

Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith(w), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:27 PM

India Playing XI

Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.

Jan 28, 2025, 1:13 PM

Shami in the Playing XI

Suryakumar Yadav confirms Mohammed Shami is in the playing XI. 

Jan 28, 2025, 1:11 PM

India wins the toss and elects to bowl

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India wins the toss for the third time this series.

Suryakumar Yadav elects to bowl first. 

Jan 28, 2025, 11:59 AM

India vs England | Streaming Details

The 3rd T20I between India and England will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.

The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

Jan 28, 2025, 11:52 AM

Hope he bounces back

Jan 28, 2025, 11:50 AM

India vs England | Pitch Report

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary

The pitch at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is known for being a batting-friendly surface.

So, fans can expect a high scoring encounter between India and England. 

Jan 28, 2025, 11:39 AM

What happened in the second match?

Jan 28, 2025, 11:38 AM

What happened in the first match?

Jan 28, 2025, 11:27 AM

India eye series win

India vs England 3rd T20I Live updates, scores, news and free commentary

India are aiming to secure an early 3-0 victory over England in their ongoing five-match T20I series, having won the first two matches in Kolkata and Chennai.

Jan 28, 2025, 11:22 AM

Will Mohammed Shami play or not?

India's new batting coach Shitanshu Kotak said before the third T20I that there is no concern about the fitness of fast bowler Mohammed Shami.

But the decision on his playing will be taken by captain Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Shami was not selected in the playing eleven for the first two T20I matches against England.

Jan 28, 2025, 10:40 AM

Match Details

Match: India vs England 3rd T20I

Date: 28 January, 2025

Time: 7 pm IST

Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium

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ENG-A vs IND-A: Karun Nair makes solid return to India set up; scores unbeaten 186 on Day 1

Karun Nair headlined the day with a solid, unbeaten 186 with the bat for India A against England Lions, in the first unofficial test match. Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel also scored fifties.

May 30, 2025, 6:27 PMโ€ข2 min read

ENG-A vs IND-A: Karun Nair makes solid return to India set up; scores unbeaten 186 on Day 1 | sportzpoint.com

India A started their England tour on a great note with a solid Day 1 display against the England Lions in Canterbury. Karun Nair headlined the day with a solid, unbeaten 186 with the bat for India A.

England Lions captain James Rew won the toss and decided to bowl first on a greenish pitch at the St. Lawrence Ground. 

India A lost captain Abhimanyu Easwaran early on 8 while Yashasvi Jaiswal went back to the dressing room after adding 24. 

When it looked like that, Rew took the right decision of bowling first, Sarfaraz Khan and Karun Nair put up a 181-run partnership for the third wicket to give India A the advantage after Day 1โ€™s play. 

Karun Nair, who last played a test match in 2017, continued his great form and completed his fifty in 85 balls. 

Soon, Sarfraz Khan, who was dropped from the test squad, completed his fifty in 84 balls as well. When both batters were looking to get to the hundred mark first, Sarfraz was caught down the leg side on 92 off 119 balls and missed his ton.

Nair, who was dropped on 89 off Ajeet Singh Dale, completed his 24th first-class ton off 155 balls.

Karun Nair completed his 24th first class ton for India A vs England Lions - sportzpoint.com

Post that, incoming batter Dhruv Jurel and Nair started smashing the bowlers and changed their gears. Nair reached the landmark of 150 in 205 balls while Jurel reached his fifty in just 68 balls.

At the end of Day 1 of the 4-day unofficial test match, Jurel remained unbeaten on 82 off 104 balls while Nair remained unbeaten on 186 from 246 balls, with India A finishing with 409/3. 

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Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Here is a list of the Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History. Punjab Kings are on the top as they chased 262 runs in IPL 2024.

May 28, 2025, 12:17 PMโ€ข8 min read

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has produced some of the most thrilling matches in cricket history, with some teams successfully chasing down mammoth targets to win games. Rajasthan Royals were the first team to chase down a 200-plus total when they scored 217/7 in 19.5 overs to overcome Deccan Chargersโ€™ 214/5 in the IPL 2008. It was only the ninth match of the league. Over the course of the next 12 years, a lot of sides chased down totals over 200+, but none came anywhere close to scaling what RR achieved in 2008.

That record stood for a solid 12 years before the Royals eclipsed it again in IPL 2020 when they hunted down Kings XI Punjabโ€™s 223/2 with 226/6. The mark stood for five years. Currently, Punjab Kings hold the record for the highest successful run chases in IPL history.

Here is a list of the Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History.

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Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

1. Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2024) | 262 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Punjab Kings hold the record for the highest successful run chases in IPL history. PBKS successfully chased down a target of 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in IPL 2024. Tasked with chasing down a daunting target of 262 in front of a vociferous away crowd in Kolkata, PBKS had their task cut out for them. However, the Punjab team defied all odds.

Player of the Match Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten 48-ball 108, while Shashank scored an unbeaten 68 off 28 balls as Punjab pulled off the greatest run chase in IPL history.

In fact, Punjab Kingsโ€™ successful run chase against Kolkata Knight Riders is the only time a team has chased down a score of 250 or more in IPL history. It is also the highest successful run chase in T20 cricket as a whole.

2. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (2025) | 246 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Sunrisers Hyderabad are second on the list of highest successful run chases in IPL history and coincidentally, it came against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. After PBKS posted 245/6 in the first innings, SRH chased down the target by reaching 247/2 in 18.3 overs with Abhishek Sharma playing a starring role with a 55-ball 141. Abhishek hit a 40-ball century, making it one of the fastest in IPL history.

Punjab started strong with an explosive opening stand from Prabhsimran Singh and young Priyansh Arya. The two added 66 runs in just 24 balls, giving the team a perfect start. After Prabhsimran fell for 42, captain Shreyas Iyer took charge, smashing a half-century in just 22 balls. Nehal Wadhera supported him well, and the Kings crossed 150 runs within 12 overs.

The strong foundation was capped off in style by Marcus Stoinis, who cleared the ropes four times in the closing overs, helping Punjab finish at 245, their highest total of the season so far and a testament to the batting unitโ€™s depth and intent. But Sunrisers Hyderabad responded with a brilliant opening partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. Their 171-run stand helped them chase down the target successfully.

3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants (2025) | 228 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma's unbeaten 85 led RCB to chase down 228 runs against Lucknow Super Giants. After the win, they sealed a top-two finish in the very last league game of IPL 2025. This is also RCB's highest-ever successful chase in IPL history and they will now play in Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings. Records galore for RCB don't stop there, as they have ended up winning all 7 away games in the regular season, which is just remarkable.

The chase saw significant contributions from Virat Kohli and Phil Salt in the powerplay, followed by Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal's unbeaten partnership. Agarwal scored 41 not out to support Sharma's match-winning innings.

Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants posted a formidable 227/3, powered by captain Rishabh Pant's spectacular 118.

4. Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (2020) | 224 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

A collective effort by Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, and Rahul Tewatia led the Rajasthan Royals to chase down a target of 224 runs against Punjab Kings in 2020, the highest successful run chase in IPL history. Samson was the top-scorer with an explosive 85 off just 42 deliveries but Rahul Tewatia became the centre of attraction because of his massive 7 sixes in the important moment. He smashed 5 sixes in an over against Sheldon Cottrell which changed the whole game.

5. Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2024) | 224 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Rajasthan Royals equalled the highest successful run chase in the IPL recorded by them in 2020, when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. In a battle for the position at the top of the IPL 2024 standings, KKR managed 223/6 on the back of Sunil Narineโ€™s maiden T20 century. For the Royals, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen took two wickets each. 

In the run chase, Jos Buttler stood tall with an unbeaten 107 off just 60 balls, steering his team over the line on the last ball. The Royals were on the backfoot at 121/6 in the 13th over. But a cameo from Rovman Powell and some late power-hitting from Buttler got the Royals home.

Interestingly, Punjab Kings surpassed this record 10 days later against the same opponent at the same venue, when they successfully chased 262.

6. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (2021) | 219 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning 4-wicket victory over their arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in a match in 2021. Ambati Raydu & Faf du Plessis played blistering innings to put up that mammoth total at Delhi.

Chasing down the target of 219 runs, Mi didn't have a good start. Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 87 from 34 balls, including 6 boundaries and 8 sixes, played the most pivotal role in securing the win. He was also the best bowler for Mumbai in that match. Pollard conceded only 12 runs in his 2 overs and scalped 2 huge wickets.

7. Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers (2008) | 215 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

In the inaugural IPL edition, Rajasthan Royals chased a massive target of 215 runs against Deccan Chargers. Andrew Symonds' explosive 117 runs in just 53 deliveries helped Deccan Chargers to put up a huge total of 214 runs.

While Chasing, Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan laid the foundation with a 98-run partnership. The explosive knocks from Mohammad Kaif and Shane Warne at the end took Rajasthan to achieve victory.

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8. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (2023) | 215 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Rajasthan Royals at their home to clinch a high-scoring last-ball IPL thriller. Leveraging on a crucial last-ball no-ball from Sandeep Sharma, Sunrisers snatched the cliffhanger to register for their fourth win of the season. With 17 needed off the final over and 4 needed off the final ball, power-hitter Abdul Samad smashed a six off the last ball to help Sunrisers register a memorable win.

The foundation of the chase was laid by top-order batters Abhishek Sharma (55) and Rahul Tripathi (47) but it was the Glenn Phillips 7-ball 25 cameo that turned the game on its head and reignited the chase.

9. Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings (2023) | 215 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Kumar produced a superb effort with the bat as Mumbai Indians completed a gigantic 215-run chase against Punjab Kings and won the match by six wickets in Mohali on Wednesday. The pair added 116 runs for the third wicket after Mumbai were 54/2 in the powerplay.

Ishan Kishan scored 75 in 41 balls. Tilak Varma and Tim David joined the chase and wrapped the contest in 18.5 overs with no issues.

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (2024) | 215 Runs

Highest Successful Run Chases in IPL History

Brushing aside the first-ball dismissal of the explosive Travis Head, his opening partner Abhishek Sharma showcased an amazing range of stroke-play to ensure Sunrisers Hyderabad finished off its league engagements in the IPL in style with a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings.

Chasing a target of 215, Sunrisers batting depth came to the fore as first Rahul Tripathi set the tone before Abhishek served another reminder of his growing stature as a future India star. The way he stood up and swung Rishi Dhawan and later carted spinner Harpreet Brar for two huge sixes was truly symbolic of his authority, class and timing against pace and spin alike.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen came up with superbly-paced knocks to help the teamโ€™s cause on yet another perfect batting strip here.

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ENG vs IND 2025 Squad Announcement: Everything Agarkar said during the Press conference

Here's everything Agarkar said during the Press conference of ENG vs IND 2025 squad announcement.

May 24, 2025, 11:24 AMโ€ข4 min read

ENG vs IND 2025 Squad Announcement: Everything Agarkar said during the Press conference

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has announced Team India for India's tour of England today i.e. Saturday, 24 May. Along with the ENG vs IND 2025 squad announcement of the team, he also announced the new captain. A total of 18 players of Team India have been selected for the England tour and the command of this team has been handed over to young Shubman Gill.

Rishabh Pant has been made the vice-captain of the team. Karun Nair has returned to the Indian squad for the first time since 2017. Players like Sai Sudharsan and Arshdeep Singh have also got a place. However, Mohammed Shami has not been selected in the team.

Also Read: Every Test Captain of Indian Men's Test Cricket Team

Here's everything Agarkar said during the Press conference of ENG vs IND 2025 squad announcement.

Why was Mohammed Shami not selected?

Ajit Agarkar has confirmed that the medical team has declared Mohammed Shami unfit, due to which he has not been selected. "He's had a little bit of a setback over the past week, got some MRIs done. Wasn't going to be able to play five Tests. Don't think his workload is where he needs to be. Medical guys told he'll be ruled out. We were hoping he'll play some part, but if he's not fit, we'd rather pick guys fit and available rather than waiting," Agarkar said.

Shami played his last Test match for India in the form of WTC Final 2023.

Virat Kohli had approached for retirement in April

Ajit Agarkar revealed that Virat Kohli had approached him in April regarding retirement from Test cricket. He said, "When guys like that retire, always big holes to fill. Ashwin also retired. Those three have been stalwarts. Always difficult. One way of looking at it is, opportunity for someone else. Had conversations with both of them."

"Virat reached out early April, seem him give 200% every ball he plays even when he's not batting or on the field. Felt he'd given everything he had, if he can't keep up to the standards it was time for him. It's come from him. Have to respect that. They've earned that respect."

Jasprit Bumrah will not play all 5 Tests

Jasprit Bumrah will not play all five Tests, Ajit Agarkar confirms. The chief selector said, "Don't think he'll be available for all five Tests. Whether it's four or three, we'll see based on how the series goes and his workload is. Even if he's fit for 3-4 Tests, he'll be an asset for us. Just happy he's part of the squad.

"More important to us a player. Once you're managing people, there's a lot that takes out of you. We've had a chat with him, he's okay with it. He knows where his body's at. KL not really, he's captained a while back, he's a quality player and hope he has a big series. With Booms, it was more about his workload management.

'Heโ€™s a quality bowler'

Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has been included in the squad in the absence of Mohammad Shami. Talking about Arshdeep's inclusion, Ajit Agarkar stated, "He's a quality bowler and has had a taste of counTy as well. he plays domestic when he can. A tall guy, can bowl with the new ball, has body of work in red-ball cricket and in recent form in the last couple of years. Bumrah unlikely to play all five Tests, we needed a bit of variety."

Also Read: Form? Fitness? Should Mohammad Shami be there for the England test series? Who are the other options?

Agarkar on captaincy

With Shubman Gill being appointed as India's new Test captain, Ajit Agarkar provided a massive hint that Gill could be the long-term leader of the Test team.

"We discussed every option that's there, over the last year or so, we've looked at Shubman at various times. Taken a lot of feedback from the dressing room. Very young, but there's been improvement. We're hopeful he's the guy. He's a terrific player, our best wishes to him."

"You don't pick captains for one tour or two tours. We've seen some progress over the last year or two with him. No doubt it's going to be as tough as it gets,"

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Every Test Captain of Indian Men's Test Cricket Team

Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new Test captain of the Indian Men's Test Cricket team for the five-Test series starting in England from June 20.

May 24, 2025, 8:57 AMโ€ข4 min read

Every Test Captain of Indian Men's Test Cricket Team

Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new Test captain of the Indian Men's Test Cricket team for the five-Test series starting in England from June 20. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.

Also Read: LIVE: Indian Test team announcement for England tour LIVE updates | Subhman Gill named captain; Nair, Sudharsan, Easwaran, Shardul in test squad

Gill will replace Rohit Sharma, who retired from the format in May due to poor form last season, especially in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

Gill's Test career

Gill has played 32 Tests for India so far. He made his Test debut in the MCG Test on India's 2020-21 Australia tour. He has so far scored 1893 runs at an average of 35.05. There is a big difference between his average at home (42.03) and outside (27.53). The upcoming series will be Gill's first full tour.

He has also played two WTC Finals there in 2021 and 2023, and also played the fifth Test on the 2021 tour after it was postponed due to COVID-19.

India will start WTC 2025-27 cycle with five-Test series

India will start the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a five-Test series against England. They are scheduled to play the first Test at Headingley (from June 20), the second Test at Edgbaston (from July 2), the third Test at Lord's (from July 10), the fourth Test at Old Trafford (from July 23) and the final Test at The Oval (from July 31).

Every Captain of Indian Men's Test Cricket Team

Since their first Test in 1932, India have witnessed 36 Test captains across 589 matches. CK Nayudu led India in their maiden Test match in 1932 against England. However, it was only 20 years later that India tasted their first Test victory under the captaincy of Vijay Hazare against England on February 10, 1952 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Only five Indian captains โ€“ Mohammed Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma โ€“ have managed to notch up at least 10 Test victories. Kohli remains as Indiaโ€™s most successful Test captain, winning 40 of the 68 Tests he led in with a 58.82 success rate. Leading in 60 games between 2008-14, Dhoni is the second-most successful Test skipper for the country, winning 27 matches.

No. Captain Played Won Lost Drawn/Tied Win %
1 C. K. Nayudu 4 0 3 1 0
2 Maharajkumar of Vizianagram 3 0 2 1 0
3 Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi 3 0 1 2 0
4 Lala Amarnath 15 2 6 7 13.33
5 Vijay Hazare 14 1 5 8 7.14
6 Vinoo Mankad 6 0 1 5 0
7 Ghulam Ahmed 3 0 2 1 0
8 Polly Umrigar 8 2 2 4 25
9 Hemu Adhikari 1 0 0 1 0
10 Datta Gaekwad 4 0 4 0 0
11 Pankaj Roy 1 0 1 0 0
12 Gulabrai Ramchand 5 1 2 2 20
13 Nari Contractor 12 2 2 8 16.67
14 Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi 40 9 19 12 22.5
15 Chandu Borde 1 0 1 0 0
16 Ajit Wadekar 16 4 4 8 25
17 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan 5 0 2 3 0
18 Sunil Gavaskar 47 9 8 30 19.14
19 Bishan Singh Bedi 22 6 11 5 27.27
20 Gundappa Viswanath 2 0 1 1 0
21 Kapil Dev 34 4 7 23 11.76
22 Dilip Vengsarkar 10 2 5 3 20
23 Ravi Shastri 1 1 0 0 100
24 Krishnamachari Srikkanth 4 0 0 4 0
25 Mohammad Azharuddin 47 14 14 19 29.79
26 Sachin Tendulkar 25 4 9 12 16
27 Sourav Ganguly 49 21 13 15 42.86
28 Rahul Dravid 25 8 6 11 32
29 Virender Sehwag 4 2 1 1 50
30 Anil Kumble 14 3 5 6 21.42
31 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 60 27 18 15 45
32 Virat Kohli 68 40 17 11 58.82
33 Ajinkya Rahane 6 4 0 2 66.67
34 KL Rahul 3 2 1 0 66.67
35 Rohit Sharma 24 12 9 3 50
36 Jasprit Bumrah 3 1 2 0
37 Shubman Gill    --   --   --   --  --

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LIVE: Indian Test team announcement for England tour LIVE updates | Subhman Gill named captain; Nair, Sudharsan, Easwaran, Shardul in test squad

Stay updated with the real-time updates of BCCI's announcement of the Indian men's test cricket team for the upcoming England series, starting from 20th June 2025.

May 24, 2025, 8:24 AMโ€ข1 min read

LIVE: Indian Test team announcement for England tour LIVE updates | Subhman Gill named captain; Nair, Sudharsan, Easwaran, Shardul in test squad

Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Indian men's test cricket team's announcement for the upcoming England tour. Chief of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir might attend the press conference to announce the Indian men's test cricket for the important England tour.

After qualifying for consecutive WTC finals, India failed to qualify for the World Test Championship final under Rohit Sharma. Now, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli already gone from the test format, India will have to fill many gaps to start the new WTC cycle. 

Who will be the next test captain? Will Mohammed Shami be picked? There are many questions which will be answered today.

So, stay tuned as we bring you all the LIVE updates of the announcement. 

LIVE Updates

May 24, 2025, 8:34 AM

Why on Iyer and on Shardul and NKR

Agarkar: "Shreyas had a good one-day series, played well in domestic as well but right now there's no room in test cricket."

"Shardul a bowling allrounder, sometimes you need a player like that depending on team balance. he's going on the A tour as well. NKR is a batting allrounder at this point, hopefully his bowling will come along as well."

May 24, 2025, 8:33 AM

Arshdeep and County experience

"He's a quality bowler and has had a taste of counTy as well. he plays domestic when he can. A tall guy, can bowl with the new ball, has body of work in red-ball cricket and in recent form in the last couple of years. Bumrah unlikely to play all five Tests, we needed a bit of variety."

May 24, 2025, 8:33 AM

On Nair's inclusion!

"Sometimes you just have to make good decisions. Sarfaraz, I know he got a 100 in the first Test and then didn't get runs. Sometimes it's decisions the team management takes."

"At the moment, Karun has scored heaps of runs in domestic, has played a bit of Test cricket, played a bit of county cricket. With Virat not there, clearly we're lacking a bit of experience. We felt his experience could help. "

May 24, 2025, 8:32 AM

Why not Bumrah as captain?

"Don't think he'll be available for all five Tests. Whether it's four or three, we'll see based on how the series goes and his workload is. Even if he's fit for 3-4 Tests, he'll be an asset for us. Just happy he's part of the squad.

"More important to us a player. Once you're managing people, there's a lot that takes out of you. We've had a chat with him, he's okay with it. He knows where his body's at. KL not really, he's captained a while back, he's a quality player and hope he has a big series. With Booms, it was more about his workload management."

May 24, 2025, 8:31 AM

Kohli, reached out in April

"When guys like that retire, always big holes to fill. Ashwin also retired. Those three have been stalwarts. Always difficult. One way of looking at it is, opportunity for someone else. Had conversations with both of them."

"Virat reached out early April, seem him give 200% every ball he plays even when he's not batting or on the field. Felt he'd given everything he had, if he can't keep up to the standards it was time for him. It's come from him. Have to respect that. They've earned that respect."

May 24, 2025, 8:31 AM

Gill, one test series captain or full time?

"We discussed every option that's there, over the last year or so, we've looked at Shubman at various times. Taken a lot of feedback from the dressing room. Very young, but there's been improvement. We're hopeful he's the guy. He's a terrific player, our best wishes to him."

"You don't pick captains for one tour or two tours. We've seen some progress over the last year or two with him. No doubt it's going to be as tough as it gets," Agarkar answered

May 24, 2025, 8:30 AM

Who should open for India?

"GG and Shubman might take a call on opener once they get there. But once they get there, they'll have a think about that."

May 24, 2025, 8:30 AM

Why no Shami?

"He's had a little bit of a setback over the past week, got some MRIs done. Wasn't going to be able to play five Tests. Don't think his workload is where he needs to be. Medical guys told he'll be ruled out. We were hoping he'll play some part, but if he's not fit, we'd rather pick guys fit and available rather than waiting," Agarkar said.

May 24, 2025, 8:28 AM

Pointers from the squad

๐Ÿ”น Shubman Gill named captain
๐Ÿ”น Rishabh Pant named vice-captain
๐Ÿ”น Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur Sai Sudharshan and Abhimanyu Easwaran make the cut
๐Ÿ”น Shreyas Iyer, Mukesh Kumar, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel not included

May 24, 2025, 8:26 AM

May 24, 2025, 8:22 AM

Prince takes over!

May 24, 2025, 8:06 AM

Indian Squad for the England tour

Gill (C), Pant (VC), Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai, Easwaran, Nair, Nitish, Jadeja, Jurel, Sundar, Shardul, Bumrah, Siraj, Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

May 24, 2025, 8:02 AM

We are just minutes away from the press conference!

Hold your breath. All of your questions will be answered very soon. 

May 24, 2025, 7:29 AM

They are here!

May 24, 2025, 5:43 AM

Will Mohammed Shami be there in England tour?

May 24, 2025, 5:43 AM

With no Virat Kohli, who will be India's next No.4 batter?

May 24, 2025, 5:41 AM

Who can be India's next test captain?

May 24, 2025, 5:39 AM

Who are in India A squad?

India A squad for the England tour: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (VC) (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey

May 24, 2025, 5:35 AM

When does the England tour start?

India's England tour will start on 20th June with the first test at Leeds. Before that India A team will also play unofficial test matches against England Lions. Moreover, India A will also play a practice game with the senior team before the first test.

May 24, 2025, 5:32 AM

When the Indian team for England series will be announced?

The Indian team will be announced at 1.30 pm IST today via a press conference. 

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