3rd ODI: India Beat England In A Thriller To Win ODI Series 2-1

India survived a scare from England all-rounder Sam Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) as they managed to beat England by a slender 7-run margin in the third and final One-day International here at the

Suddenly, from a strong 103 without loss in the 15th over, India were 121/3 in the 18th over.

In the five overs between 15-20, India had scored 18 runs for the loss of three wickets.

England's other leg-spinner Liam Livingstone then removed K.L. Rahul (7 off 18 balls) and India were 157/4 in the 25th over with backs to the wall.

From there on, Pant and Pandya took the attack to the England spinners. Pant hit Livingstone for a six and four to take 10 off his one over and then Pandya hammered Ali for three sixes in an over.

Both then kept milking runs before the India wicketkeeper was caught behind off Curran. Pandya was bowled down the leg-side by Stokes but by the time the Indian batting duo was dismissed, India were 276/6 in 39 overs.

Thakur (30 off 21) and Krunal Pandya (25 off 34) added 45 runs in seven overs. However, after Thakur's dismissal, India could only make a further eight runs.

Wood picked three wickets for 34 runs.

Brief scores: India 329 all out in 48.2 overs (R Pant 78, S Dhawan 67, H Pandya 64, M Wood 3/34) beat England 322/9 in 50 overs (S Curran 95 not out, D Malan 50, S Thakur 4/67, B Kumar 3/42) by seven runs.

Man of the match: Sam Curran

Man of the series: Jonny Bairstow

Series: India won 2-1.