Jonny Bairstow, the cricketer who has changed the scene of Test matches in England lately, was among the numerous who welcomed Rishabh Pant after the 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter’s exciting and unbeaten hundred drove India to a victory in the third and deciding ODI against the home team at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Bairstow, nonetheless, didn’t contend with a basic handshake. 

The English cricketer, mindful of Pant’s talent and exploits, embraced the young gun in a warm bear hug.

For the people who missed the nerve wrecking competition on Sunday, India were in desperate waters, battling at 72/4 at one phase while pursuing England’s 260. It was Rishabh Pant (125*) and Hardik Pandya (71) who took upon themselves to give their team a battling opportunity. The duo sewed a vital partnership of 133 and later Pant guaranteed he smacked the triumphant runs to bring his side back home in a popular win.

Pant’s maiden ODI ton saw the Old Trafford swarm on its feet as handshakes were seen all over. It was then Bairstow gave the little explosive a wholesome hug.

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Prior Reece Topley was ready for action as he eliminated India’s top order very much like the second match in Lord’s where he got six wickets. He accounted for  Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, however his effort went in vain as Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya joined for 133 run stand to bail India out.

India vs England 3rd ODI: Rishabh Pant scored a radiant century to assist India with beating England by five wickets. The southpaw hammered his maiden ODI ton to take care of business for India when the main 3 – Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were excused cheaply. 

The southpaw stayed unbeaten on 125 and hit the triumphant runs with an opposite clear. Aside from him, Hardik Pandya likewise assumed a vital part in the triumph with both bat and ball. He guaranteed four wickets and followed it up with a 71-run knock.

England needed to bat first after Rohit Sharma had won the toss and embedded them in. 

The decision was ending up exorbitant as they lost two wickets with only 12 on the board. However, they returned the match riding on a fifty or more stands between Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler who scored 60 off 80 balls. In the interim, he was capably upheld by Moeen and Liam Livingstone. Regardless, Hardik Pandya carried India back into the coordinate with his short balls as he went onto pick four wickets. Eventually, Chahal picked two in the equivalent overs as England were all out for 259 with more than 4 overs to spare. India presently needed 260 to seal the series.

India skipper Rohit Sharma called it accurately for a third consecutive time in the series at the coin toss and again chose to bowl first. India are playing without Jasprit Bumrah today who passes up a major opportunity with a niggle and supplanted by Mohammed Siraj. Then again, England were unaltered and their chief Jos Buttler said he would have batted first at any rate. India won the first ODI by 10 wickets before England drew level with a 100-run win.

Game dominating exhibitions by Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya gifted India a paramount 2-1 series win against England in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester, on Sunday. Pursuing a target of 260 runs, Pant pounded an unbeaten knock of 125 runs off 113 balls, which likewise ended up being his maiden ODI ton. Pandya was likewise in top batting form and pounded a combating knock of 71 runs off 55 balls as the guests came to 261/5 in 42.1 overs, winning by five wickets. 

Reece Topley was in great form for England and took three wickets. At first, a four-wicket pull by Pandya assisted India with bowling out the hosts for 259 in 45.5 overs. Jos Buttler crushed 60 runs off 80 balls, which included three fours and two sixes. In the interim, Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets, Mohammed Siraj packed away two excusals and Ravindra Jadeja picked one.

Pant gets the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten maiden ODI ton. 

“Hopefully I will remember my first ODI century for the rest of my life. But when I was in there, I was just focusing on one ball at a time. (Coming in at 25 for 2) When a team is under pressure and you bat like that, that’s what you aspire to do. (Quick end to the chase) I enjoy playing in England and will do whatever I can do to keep enjoying my cricket”,

he says

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Hardik Pandya receives the Player of the Series award!

Hardik gets the Player of the Series award for his match-winning performances for India.

“White ball is something very close to me. I cherish my white-ball game. (England is difficult in England) We all know England is such a good team. For us it was important to check ourselves out with our plans and the World Cup ahead. Was an ideal chance for us to step up and show what we have. (Keeping England to 259) It was important for me to come in and stop the runs and bowl as many dots. We took two wickets early but they recovered well and were cruising.”

He says

Reece Topley got 6 for 24, his best figures in ODI cricket, featured with the ball as England crushed India by 100 runs in the second ODI at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. With this success, England evened out the three-match series 1-1 in front of the last game in Manchester on Sunday.

Subsequent to being placed in, England were themselves all out for 246 of every 49 overs, with Yuzvendra Chahal getting 4 for 47. In any event, getting to the extent that that was just potential because of a 62-run seventh-wicket stand between Moeen Ali and David Willey.

It seemed to be a harmless all out at the innings break yet India were in for a shock. 

Topley and Willey tracked down the development and additional skip to decrease India to 31 for 4 in the twelfth over. The recuperation never truly came, and their long tail – Mohammed Shami emerged at No. 8 – didn’t help their cause either. Eventually, they were bundled out for 146 in 38.5 overs.

Pursuing a total of 247, India were bowled out for a pitiful of 146 in 38.5 overs. Topley got back with figures of six for 24, the best by an England bowler at Lord’s. Prior, Yuzvendra Chahal featured with the ball as India bowled out England for 246 in the on going ODI at the Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London. Subsequent to being placed into bat, England started off very strong with openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.

Hardik Pandya gave India the main forward leap as he dismissed Roy. Bairstow was then excused by Chahal, who likewise got the better of Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Mohammed Shami fortified Jos Buttler to hold under the syphon, yet Moeen Ali and David Willey’s thump of 47 and 41 assisted England with setting a difficult all out on the board. Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah likewise finished their spells with two wickets each while Prasidh Krishna also figured out how to take a wicket.

Career best figures for Topley, who joined with Willey to set the vibe for a quiet beginning by India.

Prior to the day, Jasprit Bumrah and Shami bowled a testing spell with the new ball, utilising the early dampness in the surface to inconvenience Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.

Jason Roy looked the more provisional of the two England openers, getting beaten reliably on both inside and outside edge. Be that as it may, assuming the karma was with the Indian bowlers in the first ODI, where free drives brought endlessly edges found defenders, England were the lucky side on Thursday.

Subsequent to beating the outside edge of the two openers on various occasions, Shami tracked down within edge of Roy’s bat in the fifth over. But, the ball missed the stumps and went for four. In Shami’s next over, Bairstow tossed his bat at a length ball, got an outside edge, and got four through the equally emptied second slip region.

In the initial ten overs, the England batters played 22 misleading shots, same as  they did in that period in the first ODI. At The Oval those brought about five wickets; here they brought India only one wicket.

That one wicket was of Roy, who figured out how to get by against Bumrah and Shami yet tumbled to a half-volley from Hardik Pandya. He endeavoured a flick yet the bat turned in his grasp, bringing about a basic opportunity at a deep-backward square leg.

Jonny Bairstow, however, had begun looking risky and had moved to 38 off 37 balls when he went for a trudge clear against Chahal, just to miss it totally with the ball clacking into the leg stump.

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Before long, Chahal heaved one to Joe Root who excessively neglected to interface the scope and was caught lbw. In the following over, Shami fortified Jos Buttler with a full conveyance to make it 87 for 4.

Ben Stokes attempted to take on Chahal, hitting four opposite clears in succession, two of them getting him fours. Nonetheless, it was the very shot against the very bowler that brought about his excusal, lbw for 21.

Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik had recently begun the rebuilding process when Topley struck once more, with Suryakumar hacking one onto his stumps. Hardik and Ravindra Jadeja took the side beyond 100 preceding Hardik top-edged a draw against Moeen to deep midwicket.

Jadeja and Shami added 39 for the seventh wicket yet that only delayed the unavoidable. Towards the end, Topley bowled Chahal for his maiden five-wicket pull and wrapped up the game three balls later.

India showed breath-taking all-round work to drift to a 10-wicket victory over England in the first ODI on Tuesday.

Opting to field, the speed bowling couple of Jasprit Bumrah (6/19 of 7.2 overs) and Mohammed Shami (3/31 of 7 overs) unleashed devastation to bundle out England for 110 in 25.2 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma (76 not out) and Shikhar Dhawan (31 not out) then played unbeaten shots as India chased down the target in 18.4 overs.

Prior, Jasprit Bumrah retired his career best figures in ODIs with 6 for 19 while Mohammed Shami took 3 for 31 as India bundled out England for 110 runs. Prasidh Krishna claimed the last one wicket. It is worth noting that Virat Kohli missed the game because of a groin  strain, while Arshdeep Singh likewise stayed uninvolved because of an abdominal strain. With the win on Tuesday, India lead the three-match ODI series 1-0.

The choice during the toss delivered profits straight away as Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Jason Roy and Joe Root in the same over. In the meantime, Mohammed Shami helped him, excusing the likes of Ben Stokes. He ultimately wound up getting three, yet it was Bumrah who was the superstar as he went onto register crazy figures of 6/19.

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Jasprit Bumrah delivered a sensational performance with the ball to set up a fantastic 10-wicket win for India in the first ODI at Kennington Oval. Bumrah showed his best bowling figures of 6/19 to destroy England for only 110, while India chased down the target with no sweat. Rohit Sharma scored an electrifying 76 runs* off 58 balls, while Shikhar Dhawan stayed unbeaten on 31.

Jasprit Bumrah has been named the Player of the Match for his bowling figures of 6 for 19. He was unplayable at times today and kept England under control starting from the beginning of the game. It is majorly significant that 6 for 19 are additionally his best figures in ODI cricket.

Accordingly, England were all out for 110, the highest scorer was Jos Buttler who had 30 to his name.

Brief Scores:

England: 110 all out in 20 overs (Jos Butter 30; Jasprit Bumrah 6/19; Mohammed Shami 3/31).

India: 114 for no loss in 18.4 overs (Rohit Sharma 76 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 31 not out).

Records copious for Team India

Most ODI hundred stands for any wicket:

• Sourav Ganguly-Sachin Tendulkar, 26 in 176 stands (15%)

• Tillakaratne Dilshan-Kumar Sangakkara, 20 in 108 stands (19%)

• Shikhar Dhawan-Rohit Sharma, 18 in 144 stands (13%)

• Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma, 18 in 80 stands (23%)