India vs England, 3rd T20I: Team India have been blown away by England in the decisive third T20I at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham as the latter took a 2-0 lead in the five-game T20I series. While Team India narrowly evaded the record for their lowest T20I total, they have still registered their heaviest loss by runs in the format with an insipid batting display. Having lost by 125 runs, is this the Men in Blue’s biggest losing margin in the shortest format?
India vs England, 3rd T20I: Is the 125-run loss India’s biggest defeat in terms of runs in the format?
The 125-run defeat is indeed the reigning world champions’ biggest defeat by runs in the format and hadn’t lost by 100+ runs in T20I cricket until the third T20I against England in Nottingham. Before this, Team India’s 80-run defeat to New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington in 2019 was their heaviest loss by runs in T20I cricket. Below is the list of India’s heaviest losses in T20Is
- England beat India by 125 runs in Nottingham, 2026
- New Zealand beat India by 80 runs in Wellington, 2019
- South Africa beat India by 76 runs in Ahmedabad, 2026
- South Africa beat India by 51 runs in Chandigarh, 2025
- New Zealand beat India by 50 runs in Visakhapatnam, 2026
India vs England, 3rd T20I: Have India ever gone winless in five consecutive T20Is before?
With a crushing defeat at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham to England, the Men in Blue have also gone without winning any of their last five T20Is. This includes losing back-to-back losses to Ireland that culminated in a shocking series defeat. It followed a washout in Durham and a four-wicket loss in Manchester and 125-run battering in Nottingham. Hence, Shreyas Iyer, who replaced Suryakumar Yadav as captain, remains under immense pressure ahead of the remainder of matches as he will be looking to at least level the series.
With 202 set for the tourists to win, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma got their side off to a promising start but wickets started falling in clumps. India eventually slid to 52/5 inside the powerplay as the hosts entirely wrested the initiative. Only four Indian batters got to double figures, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan top-scoring with 13 each. Jofra Archer got the player of the match for his figures of 3-0-29-3.
