India defeated England by seven runs in the third and final ODI, at the MCA Stadium in Pune, on Sunday. The win helped India seal a 2-1 win in the three-match series. In response to a target of 330 runs, England could only reach 322 for nine in 50 overs, with Sam Curran smashing an unbeaten knock of 95 runs in 83 balls. Despite Curran's valiant display, the visitors crashed to a defeat, crumbling against India's bowling department. Shardul Thakur was in top form for India, returning with four wickets and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped three dismissals. Also, T Natarajan took a wicket and held his nerves in the final over to take India to a thrilling series win. Earlier, the hosts were bowled out for 329 runs in 48.2 overs. Rishabh Pant slammed a knock of 78 runs off 62 balls, and helped his side reach a competitive total. Shikhar Dhawan (67) and Hardik Pandya (64) also made decent contributions, scoring half-centuries against England. For England, Mark Wood took three wickets, and Adil Rashid registered two dismissals. Meanwhile, Sam Curran, Reece Topley, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone registered a wicket each against the hosts.
3rd ODI Highlights Between India (IND) vs England (ENG), Straight From Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- 22:20 (IST)No run, ENG: 322/9 | INDIA WIN BY 7 RUNS!
- 22:17 (IST)ENGLAND NEEDED A SIX, BUT CURRAN GOT A FOUR!
- 22:13 (IST)OUT! Mark Wood run out Hardik Pandya/Rishabh Pant 14 (21)
- 22:08 (IST)DROPPED AGAIN! BACK-TO-BACK!
- 22:07 (IST)DROPPED!
- 22:05 (IST)MISFIELDING!
- 22:00 (IST)THAT WAS CLOSE!
- 21:53 (IST)FOUR! ENG: 307/8 | NEED 23 FROM 18 BALLS
- 21:51 (IST)
- 21:50 (IST)
- 21:48 (IST)
- 21:44 (IST)Two runs
- 21:35 (IST)One run, ENG: 279/8 | NEED 51 FROM 36 BALLS
- 21:30 (IST)
- 21:28 (IST)One run, England need 60 from 43 balls
- 21:23 (IST)
- 21:22 (IST)Two runs
- 21:21 (IST)One run, Sam Curran reaches his maiden fifty!
- 21:14 (IST)One run
- 21:12 (IST)OUT! Adil Rashid c Virat Kohli b Shardul Thakur 19 (22)
- 21:03 (IST)One run
- 20:59 (IST)
- 20:59 (IST)One run
- 20:49 (IST)FOUR! ENG: 235/7 | NEED 95 FROM 15 OVERS
- 20:49 (IST)
- 20:45 (IST)FOUR! DROPPED!
- 20:45 (IST)
- 20:39 (IST)
- 20:39 (IST)
- 20:34 (IST)
- 20:32 (IST)OUT! Moeen Ali c Hardik Pandya b Bhuvneshwar Kumar 29 (25)
- 20:30 (IST)
- 20:27 (IST)One run
- 20:22 (IST)
- 20:22 (IST)One run
- 20:17 (IST)
- 20:16 (IST)
- 20:11 (IST)
- 20:08 (IST)One run
- 20:02 (IST)OUT! Dawid Malan c Rohit Sharma b Shardul Thakur 50 (50)