India vs England, Last-over thriller Team India Won the third ODI and series 2-1
Kalyan Adhikary, Editor Rajannanews
Highlights
❏ India scored 329 for 10 in 48.2 overs, in reply England scored 322 for 9 in 50 overs.
❏ Kohli, Hardik took a great catch even between multiple catch misses and awkward fielding
❏ India’s successful bowlers Shardul and Bhubaneswar, successful batsmen Shikhar, Panth, Hardik
England’s eighth wicket fell for 257 runs. The match is almost in India’s pocket. Even then, Dropping catches in a row makes an easy win difficult. England need 14 runs in the last over. Kohli handed the ball to T Natarajan. The last two balls needed 12 runs. Sam Curran hit four off the fifth ball but hit a zero off the last ball. Team Kohli won the match by 7 runs and the ODI series 2-1.
India lost the toss at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday. India had set a target of 330 runs to win against England. Rohit scored 37 runs. Shikhar Dhawan made 67 runs off 56 balls. Rishabh Panth played 62 balls and scored 78 runs through four sixes and five fours. Hardik storms continued even as the Panth returned. When he stopped Stokes ball, he made 64 off 44 balls written in bright letters to his name. He hit five fours and four huge sixes. Towards the end, Krunal Pandya made 25 runs. And Shardul Tagore hit 3 sixes and a four and scored 30 runs. However, Virat could not run a double digit on this day. He played 10 balls and scored 7 runs and left the field after being bowled by Ali. target of 330 runs England lost two wickets at the beginning of the game. Bhubaneswar Kumar gave the initial blow. He returned Jason Roy and Bairstow. England’s run was 28 then. After losing regular wickets, Sam Curran responded to the Indian bowlers alone with the bat. However, Hardik and Natarajan dropped his catch.
The decisive match of today’s series was full of uncertainty. There was no tight fielding. Dropped consecutive catches. Multiple Miss Fielding. At the same time, the bowling department was shaky. However, Hardik Pandya bowled hard in the 49th over. As a result, England could not reduce the run gap from the ball. Natarajan’s bowling in the last over was W-1-0-0-4-0. Team India won by 7 runs. They won the match and the series together. Shardul Tagore took 4 wickets for India. Bhubaneswar Kumar took 3 wickets. Natarajan took 1 wicket. England’s successful bowler Mark Wood. Took 3 wickets. Sam Curran became the man of the match for his personal 95 runs. Johnny Bairstow has been named Man of the Series. He has scored 219 runs in three matches.
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