10.24pm: Ridiculously poor batting from England, who cannot seem to shake off that collapse bug. Chahal finished with six for 25, the third best figures in T20 international cricket. Only Ajantha Mendis has better ones. Mishra was outstanding as well, his last over of his spell proving to be crucial after he stopped England's momentum an over after Raina went for 22 runs.
The game was set up by Raina and Dhoni's half-centuries, with Yuvraj turning back the clock also with a wonderful cameo.
A thoroughly dominant win for India, who completed a clean sweep on this tour. They won the Test series, then the ODI series before finishing off by clinching the T20 series. Virat Kohli will be a happy, happy man.
This was fun, but that's it from me Deepak. Do stick around at IBTimes India for more coverage on this match. It's been fun, thanks for reading.
10.21pm: Yuvraj Singh: Dhoni and I have a good understanding. I took my time and then I did my best. I thought it was gripping a bit, but we put on a really good total. In Bangalore 200 is a par score, so I thought we did well. Great bowling performance. Mishra set the tone today.
Amit Mishra, who bolwled that crucial over after Raina went for 22: Pressure was key and bowl a lot of variations. I am glad that I built pressure and we could pick up wickets from the other end. We wanted to keep the boundaries to a minimum.
10.14pm: Wicket, Mills (0, 2b) gone! England 127 all out in 16.3 overs. India win the match by 75 runs, series 2-1. Caught in the slips is Mills by Kohli as Bumrah gets another wicket. England's collapse is 8/8 in 19 balls -- no really, eight wickets for eight runs in a T20 match. Insane stuff!
10.12pm: Wicket, Plunkett (0, 1b) gone! House of cards time this. Another England collapse on this tour. Jasprit Bumrah bowls a you miss I hit ball, Plunkett misses. England 127/9 in 16.1 overs.
10.10pm: Wicket, Jordan (0, 2b) gone! Chahal has six wickets! Jordan steps out looking for the big six, misses the ball and Dhoni has a simple stumping. Chahal has figures of 4-0-25-6. England 127/8 in 16 overs. 76 off 24 balls.
10.07pm: Wicket, Stokes (6, 7b, 1x4) gone! Stokes hits a four off Chahal, straight, but then, while going for another big shot, he loses his wicket. Short ball from Chahal, pulls it, with Raina taking a wonderful catch right on the edge of the ropes. The umpires needed to go upstairs to see if Raina's foot touched the ropes, it didn't and Stokes has to go. England 127/7 in 15.4 overs.
10.05pm: Wicket, Moeen (2, 3b) gone! Looks to play the big shot straight, but the ball goes high and not long. Kohli calls for the catch at long-off and he takes the catch. England 123/5 in 15.1 overs.
10.04pm: Just the singles, another outstanding over for the home team. England 123/5 in 15 overs (Stokes 2, Moeen 2). 80 off 30 balls.
10.01pm: Wicket, Buttler (0, 2b) gone! Bumrah gets his Mumbai Indians teammate again! Back of a length delivery at pace, Buttler tries to pull it, doesn't make proper contact and the ball lobs over to Kohli who runs from mid-off to take the catch. England 119/5 in 14.2 overs.
9.59pm: No hat-trick for Chahal, but what an over from the leg-spinner. England 119/4 in 14 overs (Buttler 0, Stokes 0). 84 off 36 balls.
9.57pm: Double strike for Chahal, Wicket, Root (42, 37b, 4x4, 2x6) gone! The quicker one from Chahal, just comes in with the angle at pace, Root plays back and he misses the ball. Strikes him on off-stump. Don't think there will be too much complaining about that decision. England 119/4 in 13.4 overs.
9.55pm: Chahal returns and he gets a wicket, Morgan (40, 21b, 2x4, 3x6) gone! Sweep shot goes against England again. Wide outside off, Morgan goes for the big shot, doesn't get it right and Rishabh Pant takes a nice catch in the deep. England 119/3 in 13.3 overs.
9.53pm: Last over for Mishra. Almost gets Morgan's wicket second ball, as Morgan gets an inside edge and then should have got one third ball. Root goes for the big slog sweep and he just gets a top edge which goes to short third. Rishabh Pant and Yuvraj go for the catch, confusion reigns and Yuvraj cannot hang on. Brilliant over from Mishra, whose figures read 4-0-23-1. England 117/2 in 13 overs (Root 41, Morgan 39). 86 off 42 balls.
9.49pm: Suresh Raina gets an over and Morgan says no way he's getting a quiet over in. Jumps down the track and smashes the ball into the crowd over long-on. Gets a second straight six, doesn't hit it as well, but it still has plenty to sail over long-off. A wide follows and then it is a third six. Down leg and Morgan just helps it over backward square. A couple of singles to finish. Match turning over this could be, 22 off it. England 114/2 in 12 overs (Root 40, Morgan 38). 89 off 48 balls.
9.45pm: Good over from Mishra, as he keeps the boudaries out, conceding just six. England 92/2 in 11 overs (Root 38, Morgan 19). 111 from 54 balls.
9.39pm: Good start to the over from Pandya and then Root decides to take the attack to the bowler. Comes down the pitch and pulls the ball way, way back into the stands for a massive six. Couple of dot balls to finish. England 86/2 in 10 overs (Root 36, Morgan 15). 117 from 60 balls.
9.34pm: First couple of boundaries for Morgan, a cover drive gets him going and then he produces the reverse-sweep, plays it well as the ball goes over first slip. The slip comes off after that shot and Morgan plays another cover drive for a couple this time. Three singles as well. England 77/2 in 9 overs (Root 29, Morgan 13). 126 from 66 balls.
9.30pm: Hardik Pandya comes and Hardik Pandya goes for a six first ball. Root bringing that timing of his into play, just picks it up off offstump and dispatches it to cow corner. Comes back well, conceding just two more. England 64/2 in 8 overs (Root 28, Morgan 1). 139 from 72 balls.
9.24pm: Eoin Morgan is the new batsman, Kohli gets a slip in for the left-hander, almost edges his first ball as well, as he misses a late cut attempt. Just a single from that over. England 56/2 in 7 overs (Root 21, Morgan 0). 147 from 78 balls.
9.21pm: Wicket, Roy (32, 23b, 4x4, 1x6) gone! Amit Mishra strikes in his first over. Nice, slow, wide leg-spinner, Roy goes for a big sweep shot, but only manages to get a top edge, with Dhoni completing a simple catch. Thankfully, there is no no-ball. England 55/2 in 6.2 overs.
9.19pm: Roy brings up England's 50 with a spanking pull shot to midwicket. Nehra smiles, but that was a poor ball from the veteran and Root finishes the over with a gorgeous lofted drive for a boundary. England 55/1 in 6 overs (Roy 32, Root 20). 148 from 84 balls. Powerplay over.
9.14pm: Jasprit Bumrah, the hero from the last match, gets his first over. It isn't a great one as Roy hits the fast bowler for a boundary straight and Root carves one through the offside for another. England 44/1 in 5 overs (Roy 27, Root 15). 159 from 90 balls.
9.08pm: Chahal continues and Roy gets the sweep shot out, lifting the ball over short fine for a boundary. Second ball, he is extremely lucky as he misses the ball while stepping out, but a small inside edge saves him. England 34/1 in 4 overs (Roy 22, Root 10). 169 from 96 balls.
9.05pm: Roy gets a luck four to start the over, as a bottom edge runs away. Root is on his way with a couple of boundary. First one is off a bad ball from Nehra, who balls it across and wide with the third man up and Root places it through the gap for an easy boundary. The second is just helped to backward square. More iffy running from the two England batsmen, even if no harm is done. England 25/1 in 3 overs (Roy 14, Root 9). 178 from 102 balls.
8.59pm: Should have been two wickets in two balls. A massive misunderstanding between Joe Root and Jason Roy. Roy is completely stranded at the non-striker's end. Jasprit Bumrah throws the ball to the bowler Chahal from mid-off and for reason that only Chahal knows he throws the ball to Dhoni at the striker's end. He could have walked the ball to the stumps and Roy would have gone.
And then some fun as the two of India's old warhorses Ashish Nehra and Amit Mishra show how not to dive to stop a ball. England 12/1 in 2 overs (Roy 9, Root 1). 191 from 108 balls.
8.57pm: Oh wow, What A Shot! Roy brings out the reverse-sweep first ball to Yuzvendra Chahal and he hits it perfectly, so well that the ball sailed into the crowd at backward point. Ridiculous shot.
Wicket, Billings (0, 1b) gone! Big wicket for India. Billings looks to work the ball to the onside, gets an inside edge, hits the boot and the ball loops to Raina at first slip. Umpires goes upstairs to see if the ball hit the ground on its way to Raina, but it did not and Billings is out for a golden duck. England 8/1 in 1.3 overs.
8.53pm: Brilliant first over from Nehra. Five straight dot balls and then a leg-bye single. England 1/0 in 1 over (Roy 0, Billings 0). 202 from 114 balls.
8.50pm: First ball Jason Roy leaves it alone and it hits his pads. Nehra and India go for a massive appeal. The umpire Nitin Menon, though, was strong and gave it not out, rightly, because the ball did not come back even remotely enough. What was Roy thinking, though. Play the ball man.
8.49pm: And it's go time for the second innings. Ashish Nehra to bowl the first over.
8.42pm: Knowing a big score was needed, India have Raina and Dhoni to thank for a couple of really good half-centuries. KL Rahul contributed, so did Yuvraj Singh with India recovering really well after losing captain Kohli early. Back in a few.
8.41pm: Suresh Raina: Wicket was a bit two-paced, you need to play straight shots. Key was to play straight. It's important to play really positive in the first six overs. The 200 is still not safe, but we do have good bowlers.
8.38pm: India finish their innings on 202/6 in 20 overs.
Hardik Pandya now. He tries to whack the ball straight first ball, doesn't get enough and it falls safely for a couple. Again tries for a similar shot and again does not catch it sweetly. The ball goes to Jason Roy at long-on, and the fielder parries it over for a six. Wasn't sure where he was and where the rope was and he dropped the ball over. After a couple, Pandya (11, 4b, 1x6) is run out off the last ball while going for another two runs. India 202/6 in 20 overs (Pant 6).
8.35pm: Last over of the innings. Jordan is not having a good day. Starts with a wide ball outside off and then his yorker goes wrong. It is a full toss and Dhoni muscles it straight for a boundary.
Wicket, Dhoni (56, 36b, 5x4, 2x6) gone! Short ball on leg, Dhoni cannot get enough on it, takes the glove and loops over to Adil Rashid at short fine. Outstanding innings from Dhoni. India 191/5 in 19.2 overs).
8.33pm: Two singles in two balls for Pant. Dhoni can't get Mills away either, brilliant over from the fast bowler, whose variations are a treat to watch, even if he gives away a boundary off the last ball, as Pant gets a legside ball away past short fine. India 186/4 in 19 overs (Dhoni 52, Pant 6).
8.29pm: Rishabh Pant to face his first ball in international cricket. Flicks it to fine-leg for a single.
8.27pm: Wicket, Yuvraj (27, 10b, 1x4, 3x6) gone! Ridiculously good back-of-the-hand slower ball from Mills. Yuvraj doesn't pick it at all, hangs his bat out and it takes an edge through to wicketkeeper Buttler. What an inings though from Yuvraj, that one over was brilliant. India 177/4 in 18.1 overs.
8.26pm: First ever T20 international half-century for Dhoni from 32 balls as the former captain takes a single first ball from Chris Jordan's over. Then the Yuvraj bat comes out smashing. Two length balls from Jordan and both are timed straight back for sixes. Then Yuvraj stays low and flicks a legside ball for a boundary to backward square. The next shot is just astonishing! Full ball, almost a yorker, Yuvraj stays back and almost helicopter shots it, without the follow through, straight back for a flat six. Power, timing and sheer, unteachable talent in that shot. All of 24 runs from that over. India 177/3 in 18 overs (Dhoni 50, Yuvraj 27).
8.20pm: Stokes into his final over. Dhoni starts with a four and a two and then Stokes comes back with two good full deliveries. Dhoni, though, gets under the fifth ball and smashes it to cow corner for a boundary. Single off the last ball to go to 49 runs. India 153/3 in 17 overs (Dhoni 49, Yuvraj 4).
8.14pm: More touch from Dhoni as he glances one from Tymal Mills for a boundary. Short ball to Yuvraj from the fast bowler, just about gets away with it does the left-hander as the ball loops up to where a silly point might have been in Test cricket. India 142/3 in 16 overs (Dhoni 38, Yuvraj 4).
8.10pm: Stokes returns for his third over and it is a pretty good one for four balls, with just three singles taken. Dhoni then shows some touch to go with his usual power, glides the ball past short third for a boundary. Finishes with a single. India 132/3 in 15 overs (Dhoni 31, Yuvraj 2).
8.06pm: Yuvraj Singh comes in. India 124/3 in 14 overs (Dhoni 25, Yuvraj 0).
8.03pm: Wicket, Raina (63, 45b, 2x4, 5x6) gone! Slower ball from Liam Plunkett does the trick. Raina doesn't pick it, is too early into his lofted shot over the offside, and Eoin Morgan runs back and completes a smart catch. Really good innings from Raina, more like the CSK Raina. That wicket came after Dhoni greeted Plunkett with a straight six. India 120/3 in 13.3 overs.
8pm: Moeen Ali into his last over and the first ball from that is spanked straight back for a beautiful 81-metre six from Raina. Singles follow. And then last ball, the ball takes big turn. Raina is beaten, so is the wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and it runs away for four byes. India 113/2 in 13 overs (Raina 63, Dhoni 14).
7.57pm: Dhoni then rubs a bit of salt into the wounds by smashing a six to cow corner. Just goes with the spin off the googly. Raina then adds a little bit more with a slog sweep that works this time. He got out last game to that shot to Rashid, picks the leg-spinner this time though and he brings up his half-century off 39 balls. India 99/2 in 12 overs (Raina 55, Dhoni 12).
7.54pm: Raina is dropped by Rashid. Hit hard straight back at the leg-spinner and he can't hang on.
7.53pm: Moeen into his third over. Three singles to start, a couple with a tickle down leg from Raina off the fourth ball, a single follows and the over is finished off with a dot as Dhoni hits one back and hits his bating partner. India 84/2 in 11 overs (Raina 47, Dhoni 5).
7.49pm: Adil Rashid gets a bowl. Suresh Raina gets a four just to get India up and running again. He almost gets out as well as he gets a leading edge while trying to turn the ball to the onside. The Ball falls short of the bowler. India 78/1 in 10 overs (Raina 43, Dhoni 3).
7.47pm: Oh my, The ball that got Rahul out was a no-ball! It wasn't referred, unbelievable that when pretty much every wicket that falls is checked. Stokes actually got a life in the last game, when Amit Mishra overstepped. So much for England's moaning about umpiring decisions.
7.45pm: That daft shot from Rahul has quelled India's momentum. A really good over from Moeen. Just three singles. India 70/2 in 9 overs (Raina 36, Dhoni 2).
7.41pm: A good over from Stokes, one England needed desperately. India 67/2 in 8 overs (Raina 34, Dhoni 1).
7.39pm: MS Dhoni is the new man.
7.37pm: Wicket, Rahul (22, 18b, 2x4, 1x6) gone! What on earth of a shot was that. A tail-ender's slog from Rahul, across the line and Stokes hits middle stump. Talk about throwing your wicket away. India 65/2 in 7.2 overs.
7.35pm: Spin now with Moeen Ali, who has been outstanding with the ball in this series. Raina takes a single to bring up the 50 partnership, and then what does Rahul do to celebrate that feat, he jumps down the track and bangs the ball out of the stadium. The crowd goes "Rahul, Rahul, Rahul." Wow what a massive hit that is! Don't allow Moeen to settle must be one of the major plans this time around as Rahul attacks again and is a little lucky to see the ball drop just short of the fielder at deep point. India 64/1 in 7 overs (Rahul 22, Raina 32).
7.30pm: Raina continues to attack. Chris Jordan is back and a short ball from the pace bowler is dpstached over the midwicket boundary for a six by the left-hander. One more six a couple of balls later as Raina just helps a legside ball over fine-leg for a massive six, brilliant shot that.
He's either been asked to go gung-ho or he's just told himself "enough with this playing in nonsense." Either way, it is helping that run rate in the Powerplay, which has been so poor for India of late. India 53/1 in 6 overs Rahul 13, Raina 30). Powerplay done.
7.25pm: Ben Stokes with his frist over. Short ball to start and Raina backs away and tries to lift it over the offside. Didn't time it at all, but he just clears the fielders for a couple. Next ball, he goes onside, and Raina is really lucky as the ball falls short of the man at extra cover and mid-off. It looks like Chris Jordan and Moeen Ali thought the other was going for the catch and neither ended up going for it.
Should have been out Raina there. Doesn't need to be stupid the left-hander, trying to go for a boundary every ball. Just needs to pick the right balls to hit. When he does that, it is great to see. Outside off and short of a length and Raina cuts it nicely between two fielders for a boundary. India 39/1 in 5 overs (Rahul 13, Raina 17).
7.19pm: Liam Plunkett is the new bowler, and he is welcomed by a couple of boundaries from Rahul. First ball is flicked to backward square for a one-bounce four and the second is lofted over mid-off for another sweet four. Much better from India now. Takes a single third ball to deep square. Plunkett realises he can't pitch the ball up on this ground, goes to back of a length, short balls and controls the run scoring better. India 29/1 in 4 overs (Rahul 12, Raina 10).
7.15pm: Almost gives a catch to mid-off does Raina as he looks to clear the infield. Mills is bowling really well, beats the batsman for pace a couple of times. India struggling to get to terms with the bit of extra pace and bounce that is there on this pitch. First six of the match. Mills pitches one up and Raina lofts it over point for a six. India 17/1 in 3 overs (Rahul 2, Raina 9).
7.10pm: India's opening woes continue. Suresh Raina is the new man. Gets off the mark with a single to wide mid-on. A couple of good-looking drives from Rahul, who was given a ticking off from Kohli, who seemed to suggest he ran because he felt a call from his fellow opener, but the batsman cannot find the gaps. India 8/1 in 2 overs (Rahul 1, Raina 2).
7.05pm: Wicket, Kohli (2, 4b) gone! He is run out! Oh dear oh dear oh dear. What was Kohli thinking there? Chris Jordan hits the pads, Kohli looks for a quick single, but the bowler is right there, already with the ball in his hands. By the time he realises that, Jordan has hit the stumps with an underarm throw. India 4/1 in 1 over.
7.03pm: Mills follows that ball up with a wide down the legside. India get on te board as a result. Kohli then gets off the mark with a quick single to the onside. Plan from Mills is to hit the stumps from around the wicket, not give either batsmen any room. Rahul gets off the mark with a guide to third man. Good first over from the fast bowler. India 4/0 in 1 over (Kohli 2, Rahul 1).
6.59pm: Tymal Mills around the wicket to Virat Kohli. First ball is short of a length, bounces a little and Kohli defends on the back foot.
6.58pm: Rishabh Pant is not opening. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul continue. Strange that. Probably don't want to put the pressure on the youngster by asking him to open, but surely that should have been the decision.
6.54pm: The players are walking out for the national anthems. Play time soon.
6.46pm: So, what a game for Rishabh Pant to make his debut. Hopefully, he opens and hopefully he is able to get India off to a flying start they have craved for quite a while (there, I have jinxed him, haven't I).
6.35pm: The teams:
India: KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli (C), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ashish Nehra.
England: Sam Billings, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid.
The Pant debut is a great decision. Should have been done earlier, but better late than never. This will, hopefully, allow Virat Kohli to bat at No.3 and if the left-hander fires, there could be some fireworks tonight!
6.30pm: England win the toss and will bowl first. Gee, what a surprise!
Eoin Morgan, who won the toss for the third straight time in this series: The second T20 was one that got away from us. What we need tonight is a complete performance. Hopefully, tonight our batting comes to the fore. It is a huge game, it is a big final. You have a ground like this where there is absolutely no hiding place for anybody.
One change for England, Plunkett comes in for Dawson.
Virat Kohli: Would have bowled first as well. Dew won't matter, the field is already a little wet. We just have to bat well, put our best foot forward. The surface is pretty dry, I think it's going to break a bit come the second innings. So, the best time to bat on this pitch might be the first innings. We need a big total on the board, because Bangalore is a good chasing ground. We fought back in the last game, the guys are really up for it.
Rishabh Pant makes his debut. Manish Pandey misses out.
6.27pm: Almost time for the toss. Bat second will be the decision, surely.
6.20pm: Sunil Gavaskar with the pitch report: Should be a big score today. Should be about a 160-a-innings game. This is going to be a cracker of a game. Extra seamer the better option for England.
6pm: With half an hour to go for the toss, why not take a look at what the team composition of both the teams could be.
5.40pm: As we wait for that time thingy to get to 6.30 for the all-important toss, here is a bit of IPL 2017 auction reading material for you to go through. C'mon, you know you love the IPL, everyone does. Even the English have warmed up to it.
How the squads of each of the eight teams look before the auction
Looking back at the IPL 2016 auction
Jason Roy to play with MS Dhoni?
What will KKR do, having lost Andre Russell?
5.22pm: Here we are then, after a long few months, a lot of wins (for India), a lot of disappointments (most of them for England) getting ready to play the final game of this India vs England contest.
It comes in the shape of the 3rd T20 of the shortest format series, with both teams going into the match in Bengaluru having picked up a win each.
So, that means India can lift their third series trophy with a win on Wednesday, having bested England in the Test matches and ODIs, while the away team can salvage something to remember from this tour.
Hello, I am Deepak, and I will be taking you through this entire 3rd T20, which will hopefully be filled with those sixes, fours, wickets and excitement that we all love to see in this format. Stay here with IBTimes India as we take you through every single ball and over as it happens.
The series so far has not produced too many runs, which means a few more big hits are due. There is no better place in India to score big than the Chinnaswamy Stadium and with both teams have batsmen capable of clearing the boundary with ease, expect a few of those white balls to rain down into the crowd with considerable regularity.
This is now a do-or-die series for both teams – ok, ok, that is an exaggeration, it is not like there is a World Cup at stake here, but both teams will definitely want to end up with the final trophy of this long tour. Stick right here as I take you through the entire match.
