{"id":25423,"date":"2026-07-08T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/jofra-archer-josh-tongue-trigger-indias-biggest-t20i-defeat\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:10:07","slug":"jofra-archer-josh-tongue-trigger-indias-biggest-t20i-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/jofra-archer-josh-tongue-trigger-indias-biggest-t20i-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue Trigger India&#8217;s Biggest T20I Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>India suffered one of their biggest defeats in the T20Is as Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue wrecked their batting lineup with a pace masterclass.<\/p>\n<p>The duo picked seven wickets in between them as India suffered a massive 125-run defeat in the 3rd T20I of the five-match series. By this win, England secured a 2-0 lead in the series after the first match was abandoned due to rain.<\/p>\n<p>After being invited to bat first, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler opened the innings for England while Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling attack.<\/p>\n<p>Buttler made a quick 21-ball 36 runs while Salt made a slow start. After Prince Yadav picked the wicket of Buttler, Harry Brook joined Phil Salt as England scored 49 runs in the powerplay.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Yadav bagged his second wicket, dismissing Brook for 16 runs. Harshit Rana bagged the wickets of Jacob Bethell and Tom Banton for 13 and duck as England lost four wickets for 111 runs. In the meantime, Phil Salt smashed his 9th T20I fifty and scored 70 runs off 44 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Header Display --><\/p>\n<p>However, Axar Patel bagged the crucial wicket of Salt on a full and wider length delivery, which got edged, and Arshdeep Singh picked the catch at backward point.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sam Curran fired a rapid 24-ball 41 runs, and a contribution from Will Jacks (14) has set up England to post 201 runs in their 20-over innings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GET IN! \ud83e\udd81<\/p>\n<p>Victory by 125 runs! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>We move into a 2-0 series lead \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxrV08UFK0\">pic.twitter.com\/mxrV08UFK0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sam Curran remained unbeaten with 41 runs, putting a massive total against India.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing the 202-run target, India\u2019s Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened the innings while Jofra Archer opened the bowling attack.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer triggered India\u2019s batting collapse as they lost the top five in the powerplay. Josh Tongue bagged the wicket of Abhishek for 10 runs, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi fired two quick sixes before his dismissal by Archer.<\/p>\n<p>Ishan Kishan added 13 runs while Iyer added 5 runs before they were sent back to dug out by Tongue and Jofra Archer respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Archer bagged his third wicket by dismissing Axar Patel for 10 runs. By the end of the power play, India lost 5 wickets for 54 runs. The rest of the Indian lineup lost wickets in the interval as India got bowled out for 76 runs, suffering one of their biggest defeat in T20Is.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Tongue bagged four wickets while Jofra Archer completed his spell with three wickets.\u00a0The fourth match of the series will be played on July 09 at County Ground, Bristol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India suffered one of their biggest defeats in the T20Is as Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue wrecked their batting lineup with a pace masterclass. The duo picked seven wickets in between them as India suffered a massive 125-run defeat in the 3rd T20I of the five-match series. 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