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Highlights, India vs England, 3rd ODI at Pune, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win thrilling decider by seven runs, clinch series 2-1

FirstCricket Staff March 28, 2021, 22:59:02 IST

England will look to sign off the India tour on a high after levelling the ODI series 1-1.

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Highlights, India vs England, 3rd ODI at Pune, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win thrilling decider by seven runs, clinch series 2-1
March 28, 2021, 22:59:02 (IST)
And that brings curtains down to an exciting edition of England’s tour of India 2021, whuch started back in February first week. The hosts were dominant across all three format, but it was not without fighting efforts from the opposition in crunch situations and matches. India comfortably sealed the Tests 3-1, but the T20Is and ODIs went down to the wire with Virat Kohli and Co emerging victorious. We hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we did. Next up, it’s the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on 9 April. Until then, it’s goodbye and good night!
March 28, 2021, 22:52:04 (IST)
Virat Kohli, India skipper: When the top two teans battle, you gewt very exciting games. It was a tough game. Sam played a really good innings to keep them in the hunt. The mindset shifted in the last two overs. I think Hardik and Nattu brilliantly finished it off. Our body languague was outstanding tonight. It’s most disapponting for the guy who drops the catch, but as much as you get disappointed, catches get put down and sometimes they cost you. There’s no lack of intent, and our body language was outstanding. I’m surprised Shardul wasn’t the man of the match, and Bhuvi wasn’t the man of the series. A lot of credit to them for bowling so well in adverse conditions. Prasidh and Krunal were impressive but death overs batting was extremely good.
March 28, 2021, 22:49:03 (IST)
Jonny Bairstow, Man of the series: I’ve been pleased with my striking, but we’d like to be on the winning side. Today, it just wasn’t meant to be. I didn’t score a lot in the Tests, but it was pleasing to come back and do well in the white-ball leg and I’ll be taking the confidence into the IPL. We know Bhuvi’s skills, and I think getting outside off is the way to counter it. We had a conversation about it and we played him in the Sunrisers’ camp, so we’ll have practice against him, don’t worry about that. Curran was special wasn’t he? He’s played out of his skin, and we know the quality and talent he has, and the belief he had to take us over the line, but congratulations to Nattu and how he executed the yorkers at the death. There’s not many people I would trust more than Sam to clear the short boundaries and he was absolutely fantastic today.
March 28, 2021, 22:45:01 (IST)
Sam Curran, Man of the Match: “We didn’t win the game, but happy with the way I played. I love winning, but it was a great experience. I haven’t done that for England for a long time, but in the end we lost. I wanted to take the majority o the balls and take it deep. It was hard to defend, but Natarajan bowled really well in the end and shows why he’s a really good bowler.”
March 28, 2021, 22:43:30 (IST)
England captain Jos Buttler: A fantastic game,both sides made some mistakes but played some brilliant cricket. We witnessed an incredible knock from Curran to nearly get us over the line, but congratulations to India on winning. We’ve learnt a lot as a side and seen many guys stand up and take the lead. The white-ball leg was incredibly competitive. These are the conditions we will face in the near future in the World Cup. It’s a great experience for the young guys to play a top-class side like India and they will be better cricketers for it. We didn’t bowl that well at the top, gave away easy boundaries, but dragged it back only to be pegged back by Pant and Pandya, but we restricted them well enough. We didn’t have those big partnerships to take us over the line. We’ve played excellent cricket for a number of years, the talent pool in white-ball cricket is growing and creates competition in the squad and drives us to do better. We bat deep as a side, it’s one of our strengths, but Sam Curran did well to take responsibility, and take a lot of the strike and it took great character to play the way he did, and he has those amazing qualities in abundance. I know he will be disappointed he didn’t get us over the line, but we are all very proud of him and his performance.
March 28, 2021, 22:26:01 (IST)

Highest scores for England batting at No.8 or below in an ODI:

95* : Chris Woakes v SL, Nottingham, 2016
95* : Sam Curran v India, Ahmedabad, 2021*

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March 28, 2021, 22:21:03 (IST)

After 50 overs,England 322/9 ( Sam Curran 95 , Reece Topley 1)

DONE AND DUSTED! India hold their nerve to clinch the series with a nervy seven-run win in the third ODI! England needed 14 to win, but Natarajan stepped in and completed the job, conceding just six runs off it. It was not a perfect win in this match, amid a few drop catches and run-out opportunities, but the hosts did manage to finish the cross line in the end. You’ve got to feel for Sam Curran (95*), whose resilience at least took the game down to the wire.

March 28, 2021, 22:13:34 (IST)
OUT! A huge, huge relief for India as Hardik Pandya quickly throws the ball to Pant, who runs out Mark Wood. Clever work from Pandya. Mark Wood run out (Hardik Pandya/Pant) 14(21)
March 28, 2021, 22:09:32 (IST)

After 49 overs,England 316/8 ( Sam Curran 90 , Mark Wood 14)

Hardik is in. Bhuvneshwar and Shardul have completed their quota of 10 overs. Drop catches, drop catches and more drop catches! Shardul’s the latest to fumble a glorious opportunity to see off Wood, that is followed by Nastarajan dropping, allowing Curran to collect two runs. Disastrous over this for India. 14 needed off 6 balls!

March 28, 2021, 22:02:03 (IST)

After 48 overs,England 311/8 ( Sam Curran 86 , Mark Wood 13)

Bhuvi comes up for his final over. Curran takes strike and straightaway picks a single. No boundaries in the over but two costly wides. Wood is originally given out on-field but England decide to review. Wood is beaten on the inside edge, but there’s nothing on UltraEdge, and hawkeye shows the wickets are missing. This match is going down to the wire. Four runs off it. England need 19 runs off 12 balls.

March 28, 2021, 21:52:14 (IST)

After 47 overs,England 307/8 ( Sam Curran 85 , Mark Wood 12)

Expensive over for India. Sam Curran with a few morale-boosting boundaries to put England right back in the game. Two fours and a six as 18 runs come off it.

March 28, 2021, 21:49:46 (IST)
SIX! Curran’s slammed this over long-on! Picks the shorter-length ball accurately.
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March 28, 2021, 21:48:13 (IST)
FOUR! Curran finds the gap through deep extra-cover. Frustrating times for the Indians now
March 28, 2021, 21:46:12 (IST)

After 46 overs,England 289/8 ( Sam Curran 67 , Mark Wood 12)

Hardik continues. Curran with a couple of runs by lofting a full one down the ground to long-on. Curran’s bat is broken, and gets a replacement. He follows up with a welcome boundary towards deep square leg. Seven off it. 41 needed off 24 balls.

March 28, 2021, 21:41:38 (IST)

After 45 overs,England 282/8 ( Sam Curran 60 , Mark Wood 12)

Shardul Thakur is back. He concedes just three runs this over. Wood collects a couple of runs while Curran pics a single. 48 needed from 30 balls.

March 28, 2021, 21:32:21 (IST)

After 44 overs,England 279/8 ( Sam Curran 59 , Mark Wood 10)

Natarajan returns and is punished. He has been expensive tonight and this time, it’s Sam Curran with a six over long-on. Nine runs off it.

March 28, 2021, 21:29:12 (IST)
SIX! A powerful shot from Curran towards long-on and Natarajan is not happy
March 28, 2021, 21:28:34 (IST)

After 43 overs,England 270/8 ( Sam Curran 51 , Mark Wood 9)

Bhuvneshwar is back. Singles won’t help for England, and will need to look for boundaries and sixes, but is that too late for England? Just one from it

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March 28, 2021, 21:24:23 (IST)

After 42 overs,England 269/8 ( Sam Curran 50 , Mark Wood 9)

Sam Curran gets to his maiden ODI fifty. A great innings under pressure, but will it be match-winning? Wood follows with a boundary towards fine-leg. Eight runs off it.

March 28, 2021, 21:21:45 (IST)
FIFTY!  Sam Curran chips from a full length towards long-on for a half-century.
March 28, 2021, 21:19:46 (IST)

After 41 overs,England 261/8 ( Sam Curran 49 , Mark Wood 2)

Hardik Pandya into the attack. Curran pulls down to deep midwicket in the first ball. England’s required rate is almost eight runs, as India continue to pile up pressure. Just two off it.

March 28, 2021, 21:14:22 (IST)

After 40 overs,England 259/8 ( Sam Curran 48 , Mark Wood 1)

Shardul Thakur is back and gets his fourth wicket straightaway. A stunning catch from Virat Kohli in the covers to remove Adil Rashid, to leave England eight down. A wicket and three runs from it.

March 28, 2021, 21:11:08 (IST)
OUT! Stunning catch from Kohli at the covers to remove Adil Rashid! Adil Rashid c Kohli b Thakur 19(22)
March 28, 2021, 21:08:45 (IST)

After 39 overs,England 256/7 ( Sam Curran 46 , Adil Rashid 19)

Bhuvneshwar continues. India decide to review an lbw against Rashid. However, the ball is pitching outside off-stump, and there’s nothing on UltraEdge, and it’s a review wasted for India. No reviews left for the hosts. Just three runs off it.

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March 28, 2021, 21:02:19 (IST)

After 38 overs,England 253/7 ( Sam Curran 44 , Adil Rashid 18)

Prasidh continues. Another economical, tidy over from Prasidh to build pressure on Rashid and Curran. Just two runs off it. 77 needed from 72 balls.

March 28, 2021, 20:58:44 (IST)

After 37 overs,England 251/7 ( Sam Curran 43 , Adil Rashid 17)

Hardik continues. Shardul saves a couple of runs as Curran fails to find a boundary at fine leg. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran bring up their 50-run stand.

March 28, 2021, 20:54:26 (IST)

After 36 overs,England 242/7 ( Sam Curran 36 , Adil Rashid 15)

Shardul is back. Rashid manages a couple through to long-on area. Rashid and Curran continue to keep rotating strike. Seven runs off it.

March 28, 2021, 20:49:26 (IST)

After 35 overs,England 235/7 ( Sam Curran 34 , Adil Rashid 10)

Natarajan into the attack. Adil Rashid with a boundary as he pulls past the deep midwicket area. England need less than 100 runs to win, and resilience will be key now. Two fours as 12 runs come off it.

March 28, 2021, 20:46:05 (IST)

After 34 overs, England 223-7 ( S Curran 27, Rashid 5)

Prasidh is back again. Sam Curran races down the fine leg boundary for a four despite being late for the pull shot. Hardik Pandya drops a golden but tough opportunity for a catch at long-off, as the ball eventually races past the boundary for four.

March 28, 2021, 20:42:22 (IST)
Shardul Thakur has taken atleast a wicket in 11 of the 15 ODIs that he has played for India
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March 28, 2021, 20:40:41 (IST)

After 33 overs,England 214/7 ( Sam Curran 18 , Adil Rashid 5)

Bhuvneshwar continues. Adil Rashid with a welcome boundary by flicking straight down the ground. He makes the most of Bhuvneshwar’s overpitched ball. Five runs off it.

March 28, 2021, 20:38:46 (IST)
FOUR! A bit overpitched from Bhuvneshwar and Adil Rashid flicks it straight down the ground.
March 28, 2021, 20:37:22 (IST)

After 32 overs,England 209/7 ( Sam Curran 17 , Adil Rashid 1)

Hardik is back. Curran punishes him with a six towards deep midwicket. England will need these in every over now.  Nine runs come off it.

March 28, 2021, 20:32:58 (IST)

After 31 overs,England 200/7 ( Sam Curran 9 , Adil Rashid 0)

Bhuvneshwar is back for his new spell. Moeen Ali punishes him with a pull shot towards fine leg as the ball races past the boundary. However, Bhuvi with the major breakthrough to see off Moeen and leave England seven down.

March 28, 2021, 20:30:43 (IST)
OUT!  Caught by Hardik Pandya at mid-off and Moeen Ali departs! Bhuvneshwar Kumar with India’s seventh wicket. It could be just about a matter of time now. Moeen Ali c Hardik Pandya b Bhuvneshwar 29(25)
March 28, 2021, 20:27:27 (IST)

After 30 overs,England 196/6 ( Moeen Ali 25 , Sam Curran 9)

Hardik is back. Moeen Ali with a quick single in front of point. At the same time, Curran rushes back to safety during that single, and a direct hit from Rohit could have been tight. Tidy over with just four runs off it.

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March 28, 2021, 20:22:55 (IST)

After 29 overs,England 192/6 ( Moeen Ali 23 , Sam Curran 7)

Prasidh Krishna is back. Moeen picks a couple through to deep extra cover. A little bit of width on offer, and Sam Curran cuts it past square third man for a boundary. Eight runs off it.

March 28, 2021, 20:15:55 (IST)

After 28 overs,England 184/6 ( Moeen Ali 20 , Sam Curran 2)

Natarajan continues. He continues leaking runs, with two wides and a six off Moeen. Kohli is seen talking to Natarajan in between the over. Moeen with another four towards fine-leg. 15 runs off it. And time for drinks again.

March 28, 2021, 20:11:25 (IST)
SIX! Short ball from Natarajan, not much of pace and Moeen with a maximum over the cow corner region
March 28, 2021, 20:10:08 (IST)

After 27 overs,England 169/6 ( Moeen Ali 9 , Sam Curran 0)

Just minutes ago, we witnessed two set batsmen and now it’s vice versa. Two new batsmen, Moeen Ali (9*) and Sam Curran (0*) have to start afresh. Tables have turned and how! The required rate is approaching the 7-mark point, and things don’t seem pleasing for the visitors. Just a single off Hardik’s over.

India vs England Live Score, Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI at Pune Live Updates: DONE AND DUSTED! India hold their nerve to clinch the series with a nervy seven-run win in the third ODI! England needed 14 to win, but Natarajan stepped in and completed the job, conceding just six runs off it. It was not a perfect win in this match, amid a few drop catches and run-out opportunities, but the hosts did manage to finish the cross line in the end. You’ve got to feel for Sam Curran (95*), whose resilience at least took the game down to the wire.

Preview: With the series on the line once again, visitors England will look to sign off their India tour on a high when they take on Virat Kohli and Co in the third and final ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Sunday.

England lost the Test series 3-1 before conceding the T20Is 2-1, and an ODI series should surely bring smiles on the visiting camp. Matters turned from bad to worse for the world champions when skipper Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the last two one-dayers after sustaining a split webbing between his index finger and thumb in his right hand. As a result, Jos Buttler took over the captaincy duties for the remaining games. Meanwhile, speedster Jofra Archer, too, was ruled out of the ODIs after sustaining a hand injury and the ECB in a statement said that Archer would undergo a surgery on Monday. Archer has already returned to the UK. Meanwhile, India’s focus will be on their bowler department after their batsmen fared pretty well in the second ODI. KL Rahul led the batting charts with a century (108), while Virat Kohli (66) and Rishabh Pant (77) notched up fifties to take India to 336-6. However, expensive bowling figures from Kuldeep Yadav (0/84) and Krunal Pandya (0/72) proved costly as the English top-order consisting of Jason Roy (55), Jonny Bairstow (124) and Ben Stokes (99) outclassed the hosts. This may prompt the hosts to swap the duo with Yuzvendra Chahal and Washtington Sundar. Squads:  India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur. England: Jos Buttler (Captain),  Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood. Covers: Jake Ball, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan.

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