- India threw England from their own land, wins final by 5 wickets as the English team were strongly contending for series with their huge experiences at Old Trafford
- Hardik Pandya bags the player of series award for his solid all-rounder performances
- Rishabh pant sparks in final, scored 125 off 113 balls, bags man of the match awards (2 sixes, Strike rate=110.61)
The Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya and middle batter Rishabh Pant given a surprising pullback to team in final match as India threw England from their own land and wins ODI series by 2-1. Pandya provides balance to team India with his brilliant performances (4/24 of 7 overs, 3 maiden) and 71 runs off 55 balls including 10 fours. He has also given the breathing space for out of form batters like Virat Kohl. Pant completed his brilliant century (125 off 113 balls; 16 fours, 2 sixes) and took team to victory point. Pandya and pant partnership goes for 100 runs.
The Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma surprised everyone by deciding to bowl first as Old Trafford ground is called batting pro. Making his decision right, The Indian bowlers stopped England team on 259/10 in 45.5 overs. All-rounder Hardik Pandya booked 4 England Players. He booked Opener Jason Roy (41 off 31 balls), Ben Stokes (27 off 29 balls), Jos Buttler (60 off 80 Balls), Liam Livingstone (31 off 27 balls). After losing these champion batter England team could not give a huge target to India as their strong batting experience at Old Trafford. England team has the highest batting record (396/7) at Trafford ground.
Chasing the target 260 given by England, Indian start was very bad as four wicket loss on 72 score. The Skipper Rohit Sharma (17 off 17 balls), Shikhar Dhawan v(1 off 3 balls), Virat Kohli (17 off 22 balls) went to pavilion.
The Indian Wicket Keeper and batter Rishabh Pant came to bat on 4th number and played a pivotal role as middle number batter while handling the faltering innings of team. His bat sparks in the match and scored 125 off 113 balls including 16 fours and 2 sixes and took the team to victory point. Pant bags man of the award for brilliant performance.
BCCI tweeted,
Pant played a fantastic match-winning knock and was our top performer from the second innings of third Eng vs Ind ODI.
In another tweet BCCI said,
A well deserved century from Rishabh Pant to take team India over the line as he bags the Player of the Match award in the series decider. We finish the ODI Series with 2-1.
Pandya selected for man of the ODI series award for his brilliant bowling as well as batting. He took 4 wickets and scored 71 off 55 balls with his bat in final of ODI series. Earlier he has taken 2/28 of 6 overs in second match of series against England and scored (29 runs off 44 balls, 2 fours)
Brief Scores
England- 259/10 in 45.5 overs
India – 261/5 in 42.1 overs (Won by 5 wickets)
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