Varun Chakravarthy highlighted how the Rajkot pitch slowed down in the second innings, aiding England's spinners. Despite expecting dew, it didn't appear, benefitting England. Adil Rashid's economical bowling with figures of 15 runs in four overs and one wicket played a crucial role,

Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav's record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a stretch of T20I matches

England managed to stay alive in the five-match T20I series against India despite Varun Chakravarthy running through their line-up in the third game in Rajkot. Chakravarthy became only the third Indian bowler to register two five-wicket hauls in T20Is.