3rd ODI: England Batters Struggle Again as India Completes Series with 142-Run Victory
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Synopsis
In the 3rd ODI, India secured a commanding 142-run win against England, with Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya excelling with the ball. Despite a strong start, England's batting order faltered, raising concerns for their upcoming tournament.
Key Takeaways
- India won the match by 142 runs.
- Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya each took two wickets.
- England struggled to capitalize on their strong start.
- Inconsistencies in England's batting raised concerns.
- Shubman Gill scored a century for India.
Ahmedabad, Feb 12 (NationPress) England's batting lineup failed to deliver once more, as Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya each took two wickets, leading India to a convincing 142-run victory in the third ODI held at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. Even though they started strong, England could not make the most of their promising start, with inconsistencies in their batting order raising concerns ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy.
The opening pair of Ben Duckett (34) and Phil Salt (23) began aggressively, scoring at a rate of 10 runs per over during the Power-play. This duo achieved a fifty-plus partnership for the fourth time in their last five games; however, the outcome remained the same. Duckett initiated the assault early, hitting Arshdeep Singh for four consecutive boundaries in the fifth over, but it was the left-arm pacer who ultimately dismissed him in the next over.
An attempted shot from Duckett off a slower delivery by Arshdeep ended with a high catch for Rohit Sharma at mid-off, as he couldn't time the ball correctly.
Tom Banton (38), who came in for Jamie Overton, started with a six off Washington Sundar, but was granted a reprieve shortly after when a thin edge zipped past wicketkeeper K.L Rahul for a boundary.
Arshdeep continued his impressive performance by removing Salt in the following over. Salt's uppercut attempt off a slower delivery resulted in a simple catch for Axar Patel. By the end of the Power-play, England stood at 84-2, with Joe Root (24) and Banton attempting to build a partnership but struggling against the Indian spinners.
Kuldeep Yadav then struck first, catching Banton off guard with a delivery aimed at the middle stump, resulting in Banton's dismissal. Root followed shortly after, bowled by Axar's delivery that clipped the inside edge.
Rohit's tactical decision to reintroduce Harshit Rana paid off, as he took a wicket with his first ball, dismissing Jos Buttler with a thick inside edge onto the stumps.
Harry Brook (19) quickly joined Buttler back in the pavilion as Rana bowled him in his subsequent over, with an unfortunate dismissal as Brook's defensive shot backfired.
Sundar also had success, enticing Liam Livingstone (9) into a stumping after a missed hit outside off stump.
With the fall of lower-order wickets like Adil Rashid (0) and Mark Wood (9), Gus Atkinson put on a show for the Ahmedabad crowd, scoring 38 runs at a strike rate of 200, including six boundaries and a six, before being bowled by Axar, sealing the 142-run victory.
Brief scores:
India 356 all out in 50 overs (Shubman Gill 112, Shreyas Iyer 78, Virat Kohli 52, K.L Rahul 40; Adil Rashid 4-64, Mark Wood 2-45) beat England 214 all out in 34.2 overs (Ben Duckett 34, Tom Banton 38, Gus Atkinson 38; Axar Patel 2-22, Arshdeep Singh 2-33, Harshit Rana 2-31, Hardik Pandya 2-38) by 142 runs.
