India Champions vs England Champions, 3rd Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
England Champions won by 21 runs (India Champions 171/8, England Champions 192/4).
- India Champions: 171/8 (20 ov)
- England Champions: 192/4 (20 ov)
Match report
India Champions (IND-C) faced England Champions (ENG-C) in the 3rd Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Play began on Sunday, 4 October 2026 at 15:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
India Champions won the toss and chose to bowl.
England Champions made 192/4 in 20 overs, with Ravi Bopara top-scoring on 83 from 46 balls. Abhimanyu Mithun was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 27. India Champions made 171/8 in 20 overs, with Ambati Rayudu top-scoring on 47 from 31 balls. Ryan Sidebottom was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24.
Result: England Champions won by 21 runs. Ravi Bopara was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
England Champions · 1st innings: 192/4 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Bopara | b Abhimanyu Mithun | 83 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 180.43 |
| Dawid Malan | c Naman Ojha b Dhawal Kulkarni | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Samit Patel | c Naman Ojha b Dhawal Kulkarni | 57 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 129.55 |
| Phil Mustard | c Naman Ojha b Abhimanyu Mithun | 31 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 155 |
| Liam Plunkett | not out | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Jason Roy, Jonathan Trott, Monty Panesar, Ajmal Shahzad, Ryan Sidebottom
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Piyush Chawla | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Rishi Dhawan | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 17 |
| Stuart Binny | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
India Champions · 1st innings: 171/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Uthappa | lbw b Ryan Sidebottom | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 258.33 |
| Naman Ojha | c Phil Mustard b Ryan Sidebottom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Ravi Bopara b Liam Plunkett | 47 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 151.61 |
| Stuart Binny | lbw b Toby Roland-Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuf Pathan | c Phil Mustard b Toby Roland-Jones | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Liam Plunkett b Samit Patel | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Rishi Dhawan | c Toby Roland-Jones b Liam Plunkett | 29 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 103.57 |
| Piyush Chawla | not out | 34 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 147.83 |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | run out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Dhawal Kulkarni
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Sidebottom | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 4 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 14.25 |
| Samit Patel | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Ajmal Shahzad | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Liam Plunkett | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (IND-C, Toby Roland-Jones): 16 runs, 166/8 – 4 1 1 • 6 4
- Over 19 (IND-C, Ajmal Shahzad): 4 runs, 150/8 – • • 1 wd W 1 1
- Over 18 (IND-C, Liam Plunkett): 9 runs, 146/7 – 1 1 W 6 • 1
- Over 17 (IND-C, Ajmal Shahzad): 11 runs, 137/6 – 1 1 4 1 • 4
- Over 16 (IND-C, Liam Plunkett): 5 runs, 126/6 – 1 1 1 1 1 •
- Over 15 (IND-C, Samit Patel): 7 runs, 121/6 – 1 1 1 1 1 2