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3rd ODI: Morgan, Root hit 50s; England set for easy win
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23:52 Morgan, Root hit 50s; England set for easy win
Eng 236-2 (40 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
England look set for an easy victory with both Root and Morgan looking in complete control.
Pacer Bhuvneshwar, who went for runs in his first spell, comes back but he is easily milked for six singles in his fifth over.
Kuldeep to bowl his final over. Root nudges the second ball fine on the off-side for three runs before Morgan pulls a short ball over midwicket for a six to raise the 150-run stand from 173 balls.
Kuldeep goes wicketless in the series decider, finishing with 55 runs from his 10 overs as he fails to add to his nine wickets from the last two games.
England seem in a rush to end off the match. Morgan slaps the first ball to the man in the deep on the off-side for two runs and then takes one.
Root attempts to pull the short ball from Bhuvneshwar but fails to make connection before he gets one to mid-off.
The next over from Thakur fetches three singles as England reach 236 for two in 40 overs, needing another 21 runs for victory from 10 overs.
23:38 Morgan, Root hit 50s; England set for easy win
Eng 211-2 (35 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as Chahal and Kuldeep operate in tandem but they are unable to make any impression with the ball.
The boundaries have dried up temporarily but the scoreboard keeps ticking with regular flow of singles and twos.
Chahal drops short as Morgan pulls it through the leg side for a four to bring up India's 200, in the 35th over.
Chahal gets some sharp turn as Morgan comes forward to defend but is beaten and even wicketkeeper Dhoni is unable to stop it and gives away three byes.
The next ball again turns sharply as Root is beaten as he comes half forward to defend and Dhoni whips off the bails in a flash. The appeal for stumping is referred upstairs but Chahal has overstepped to give away a no-ball and a free hit.
If that was a legal delivery then Root would have been making his way back to the dressing room as his feet was outside the crease when Dhoni broke the stumps.
Root makes most of the free hit as he whips it over midwicket for a four.
England are cruising on 211 for two in 35 overs, with 46 needed from 15 overs with eight wickets in hand.
23:11 Morgan, Root hit 50s; England in control
Eng 181-2 (30 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
The Indian bowlers have been guilty of bowling a lot of loose deliveries, bowling either wide or short. Morgan is able to free his arm as he slashes at a wide delivery from Thakur for a boundary through point.
Pandya comes back into the attack. He doesn't make an impression either, giving away just six runs in his third over.
Thakur gets Morgan to edge one but it flies wide of Dhoni and goes for a boundary.
A single off the fifth ball helps Morgan bring up his fifty, from 58 balls as England continue their cruise.
Three runs from the next over as Root and Morgan raise the 100-run stand for the third wicket as England sit firmly in control.
Thakur tries a short ball but Morgan manages to comfortably pull it for a four.
Two balls later, Dhoni is unable to get to a low catch the leg side as Root attempts to glance Thakur fine.
England are in control as they reach 181 for two in 30 overs, needing another 76 runs from 20 overs for victory at under four per over.
Root has looked solid on 60 from 76 balls, while Morgan has stroked his way to 57 from 64 balls with the duo putting on 107 so far for the third wicket.
22:52 Root hits half-century; England in control
Eng 152-2 (25 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Morgan has been relatively quiet so far, but he manages to break free with back to back fours off Raina, in the 21st over.
He makes room before playing the inside out lofted shot over the covers for a four before smashing the next ball through the same region for the same result.
Raina goes for 10 in his second over as India's bowlers continue to look clueless against Root and Morgan's positive approach.
Chahal is bowling well as he keeps things tight but with runs leaking from the other end, England are looking in total control.
Kuldeep replaces Raina, who bowled just two overs. After two dot balls, Root sweeps the third ball past short fine for a four and defends the last three balls.
Pacer Thakur comes back as India are desperate to make the breakthrough and keep their hopes alive.
But Root and Morgan easily pick five runs off the over, including a wide as the scoreboard continues to tick.
Kuldeep makes the mistake of giving Root width as he drives the wide half-volley through the covers to bring up his fifty in some style, from 60 balls.
Morgan chips down the track and hammers the last ball powerfully straight down the ground for the second four of the over.
At the halfway stage, England are sitting pretty on 152 for two in 25 overs, needing another 105 runs for victory in 25 overs at just over four runs per over.
22:33 3rd ODI: England in control
Eng 121-2 (20 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Root flicks Chahal uppishly through midwicket for two runs as England continue to maintain a positive approach against the two Indian spinners.
A single to long-off from the next ball before Morgan reverse sweeps the third ball to the fielder in the deep for one and Root gets another single off the next to get five from the over.
A single each to Root and Morgan before Kuldeep bowls a full toss which the former sweeps to deep square leg for two runs.
Morgan chips down the track to Chahal but fails to get to the pitch as the ball hits the pads and goes on the off-side.
Chahal bowls a superb over to Morgan, who is keen to break free but can only get a single off the last ball of the over after five straight dot balls.
England's quickfire start means that they can play out the spinners cautiously without worrying about the asking rate.
But England are not wasting any opportunity to pick runs off the two spinners.
India make a change as part-time off-spinner Suresh Raina comes into the attack. Morgan punches a short ball through the covers to the fielder in the deep for a single and Root takes one off the fifth delivery.
Raina's final ball of the over is a poor one as he drops short and Morgan comfortably pulls it over midwicket for a four.
Another tidy over from Chahal, as he gives away just two runs in his sixth, as England reach 121 for two in 20 overs, they need another 136 runs from 30 overs for victory at around 4.5 per over.
22:15 Root, Morgan boost England
Eng 103-2 (15 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Root takes a single from the first ball to long-on before Morgan picks one two balls later on the off-side.
Kuldeep drops it short as Root pulls it square on the leg side for a four to get six from the over.
Morgan struggling to read Chahal as he survives another confident leg before wicket appeal as the left-hander tries to defend. The impact is on the stumps but the ball is likely to go down the leg side and India rightly decide against the review.
After five straight dot balls, he takes a single off the last delivery to retain strike.
India's fielding has been a big letdown so far. Root drives Kuldeep into the covers where Dhawan is slow to get down and lets it go through for a four.
Root then turns the next ball to deep square leg for one before Morgan is lucky that the last ball was a bit wide as it turns big and away from the left-hander, who is able to leave it easily.
Captain Kohli constantly urging his spinners to bowl it up as Root defends the first three balls before he slog sweeps the fourth ball through midwicket for a four and then takes a single.
In the next over, Kohli needless throw gifts England three overthrows before Morgan reverse sweeps Kuldeep past the slip fielder for three more runs to take England past the 100-run mark, in the 15th over.
England are well placed on 103 for two after 15 overs, with Root racing to 31 from 30 balls and Morgan on 10 from 20 balls.
22:00 Vince run out for 27, England 2 down
Eng 78-2 (10 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Change of ends for Bhuvneshwar, who takes over from Pandya. Vince survives a run out chance as he taps it straight to mid-off and sets off for a quick run before he is sent halfway down.
The throw from Chahal was at the wrong end, he threw it to the bowler's end when he should have thrown it to wicketkeeper Dhoni. The bowlers lets it through as it rolls on to Dhoni but the batsman manages to reach his crease before the bails are whipped off.
Vince has another close shave as he inside edges the fifth ball which narrowly misses the stumps and goes for a four as England race to 49 for one in six overs.
In the next over, Root crashes a wide delivery from Thakur through the off-side for his first boundary and take England past the 50-run mark, in the seventh over. The next ball is on the pads as Root misses the flick but the ball hits the pads and goes fine for four leg byes.
Bhuvneshwar struggling with his line and length. Another short wide delivery as Vince hits it through the covers for a four and three balls later he clips it past short fine leg for another boundary to continue the flow of runs to get 10 from the over.
Thakur also drops short as Root pulls it behind square for a four and then takes one followed by two more singles as England race to 74 for one in nine overs, scoring at over eight runs per over.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack to bowl the ninth over. And India make the breakthrough as Vince is run out for 27 courtesy of some brilliant glovework from Dhoni.
Root tries to steal a quick run on the leg side but Pandya is quick to get to the ball and send back the throw. It is well short and away from the stumps but Dhoni shows great presence of mind to come up to the stumps quickly, collect the ball with his outstretched right hand and whip off the bails in a flash.
New batsman Eoin Morgan survives a huge shout for leg before wicket as he looks to defend but is beaten by some turn from the leg-spinner.
But Chahal follows it up with a short ball which Morgan hits through the covers as the fielder is unable to stop it and gives away a four.
Despite the wickets, England have raced to 78 for two in 10 overs, needing another 179 runs in 40 overs for victory at under 4.5 per over.
21:41 Bairstow out for 13-ball 30; England lose 1st wicket
Eng 43-1 (5 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Shardul Thakur replaces Bhuvneshwar, who was hit for four fours in his previous over, but no stopping the flow of boundaries.
Thakur starts with a poor delivery on the pads which Vince clips behind square for a four before he takes one to mid-on.
Against the run of play, Thakur makes the breakthrough with the wicket of the dangerous Bairstow, who chips it straight into the hands of Raina at midwicket.
He walks back after a quickfire 30 from 13 balls as England are reduced to 43 for one in five overs.
21:31 Bairstow's attack gives England a quickfire start
Eng 38-0 (4 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to open the bowling and he starts with a long hop, short and wide, which James Vince smashes through the off-side to get off the mark in confident fashion.
Bhuvneshwar does well to concede just a leg bye from the remaining five deliveries.
A surprise move from India as Hardik Pandya takes the new ball from the other end ahead of specialist fast bowler Shardul Thakur.
He starts off well by giving away just two singles in his first over.
But Bhuvneshwar suffers in his second over as Bairstow hits him for four boundaries.
Bhuvi offers the England openers some width as he drills it through the covers for a four and then pulls a short ball over midwicket for the same result.
The fifth ball is a wide half-volley and gets driven for another boundary before Bairstow slaps the last ball for the same result.
Bairstow, playing at his home ground, is looking in ominous touch as far as India are concerned.
Pandya comes under attack from the other end as Bairstow continues his fiery start. A delivery on the stumps is whipped through midwicket before he crashes another half-volley through the covers for back to back fours.
He then takes a quick single to mid-off before Vince picks another run to mid-on.
The last ball is short and on the pads as Bairstow pulls it past short fine leg for the third four of the over as he races to 30 from 12 balls, having hit seven fours so far.
England are off to a flier as they race to 38 for no loss in four overs.
20:39 India 256-8 (50 ovs) vs England
Good last over from Willey to keep India restricted to five singles.
And bags Kumar's WICKET in the last over, last ball!
Thakur hits Stokes for a six in the 49th over! Short ball again and Thakur hammers it over deep square! Six more! 250 up for India in style.
20:25 India 234-7 (48 ovs) vs England
Kumar starts the over by hitting a four! Two into the legside follow before the batsmen exchange singles. Ten from the 48th over.
Wood concedes just three runs from the 47th over. Brilliant figures of 1-30 from his 10 overs.
20:16 India 222-7 (46 ovs) vs England
Dhoni was getting into the grove but his stays comes to an end.
The dangerous Dhoni is gone. Willey angles it across him and Dhoni ends up just hanging his bat outside off and Buttler takes the catch.
20:06 India 214-6 (44 ovs) vs England
A single from Kumar gives the strike back to Dhoni and he tucks the ball away behind square for another boundary.
Dhoni pulls a short ball away for four and then times a drive superb to end the over with a couple in the 43rd over. The attacking Dhoni is back!
20:01 India 201-6 (42 ovs) vs England
The 200 comes up for India as Kumar angles the third ball down to third man. Just two come from the over.
Stokes is back in the 41st over and with Kumar on strike, he has the chance to improve his economy rate. Four dots before Kumar is finally able to get Dhoni on strike. Stokes tries a bouncer, Dhoni watches it go by.
Three singles from the 40th over and the next will start with Kumar on strike. India going nowhere fast at the moment.
19:47 India 195-6 (39 ovs) vs England
A fine over from Mark Wood. He gets Pandya's wicket. Pandya managed to get an edge off the quick delivery from Wood and Buttler takes the catch behind the stumps.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins Dhoni.
19:41 India 190-5 (37 ovs) vs England
The end of a fine spell for Rashid and the he nearly claimed a fourth wicket. But Pandya gets four.
Moeen Ali gets through 36th over. Only three coming off the bat. Both England spinners keeping their Indian counterparts very interested.
Rashid is bowling with great confidence. Only three singles from 35th over.
19:27 India 173-5 (34 ovs) vs England
England think they have a third wicket in two overs as Moeen turns one past Dhoni's inside edge and hits him on the back leg.
The umpire signals OUT but Dhoni reviews and the ball tracker shows that it's missing the stumps. Dhoni survives.
Much-needed boundary for India in the 33rd over. Pandya gets an edge which beats the keeper and goes for a boundary.
Five from the 34th over, three singles and a well-run two for Pandya.
Sixteen overs remaining in the innings and drinks are called.
19:13 India 158-5 (31.2 ovs) vs England:
Scorecard
Another WICKET!
Suresh Raina's stay at the crease is short. Rashid strikes again. Raina tries to flick a single but glances the ball onto his pad and Joe Root takes a sharp catch.
19:07 India 156-4 (30 ovs) vs England
WICKET! Kohli gone for 71 runs. Rashid must be happy! Kohli was deceived and the ball uproots his off-stump.
Big wicket for England!
19:00 India 144-3 (28 ovs) vs England
Pressure on Rashid from the first ball as he starts it with a drag-down and Kohli ruthlessly punishes Rashid from the first ball and sends it on the legside for four.
Good over for India as they take take nine.
But Moeen Ali makes Dhoni work hard for his runs.
18:51 India 128-3 (25 ovs) vs England
Kohli take 55 balls to blast his 48th ODI half century.
WICKET! But the joy is short lived as Karthik is dismissed for 21. Rashid managed to get an inside-edges onto his stumps. He is delighted.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is promoted to No 5.
18:38 India 110-2 (22 ovs) vs England
After 20 overs, India have reached 100 runs mark from 119 balls.
Rashid's second over is a fairly sedate affair, just two singles for Kartik and one for Kohli.
If Karthik scores today, will he seal the No 4 spot? Lets hope so.
18:23 India 89-2 (18 ovs) vs England
WICKET!
Dhawan's fine innings is cut short at 44. with a direct hit from Stokes' direct hit from midwicket gets Dhawan making his way back.
Next comes Karthik, who is off the mark with a four off Ali.
18:15 India 82-1 (17 ovs) vs England
Dhawan hits a boundary that secures his half-century partnership with Kohli.
Looks like Dhawan has got his form back now as the scoreboard is moving regularly.
In the 17th over it was Kohli troubling the bowlers. He stars by hitting Stokes for a boundary. Drinks are called.
18:04 Dhawan, Kohli rally India after early wicket
India 67-1 (15 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Spin introduced as off-spinner Moeen Ali comes into the attack, replacing Willey, who bowled an excellent first spell of one for 20 in six overs.
Dhawan and Kohli easily collect five singles from Moeen's first over.
Plunkett is taken off after an expensive second over as he makes way for all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has so far struggled to impose himself in this series.
Kohli taps the second ball on the off-side for one before Dhawan clips the next ball over midwicket for a four to raise the 50-run stand from 53 balls to lead India's superb comeback after a slow start and an early wicket.
Dhawan pulls the last ball to deep square leg for one as India recover to 67 for one in 15 overs.
Dhawan has been instrumental in India's comeback, stroking 40 from 44 balls, laced with seven fours, while Kohli has made 22 from 28 balls.
17:56 Dhawan, Kohli rally India after early wicket
India 55-1 (13 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
The first bowling as Liam Plunkett comes into the attack, replacing Wood. Kohli clips the first ball on the leg side for a single before Dhawan again plays his trademark drive through the covers for a four and then takes one to get six from the over.
Willey continues as he sends down another quiet over, conceding just two singles with India scoring at just over three runs per over, to reach 40 for one in 12 overs.
While Wood and Willey have done well to keep India quiet, Plunkett has struggled to maintain the pressure as he is hit for three fours in his second over.
He bowls a couple of wides before Dhawan clips a full delivery through midwicket for a four and then drives the next two through the covers to make it three fours in a row.
Plunkett gives away 15 in his second over as India recover to 55 for one in 13 overs.
17:44 India struggle after early dismissal of Rohit
India 32-1 (10 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Wood bowls a good short ball to Kohli, which rises up quite steeply but the India captain manages to defend it quite well.
A single each to Kohli and Dhawan before the former clips the last ball through midwicket for a couple.
Dhawan picks a single before Willey beats Kohli with one that slants across him as the right-hander again reaches out to a wide outgoing delivery.
Dhawan escapes a run out opportunity as he looks to steal a quick single after Kohli had tapped it on the leg side. The fielder at square leg is quick to swoop in as Dhawan is struggling to make his crease but misses the direct hit.
Wood bowls another tidy over, giving away just two singles, for a total of just 14 runs given in his first five overs.
Kohli plays a risky lofted shot off Willey as it just about clears mid-on and goes for a four. Three more singles as India reach 32 for one in 10 overs, with Dhawan and Kohli on 15 each, with the visitors hitting just four boundaries in the Powerplay.
17:25 Rohit fails with the bat; India lose early wicket
India 18-1 (6 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
A slight misunderstanding between the two Indian openers as Rohit comes down halfway down and is sent back but no danger.
Dhawan then takes a single for the first run after 12 dot balls in a row.
Rohit has struggled to get going and he looks to break free but ends up giving his wicket away. He flicks a full delivery from Willey straight into the hands of Wood at deep square leg to perish for two.
Virat Kohli gets off the mark with a streaky boundary as he reaches out to a wide delivery from Willey, getting a thick outside edge but it flies wide of Ben Stokes at point. He taps the last ball into the covers for a single to retain strike.
17:21 India off to a slow start in series decider
Wood struggled
against Dhawan in the previous over, but he bowls another superb over to
right-hander Rohit, sending down his second maiden over of the innings.
India 12-0 (5 ovs) vs England | Scorecard
Mark Wood starts with a wide outswinger which moves away as Rohit Sharma throws his bat but is beaten.
Some early help for Wood as he keeps moving the ball as Rohit is beaten a couple of times in the over as he keeps poking at wide ones.
A good start from Wood as he begins with a maiden over.
Left-arm David Willey to bowl the second over. Shikhar Dhawan defends the second ball close to the pitch as the left-hander initially decides to take the run but stops before an overthrow from the bowler gives him the single to get India off the mark.
Rohit defends the next two balls followed by two singles from the last two balls to get three runs from the second over.
First runs off Wood's bowling as Dhawan cover drives a wide delivery for the first boundary of India's innings.
The next ball is pitched up as Dhawan drives it straight back but can't beat the fielder at mid-off.
Two balls later, Wood tries a short ball but Dhawan quickly rocks back and pulls it fine on the leg side for another four.
In the next over, Willey drifts on the pads as Rohit clips it on the leg side for a single.
The
pacer then bowls a peach as the ball just hold it's line at the last
minute to beat Dhawan, who plays inside the line, before he manages to
see off the rest of the over.
India off to a slow start as they manage just 12 runs from the first five overs.
16:50 England elect to bowl; India include Karthik, Bhuvi
England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the series-deciding third and final One-Day International on Tuesday.
India, who were thrashed by 86 runs in the second match, made as many as three changes.
KL Rahul was dropped as the experienced Dinesh Karthik was brought into the team. The other two changes were in the fast bowling department as a fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to lead the Indian attack along with Shardul Thakur as both Umesh Yadav and Siddarth Kaul are left out.
England made one change as James Vince comes in for the injured Jason Roy.
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