India vs England, 3rd ODI: India Survive Late Fightback, Clinch Series in Thriller

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India survived a significant scare as they held onto their nerve to win the third ODI towards England by 7 runs. This meant that the Men in Blue clinch the ODI collection 2-1. Chasing 330 for a win, England stored on shedding well timed wickets and at one stage had been 155/5. But then got here in Sam Curran who nearly threatened to take his aspect dwelling towards inconceivable odds.

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Earlier Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly to choose 4 wickets. He managed to dismiss Dawid Malan (50 off 50) and Liam Livingtsone (36 off 31) in fast succession to derail England’s chase halfway. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had dismissed dangerman Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow to scale back England to twenty-eight/2.

Earlier in first innings: Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya hit stroke-filled half-centuries however Indian lower-order caved in meekly to accept a below-par 329 towards England in the third and remaining ODI right here on Sunday. Pant’s glowing knock of 78 off 62 balls was effectively supported by Hardik (64 off 44 balls) however India misplaced their final 4 wickets for a mere eight runs to complete at the very least 30 runs quick on one other batting belter.

Pant, throughout his career-best knock plundered 4 maximums and 5 boundaries, whereas Hardik had 5 fours and 4 sixes throughout their 99-run stand for the fifth wicket. However Krunal Pandya’s (25 off 34 balls) severe limitations whereas going through categorical tempo was uncovered by Mark Wood (3/34) as India misplaced the momentum throughout the remaining 10 overs regardless of sensible 103 run opening stand inside 15 overs between Rohit Sharma (37; 6×4) and Shikhar Dhawan (67 off 56; 10×4).

 The senior Pandya at occasions was discovering it troublesome to deliver his bat down in time whereas going through the tempo of Woods and didn’t get a single boundary consuming almost six overs of the innings. It was a day when India’s prime order was troubled by English spinners with Adil Rashid’s (2/81 in 10 overs) googlies in successive overs eradicating Rohit and Dhawan.

Skipper Virat Kohli (7) tried to rock again and play a reduce shot solely to be bowled by a Moeen Ali off-break. KL Rahul was despatched again by a pleasant full-toss from Liam Livingstone leaving India in a spot of trouble at 157 for 4 simply earlier than the hafway stage of the innings.

However Pant began off from the place he had left in the final sport and ditto for Hardik as they took aside Rashid by studying incorrect ‘uns effectively. Hardik smashed three sixes off Ali which compelled the captain to take him out of assault as 200 got here in the thirtieth over.

(With Agencies)





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