India held their nerve in face of Sam Curran's resolve to beat England by seven runs in a dramatic third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-1 in Pune on Sunday. Put in to bat, India were all out for 329 in 48.2 overs with Shikhar Dhawan (67), Rishabh Pant (78) and Hardik Pandya (64) hitting half-centuries. Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) India single-handedly kept England in the hunt as he shepherded number 10 Mark Wood (14) for a 60-run stand for the ninth wicket but in the end could not score 13 runs needed in the final over. England ended at 322 for 9 in 50 overs. India dropped at least four catches, including that of Curran, at crucial junctures as they were kept frustrated till the end. Shardul Thakur returned with figures of 4/67 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar got three. India had won the preceding four-match Test series 3-1 and the five-match T20 International contest 3-2. Now, IPL awaits! Catch highlights and cricket scores of the third IND vs ENG ODI match here:
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10:22 PM IST: RESULT! India beat England by seven runs in the third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-1. India had also won the preceding Test and T20 International series.
Brief Scores:
India: 329 all out in 48.2 overs (Rishabh Pant 78, Shikhar Dhawan 67, Hardik Pandya 64; Mark Wood 3/34).
England: 322 for 9 in 50 overs (Sam Curran 95 not out; Shardul Thakur 4/67, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/42).
5:22 PM IST: Shikhar Dhawan (67), Rishabh Pant (78) and Hardik Pandya (64) hit fifties as India set a 330-run target for England with the series at stake. Invited to bat, India worryingly failed to bat the entirety of the innings, getting bowled out in 48.2 overs. Pacer Mark Wood was the stand-out bowler for England with three wickets. England skipper Jos Buttler used seven bowlers and everyone one of them took at least a wicket each. READ Innings report HERE.
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1:20 PM IST: And a personal milestone for Virat Kohli. He's leading India for the 200th time - 127 wins, 55 defeats, ten draws and three tied matches @ 63.81 win rate.
1:09 PM IST: India replaced spinner Kuldeep Yadav with pacer T Natarajan in the playing XI. England also made one change, bringing in pacer Mark Wood in place of Tom Curran. Here are the playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
1:03 PM IST: Jos Buttler wins the toss, again. England will bowl in the series decider.
