Sam Curran's unbeaten 95 grabs headlines but India script nervy finish to overcome England, clinch ODI series

[caption id=“attachment_9477131” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Virat Kohli-led India held their nerve in sensational fashion on Sunday to edge England by seven runs in the third and final ODI in Pune, to clinch the series 2-1 and complete a sweep across formats. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9477141” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Once again, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first by England. Openers Rohit Sharma (37) and Shikhar Dhawan (67) responded pretty well with a 103-run stand for the opening wicket, before the former was dismissed. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9477161” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Rishabh Pant was once again the star of Indian innings, top-scoring with a 62-ball 78 for the hosts. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9477171” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Mark Wood was the pick of the English bowlers, finishing with figures of 3/34 from seven overs as India were bowled out for 329. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9477181” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Shardul Thakur claimed four wickets, going for 67 runs in his 10-over spell. Sportzpics[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9477191” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Dawid Malan notched up his maiden ODI fifty during the run-chase, but Sam Curran stole the limelight later on with a hard-fought 95 off 83 balls. Despite ending up on the losing side, his performance earned plaudits for taking the game deep down, as well as the Man of the Match Award. Sportzpics[/caption]