Where India vs England 3rd T20I Surya's maiden ton goes in vain as England win high-scoring dead rubber India and England.

India suffered a 17-run defeat to England in the third and final T20 International, but won the series 2-1 on Sunday. Surya (117 off 55 balls) century went in vain as India could only score 198 for 9 while chasing a huge target of 216. For England, Reece (3/22) was the most successful bowler. Willy, and Chris Jordan took two wickets each, while Richard Gleeson and Moeen Ali got one apiece. Opting to bat, England posted 215 for 7, with Milan, top-scoring with a 39-ball 77. Liam Livingstone and Jason Roy chipped in with 42 not out and 27 respectively. Right then, that is it from the T20I series 'and' it is India who win the series 2-1 and skipper Rohit Sharma celebrates along with his teammates 'and' they pose for a group photo as well. The three-match ODI series is up next and England have a bit of momentum with them. Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, says that he thought it was a fantastic chase and even though they fell short, the fight shown by SKY was amazing. Adds that he has watched Surya, for a while now 'and' he loves this format, is very unorthodox and keeps up the tempo. It was important for them to get him into the squad 'and' he has been brilliant. Reckons that there were some places they would have liked to execute better with the ball, 'but' England played well. Mentions they bowled well in the Power play 'but' the English batters stitched together a good partnership after that 'and' they back themselves to chase any target 'but' it wasn't meant to be. Ends by saying that they are playing good cricket and want to continue playing good cricket, 'and' they want to get better with every game. Says it was a great learning curve for them 'and' they need to know how to bat under different circumstances, so these types of games are very important. English skipper, Butler, says it was a fantastic game! He is pleased to win it. Adds Surya, innings was brilliant. Mentions Reece, Richard Gleeson and Chris Jordan were very good. Credit to Moeen Ali to bowl the second last over, he showed great character. Adds they are blessed with the number of all-rounders they have. Reece (4-0-22-3) is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his sensational bowling on a better of a pitch. Reece,  says that he is pretty happy to pick up the award when there were some great knocks. Adds that it is about isolating the balls and come up with a plan to either restrict scoring or be aggressive from the start. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been adjudged as the PLAYER OF THE SERIES for his brilliant bowling display in the first couple of games. India skipper Rohit Sharma missed out on equalling former Australia skipper Ricky, record of most consecutive wins in international cricket as captain. Ricky, has 20 of those to his name, while a victory on Sunday would have taken Rohit's to the same number. Rohit's streak has thus ended on 19.

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