| Third Royal London one-day worldwide, Emirates Old Trafford |
| England 259 (45.5 overs): Buttler 60 (80); Hardik 4-24 |
| India 261-5 (42.1 overs): Pant 125* (113), Hardik 71 (55); Topley 3-35 |
| India gained by 5 wickets, gained series 2-1 |
| Scorecard |
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya carried India to a five-wicket victory over England within the deciding one-day worldwide at Old Trafford.
Pant made an exquisite unbeaten century, whereas Hardik’s 71 got here after he took 4-24 with the ball, because the vacationers claimed a 2-1 series win in sweltering circumstances in Manchester.
Chasing 260, India have been decreased to 72-4, just for Pant and Hardik to share a stand of 133.
Pant may have been stumped on 18, whereas Craig Overton misjudged an opportunity to catch Hardik when he had solely six.
Though Hardik was out with 55 nonetheless wanted, Pant went on to finish his maiden ODI century and hit the profitable runs with 47 balls to spare to finish 125 not out.
Hardik’s effort with the ball was earlier the first purpose why England have been bowled out for 259, regardless of 60 from captain Jos Buttler.
Buttler suffers a defeat in his first ODI series since changing Eoin Morgan as captain, the scoreline replicating India’s success within the T20s.
England transfer on to a three-match one-day contest towards South Africa, which begins on Tuesday at Chester-le-Street.
India prevail in see-saw wrestle
This was an interesting tussle, essentially the most aggressive match in a series the place the 2 sides had beforehand claimed a one-sided victory apiece.
In the top, India prevailed to the delight of a loud and partisan crowd because of Hardik, one of many kind white-ball cricketers on this planet, and Pant, who has had a high-quality tour in all three codecs with bat and gloves.
It was India’s better skill to adapt to the two-paced pitch that noticed them prevail. Hardik led an assault that intelligently used the quick ball. Later, he produced a match-winning stand with Pant, who produced a memorable hundred.
England will rue their missed probabilities within the discipline, however can even know that their top-order batting has not fired as soon as throughout the three matches.
England are a workforce in transition. New captain Buttler and coach Matthew Mott are rebuilding a tempo assault ravaged by accidents, whereas they have been additionally with out key leg-spinner Adil Rashid, lacking this series after enterprise the Hajj pilgrimage.
They might be contenders on the World Cup subsequent yr, however the greatest risk to the defence of their trophy might be India, who’re constructing a workforce able to replicating their 2011 triumph on residence soil.
Pant and Hardik lead chase
India have been rocking when Reece Topley, England’s discover of the summer season in white-ball cricket, took the sting of all of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with Overton following up by eradicating Suryakumar Yadav.
If Buttler had taken the easy stumping probability when Moeen Ali deceived Pant, the sport may have been accomplished, whereas Overton acquired nowhere close to Hardik’s miscue off Brydon Carse that would have been an easy catch at lengthy leg.
Reprieved, the fifth-wicket pair steadily rebuilt. Left-hander Pant pounced on something quick, whereas Hardik stood tall to play good-looking strokes via the off aspect.
England exhausted all of their choices and the sport was hurtling away from them when Hardik didn’t get on prime of a Carse bouncer, permitting Ben Stokes to take a high-quality diving catch at mid-wicket.
Pant, although, sprinted on, audaciously sweeping David Willey for six. There was a nervy second when he chipped Overton over Willey at mid-on to maneuver to 99, however after he accomplished his hundred, he exploded, taking a single Willey over for 21.
The profitable runs got here with a reverse-sweep off Joe Root’s off-spin, one remaining second of magic in a spectacular knock.
Hardik barrage retains England in verify
It not often felt like England have been in management within the face of near-constant quick bowling from India – all 4 of Hardik’s wickets got here from deliveries banged into the pitch.
Mohammed Siraj eliminated Jonny Bairstow and Root, each for geese, in his first over, then Pandya induced miscues at bouncers from Jason Roy, for 41, and Stokes, leaving England in hassle at 74-4.
But Buttler, who was twice hit on the pinnacle in the identical Siraj over, rebuilt in a cautious stand of 75 with Moeen and added 49 with Lancashire team-mate Liam Livingstone.
Buttler’s 65-ball half-century was his second-slowest in ODIs – he and Livingstone have been simply trying to unleash once they each fell. Livingstone had pulled Pandya for 2 sixes solely to be caught trying a 3rd, whereas Buttler went in related trend to an excellent tumbling catch at deep mid-wicket by Ravindra Jadeja.
Despite 32 from Overton, England misplaced their final 5 wickets for 61 runs.
