India and England went into the third and final ODI with the series tied at 1-1 and both sides needing a win to clinch the ODI series. England as the hosts were under a little more pressure after losing the T20 series to India.
England Get To A Decent Score
England batted first and got off to a shaky start before their middle-order dug in and put together some useful partnerships in the middle that helped take them to a respectable score of 259. Their main run-scorers was their captain J Butler (60) and M Ali 34 while the main wicket taker for India was all-rounder H Pandya who took 4.
R Pant and H Pandya Help India Win
India also got off to a shaky start with captain R Sharma and V Kohli losing their wickets just as they were getting settled. R Pant remained unbeaten on 125 while H Pandya blasted 71 out of 55 balls to help India win by 5 wickets.
R Pant won the player of the match award while H Pandya won the man of the series award. India will be pleased with their tour of England as after losing the one-off test, they ended up winning the T20 and ODI series.
