England thrash India by 125 runs at Trent Bridge to move 2-0 up
Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer tore through India’s batting at Trent Bridge as the tourists were bowled out for 76, handing them their heaviest defeat in T20 internationals.
Jul 8, 2026
India have never lost a Twenty20 international by a bigger margin. England racked up 201 for 7 at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, then bowled the tourists out for 76 to win the third T20I by 125 runs and move 2-0 up in the five-match series.
It was a brutal night for Shreyas Iyer’s side. They folded inside 12 overs, and with only two games left they now have to win both just to draw the series level.
Salt and Curran build the platform
Phil Salt gave the innings its shape at the top, carving 70 off 44 balls before he fell. England kept losing wickets on their way to 201 for 7, but Sam Curran refused to let the total drift, finishing unbeaten on 41 from 24 to drag them past 200. India’s bowlers had their moments, with Prince Yadav and Harshit Rana each picking up two, yet 201 always looked at least 30 runs too many on a surface where the ball raced onto the bat.
India bowled out for 76
Whatever India had planned in reply barely survived the powerplay. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue, England’s new-ball pair, hit the seam at pace and found enough movement to make batting look treacherous. Five wickets were gone inside the first six overs, and once the top order had been picked off there was no one left to rebuild.
Tongue was the pick with 4 for 28, while Archer took 3 for 29 as the two of them shared seven wickets between them. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi top-scored with 13, the only batter to look remotely settled, and India were bundled out for 76 in 11.4 overs. It stands as one of the lowest totals they have ever posted in the format, and comfortably their heaviest defeat by runs.
Pressure builds on Iyer
The result piles more heat on a new captain who has yet to find his feet. Iyer was handed the T20I job this summer after Suryakumar Yadav was left out of the squad, and he has now gone winless in his first four matches in charge across the Ireland and England legs. Rain washed out the series opener, England chased down a target at Old Trafford to go 1-0 ahead, and Trent Bridge turned into a rout.
There is little time to stew on it. The fourth T20I comes around quickly, and India need to win it to keep the series alive. On this evidence, a top order that has now been dismantled twice in a week has plenty to sort out before then.