After shedding the second ODI quite convincingly, India would have preferred to make amends in the third and win the sequence 2-1, with they ultimately did, by the barest of margins. With the sequence locked at 1-1, the guests, the finest ODI group in the world who had not misplaced a bilateral ODI sequence for the final seven years, gave India their stiffest battle.
The final time any group beat England in a bilateral sequence, was India. In that five-match sequence, India had emerged victorious 3-1, with Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with 192 runs. On the different hand, Mohammed Shami had returned with most wickets — eight. With this sequence win yesterday, India have finished it once more.
India Survive Late Fightback, Clinch Series in Thriller
India have been at the threat of shedding their third consecutive bilateral ODI sequence. After getting thrashed by New Zealand 0-3, Australia had overwhelmed them 2-1 at house. India have been at a threat of shedding three consecutive bilateral sequence for the first time in 24 years.
India survived a main scare as they held onto their nerve to win the third ODI in opposition to England by 7 runs. This meant that the Men in Blue clinch the ODI sequence 2-1. Chasing 330 for a win, England stored on shedding well timed wickets and at one stage have been 155/5. But then got here in Sam Curran who virtually threatened to take his aspect house in opposition to unbelievable odds.
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Hosts have been equally chargeable for this late resistance as they dropped Curran on two events. Earlier Ben Stokes was additionally dropped. On each events, Hardik Pandya was the perpetrator. Meanwhile Curran went onto tempo his innings brilliantly, selecting up singles after which altering gears effortlessly. As many as 18 runs got here off the forty seventh over however India have been fortunate sufficient to scale back the equation to 14 off the last over. Curran was ably assisted by Mark Wood and each shared a counter-attacking 60 run stand for the ninth wicket to make life tough for Kohli. But as soon as Mark Wood was gone, the 22-year-old gave up on singles. T Natarajan, who was bowling the last over, gave no runs off the third and fourth balland the equation turned unattainable to realize. With India’s destiny and sequence sealed, head coach Ravi Shastri breathed a sigh of reduction in the dug out.
Earlier Shardul Thakur bowled brilliantly to select 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.
