India wins the 3rd ODI by 7 runs to clinch the ODI series after a nail-biting finish

India beat England 2–1 to win the three-match ODI series. The hosts won the last match of the series by 7 wickets. Team India were all out for 329 runs in 48.2 overs. Chasing a target of 330 runs, England could manage only 322 runs for 9 wickets. England had to score 14 runs to win in the last over, but Natarajan bowled very tightly in the match. He conceded just 6 runs and put the match in India’s bag. England all-rounder Sam Curran scored an unbeaten 95 runs and smashed 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Apart from England’s Sam Curran, Dawid Malan scored 50, Livingstone 36 and Ben Stokes 35 runs. For India, Shardul Thakur took 4 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets. With this victory, Team India managed to win the ODI series after 4 years against England. In 2017, India defeated the English team in a three-match ODI series at home and then defeated in a series at England in 2018.

Rishab Pant, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya batted brilliantly for India. All three batsmen scored half-centuries. Pant scored 78, Dhawan scored 67 runs and Hardik contributed 66 runs. Apart from these three, Rohit Sharma contributed 37, Shardul Thakur 30 and Krunal Pandya contributed 25 runs. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli each scored only 7 runs. Mark Wood was the top bowler for England as he took 3 wickets.