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England loses eight wickets for eight runs as India wins T20 series

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By winning the third Twenty20 international, India also secured the series 2-1. England thus ended their subcontinental tour battered, befuddled and beaten in all three formats. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's maiden six-wicket haul turned things around for India as the hosts beat England by 75 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International to clinch the series 2-1 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. Chasing a mammoth 203,  India vs England  were on track till the 13th over scoring 119/2, before Chahal's magical spell (6/25) put the visitors on the back foot as they surrendered meekly to lose their last eight wickets for just eight runs and end on 127. England started well with opener Jason Roy (32) and Joe Root (42) putting on 47 runs for the second wicket before the latter combined with skipper Eoin Morgan (40) and added 64 runs for the third wicket to put them in a commanding position. But thereafter it was Chahal all the way, who tri...

India Vs England T20 final: 6-yr-old boy injured by Suresh Raina's six

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The child returned to watch the remaining match after he was treated at a medical centre A six-year-old boy, sitting in the stands of Chinnaswamy Stadium during the final of   T20 series   between India and England, was injured when a six off s bat hit him, but returned to watch the remaining match after he was treated at a medical centre at the venue. "Satish was injured after one of Raina's sixes landed on his left thigh. He was rushed to the Karnataka State Cricket Association's medical centre at the stadium for treatment," Dr Mathew Chandy told PTI. "He complained of minor pain. We gave him the first aid and after 10 minutes, he requested to be relieved to watch the rest of the match. We had to give in his demand," the doctor said. He said it could have been fatal had the ball hit him on the head or neck "because a six-year-old is not that strong to sustain such an injury". In April 2012, a 10-year-old girl was hit in the face d...