Duckett 141 Powers England to 27 Run Win at Lord's to Seal ODI Series 2-1

The Story of the Match

ENGLAND beat India by 27 runs at Lord's to win the Metro Bank Men's One-Day International series 2-1, the third match a decider after India had won the first game at Edgbaston and England had levelled the series at Sophia Gardens.

England chose to bat first at Lord's with Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell looking very comfortable early on against a poor Indian bowling performance. England reached their 50 in the seventh over and brought up 100 in the 16th over.

Jacob Bethell reached his 50 from 51 balls with one boundary 6 and eight boundary 4's, and shortly afterwards Ben Duckett brought up his own 50 from 64 balls with seven boundary 4's. England moved to 150 from 23.2 overs with Duckett 58 not out and Bethell 74 not out.

The opening stand was worth 192 when Bethell was out for 91 from 93 balls, with two boundary 6's and eleven boundary 4's, caught at deep square leg by Rohit Sharma off Prasidh Krishna. Ben Duckett was 81 not out at the time as Joe Root came in at number 3.

The pair continued to build a big total. Duckett went on to punish the poor Indian bowling, reaching his 100 from 108 balls with fifteen boundary 4's. He added 50 for the second wicket with Root from just 45 balls and the 100 partnership came up in 78 balls.

Just as Duckett had surpassed Sir Vivian Richards' 138 not out, made in the 1979 Prudential World Cup Final at Lord's against England, his mammoth innings came to an end on 141, the highest individual innings in an ODI at Lord's. He was caught and bowled by Prince Yadav for 141 from 135 balls with one boundary 6 and eighteen boundary 4's when the total was 293 for 2 after 43.3 overs.

Joe Root was 39 not out when he was joined by his captain Harry Brook, and England achieved 300 from 44.1 overs. Root reached his 50 from 39 balls with four boundary 4's. Harry Brook went quickly, but Jos Buttler then came in to join Root and the run feast continued at pace. England finished on 387 for 3 from 50 overs with Root 74 not out from 48 balls with nine boundary 4's and Buttler 41 not out from 13 balls with three boundary 6's and four boundary 4's. Prasidh Krishna, 2 for 69, was the pick of the India bowling.

India needed 388 to win. Rohit Sharma and captain Shubman Gill opened the batting in the hope that India could chase down the massive total. The last time they chased a total that size was 360 against Australia at Jaipur in 2013, and to win here they would need the second highest run chase of all time in ODI cricket.

Shubman Gill reached his 50 from 53 balls with eight boundary 4's as India moved to 89 for 0 from 14.4 overs, before passing 100 after 18.3 overs. India lost their first wicket at 147 for 1 after 24.2 overs when Gill was given out lbw to Adil Rashid for 77 from 84 balls after a review India lost.

The 50 partnership for the second wicket between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came from 42 balls. Rohit recorded his 34th ODI hundred from 84 balls with four boundary 6's and eleven boundary 4's, reaching the mark when he struck Adil Rashid for four to bring the total to 201 for 1 from 30.4 overs. India lost their second wicket at 260 when Rohit was bowled by Jacob Bethell for 138 from 110 balls with five boundary 6's and seventeen boundary 4's, dismissed after 38.4 overs. Virat Kohli was 38 not out at the time, and Ishan Kishan came in with 127 needed from 67 balls.

India lost their third wicket at 304 when Kishan skied a catch to substitute fielder Rehan Ahmed off Sam Curran for 14 from 12 balls with one boundary 4. Shreyas Iyer was then caught by Rehan Ahmed again off Curran for 0 from 3 balls to make it 304 for 4 from 44 overs, and the game began to slip away from India.

Virat Kohli was dismissed for 74 from 60 balls with three boundary 6's and four boundary 4's when he skied Curran to captain Harry Brook and was duly caught, the total having reached 315 for 5 from 45.2 overs. Jofra Archer came back to have KL Rahul caught for 12 from 8 balls at 327 for 6 from 46.3 overs. Axar Patel was then caught by Will Jacks off Curran for 2 from 3 balls at 329 for 7 from 47.2 overs, with Curran at that stage having 4 for 65 from 9.2 overs.

India reached 350 from 49.2 overs but fell short of their target on 360 for 7 from 50 overs as England won by 27 runs. Gurnoor Brar, 18 not out from 13 balls, and Arshdeep Singh, 17 not out from 13 balls, were together at the end. It was a deserved series win for England, 2-1, and a poor two series for India, who did not do as well as they should have touring Ireland and England.

Author's Standout Players

• Ben Duckett (England) - Man of the Match for a magnificent 141 from 135 balls, the highest individual ODI innings at Lord's.
• Joe Root (England) - Man of the Series, unbeaten on 74 from 48 balls to see England to a record total in the decider.
• Jacob Bethell (England) - 91 at the top of the order and then the key wicket of Rohit Sharma with the ball.
• Sam Curran (England) - Broke the back of the India chase with 4 for 65.
• Rohit Sharma (India) - Fought hard for 138, his 34th ODI hundred, in a losing cause.

Match Scores

England 387 for 3 in 50 overs - Duckett 141, Bethell 91, Root 74 not out, Buttler 41 not out; Krishna 2 for 69.

India 360 for 7 in 50 overs - Rohit 138, Gill 77, Kohli 74; Curran 4 for 75.

England won by 27 runs. England won the series 2-1.

Man of the Match: Ben Duckett. Man of the Series: Joe Root.