England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why England lost the third T20I

The slow crawl to the finish

It was a slow, painful crawl to the end rather than a final flourish

It wasn't just an innings of two halves but one that simply didn't get going at the death. England were 111/2 at the end of 10 overs and had lost both openers. Still, they were in a decent position, the next three overs were quiet consolidation and although they only scored 21 runs, that meant that both Hales and Morgan were set by this point.

But what happened in the next seven overs basically turned the game. And it all started with the 14th over of the innings, bowled by Hardik Pandya, who got rid of both batsmen in the space of five balls. And England never really recovered from that.

From 132/2 after 13 overs, England finished their seven overs having scored just 66 runs but also having lost seven wickets. The last three overs went for just 23 runs but also saw England lose five wickets and eventually be lucky enough to not get bowled out.

That meant that instead of a target closer to 230 as it looked like it would at the start of the innings, India were chasing a target of under 200.