England's cricketers have secured their first win of 2025, ending an eight-match losing streak by men and women combined, after the former kept their T20 series in India alive with a 26-run victory in Rajkot.
Jos Buttler's side, playing their first white ball campaign under Brendon McCullum, seemed set to lose the series with two matches to spare after posting what looked a below-par 9-171.
Having been put in to bat for the third match in succession they found the spin of Varun Chakravarthy (5-24) hard to handle with only Ben Duckett (51 in 28 balls) and Liam Livingstone (43 off 24 with five sixes) impressing.
