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India warmed up nicely for the Champions Trophy beginning on February 19 as they beat England by 142 runs at Ahmedabad in the third ODI of the three-match ODI series. Thus clinching the series 3-0 . They had won the T20I series by an emphatic 4-1 margin
Earlier , England won the toss and opted to bowl first . India were rocked early with last match centurion , Skipper Rohit Sharma out for just 1. Superstar Virat Kohli finally gave people reasons to smile as he showed his class and scored an important 52 ( 55 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) . Deputy Shubman Gill was sublime as he smashed a fluent 112 ( 102 balls, 14 fours, 3 sixes) .
Shreyas Iyer made the most in his come-back striking a fine 78 ( 64 balls, 8 fours 2 sixes), K L Rahul looked good in his ( 40) . Hardik Pandya ( 17) , Axar Patel ( 13) , Washington Sundar ( 14) , Harshit Rana ( 13) chipped in with runs from lower order as Indi finished at 356/ 10 in their 50 overs.
England bowlers took wickets but gave aplenty. Saqib Mahmood 1/ 68 (10 overs) Mark Wood 2/ 45 ( 9 overs) ,Gus Atkinson 1/ 74 ( 8 overs), Joe Root 1/ 47 ( 5 overs) , Adil Rashid 4/ 64 ( 10 overs) . Liam Livingstone 0/ 57 ( 8 overs)
In reply , England gave hint of chasing with a n explosive start 60 in just 6. 2 overs by openers , Phil Salt ( 23) and Ben Duckett ( 34), Tom Banton kept the momentum going with 38 . After trio fell . The Rest of the batting line- up found the chase a stiff one and only succumb – Joe Root ( 24 ) , Harry Brook ( 19) , Skipper Jos Buttler ( 6), Liam Livingstone ( 9) fell in quick succession. The chase well and truly over. Gus Atkinson played cameo of 38 as England were bowled out for 214/ 10 ( 34. 2 overs) . Handing India a massive win by 142 runs.
India bowling : Arshdeep Singh 2/ 33 ( 5 overs) , Harshit Rana 2/ 31 ( 5 overs) , Washington Sundar 1/ 43 ( 5 overs) , Axar Patel 2/ 22 ( 6. 2 overs) , Hardik Pandya 2/ 38 ( 5 overs) , Kuldeep Yadav 1/ 38 ( 8 overs)
Match: 3rd ODI
Venue: Ahmedabad | Date: Feb 12, 2025
