Ben Duckett’s century and Sam Curran’s late burst of wickets impressed England to a series-clinching 27-run win over India within the third ODI at Lord’s.
Duckett struck a powerful 141 from 135 balls, the very best particular person ODI rating at Lord’s and his fourth century within the format, earlier than a swashbuckling 41 from simply 13 balls by Jos Buttler helped England put up a frightening 387, setting India 388 to win.
Rohit Sharma led the chase with an excellent 138 off 110 deliveries, registering his thirty fourth ODI hundred and sharing century partnerships with Shubman Gill (77) and Virat Kohli (74) to maintain India firmly on target.
India have been 303-2 and wanted 84 from the ultimate 39 balls when a decisive seven-ball spell noticed Curran (4-75) dismiss Ishan Kishan (14), Shreyas Iyer (0) and Kohli, halting India’s momentum as their chase fell 27 runs brief.
After shedding the collection opener by six wickets at Edgbaston, England bounced again to safe a 2-1 ODI collection victory over the world’s top-ranked facet, including it to their 4-0 T20 collection whitewash of India.
England clinch ODI collection victory over India
Harry Brook accomplished a clear sweep of profitable tosses together with his third of the collection, and his determination to bat paid fast dividends as England’s openers feasted on an Indian assault left rudderless with out injured tempo talisman Jasprit Bumrah.
India have been made to toil within the subject as England recorded a document 192-run first-wicket stand earlier than Bethell picked out Rohit Sharma at cow nook to fall 9 runs wanting an emotional century on the day Lord’s remembered Sir Garfield Sobers.
Duckett kicked on after reaching his century, blasting 18 fours and a six to surpass Sir Viv Richards’ 138 not out in opposition to England in 1979 and register a brand new highest particular person rating in a Lord’s ODI earlier than falling caught and bowled to Prince Yadav.
Joe Root hit a sixth successive ODI half-century after Duckett’s dismissal earlier than Jos Buttler’s 4 fours and three sixes in a blistering late cameo noticed England plunder 82 runs from the ultimate 5 overs to complete on 387-3 after 50 overs of domination with the bat.
It left India needing to tug off the second-highest run chase in ODI historical past to win the collection, however confidence grew that it may very well be potential when Rohit and Gill placed on a 147-run opening stand.
Gill suffered a recurrence of the cramp that pressured him to retire within the first ODI at Edgbaston, and 4 overs after receiving therapy the India captain was trapped lbw as Adil Rashid claimed an important breakthrough together with his first wicket of the collection.
Rohit sealed his eighth ODI century on English soil from 84 balls in a 113-run stand with Kohli, as the 2 legendary Indian batsmen sought an exhilarating remaining chapter in what could show to be their remaining worldwide appearances in England.
Bethell (1-49) bowled Rohit, delivering the essential breakthrough to cut back India to 260-2, however Kohli’s first fifty at Lord’s in any format saved the vacationers on observe.
However Curran’s late brilliance derailed the India chase as they have been restricted to 360-7 from 50 overs, with England claiming a fifth win from six matches and solely their second ODI collection victory over India since 2012.
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