Ben Duckett’s century and Sam Curran’s late burst of wickets inspired England to a series-clinching 27-run win over India in the third ODI at Lord’s.
Duckett struck a magnificent 141 from 135 balls, the highest individual ODI score at Lord’s and his fourth century in the format, before a swashbuckling 41 from just 13 balls by Jos Buttler helped England post a daunting 387, setting India 388 to win.
Rohit Sharma led the chase with a superb 138 off 110 deliveries, registering his 34th ODI hundred and sharing century partnerships with Shubman Gill (77) and Virat Kohli (74) to keep India firmly on course.
India were 303-2 and needed 84 from the final 39 balls when a decisive seven-ball spell saw Curran dismiss Ishan Kishan (14), Shreyas Iyer (0) and Kohli, halting India’s momentum as their chase fell 27 runs short.
After losing the series opener by six wickets at Edgbaston, England bounced back to secure a 2-1 ODI series victory over the world’s top-ranked side, adding it to their 4-0 T20 series whitewash of India.
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