Rishabh Pant hundred and Hardik Pandya heroics script ODI sequence win for India over England

All-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant starred to assist safe India’s series-clinching five-wicket victory within the third one-day worldwide towards England on Sunday.

Pant, Hardik star as India finish 32-year Manchester drought to win ODI sequence in England (AP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSIndia beat England by 5 wickets in Manchester to win ODI sequence 2-1Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya starred in India’s winReece Topley’s three wicket haul and Buttler’s 60 went in useless

India rode on Hardik Pandya’s all-round heroics and Rishabh Pant’s improbable ODI hundred to beat England by 5 wickets in Manchester and win the three-match ODI sequence 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Hardik’s career-best 4/24 helped India bowl out England for 259 with greater than 4 overs to spare within the sequence decider after Rohit made a daring transfer to discipline first on condition that eight of the final 9 video games at Old Trafford have been received by groups batting first.

India vs England, third ODI: Highlights

Skipper Jos Buttler was England’s top-scorer with an 80-ball 60, however it was the flamboyant all-rounder from Gujarat, who dominated the primary half of the match along with his wonderful bowling, sending out a warning to the opponents within the yr of the T20 World Cup.

Playing instead of the injured Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj obtained an enormous confidence enhance early on, when he dismissed Jonny Bairstow along with his third ball of the day. As the England opener formed as much as play it on the leg-side, the bat turned in his hand and the ball ballooned to Shreyas Iyer at mid-off following a vanguard.

His tails up, Siraj then bumped into bowl to the prolific Joe Root, obtained the ball to maneuver away, and the skin edge was properly taken by skipper Rohit Sharma at second slip. Siraj, in actual fact, squared Root up along with his late motion.

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