IND vs ENG: Rohit’s century went in vain, Team India lost by 27 runs; England won the ODI series after 8 years

By Sandy Verma On Jul 22, 2026

Even Rohit Sharma’s brilliant 138 runs in Lord’s ODI could not help Team India win. England won the match by 27 runs and won the ODI series 2-1 and won the ODI series against India for the first time since 2018.

IND vs ENG 3rd ODI match report: The third and decisive match of the three-match ODI series between India and England was played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, where the host team performed brilliantly and won by 27 runs. With this victory, England won the three-match series 2-1 and were successful in winning the ODI series against India for the first time since 2018. Earlier, England had also defeated India in the T20 series.

Chasing the huge target of 388 runs, Team India made a strong start and Rohit Sharma’s brilliant century also raised hopes of victory. But Sam Curran’s lethal bowling in the last overs shook the Indian batting order. Even Rohit’s historic century could not save the team from defeat and India could only score 360 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs.

IND vs ENG: England set record score with Ben Duckett’s century

England, who came to bat first after winning the toss, got off to a good start by Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethel. Both the batsmen made a partnership of 192 runs for the first wicket. Bethel missed his century by scoring 91 runs in 93 balls, while Duckett played a brilliant inning of 141 runs in 135 balls with the help of 18 fours and a six. After this there was a partnership of 101 runs between Duckett and Joe Root. Root returned unbeaten after scoring 74 runs on 48 balls, while in the end Jos Buttler scored 41 runs in just 13 balls. England scored 387 runs for 3 wickets in 50 overs, which is also the highest score in Lord’s ODI history.

IND vs ENG: Even Rohit Sharma’s historic century could not bring victory

Chasing the target of 388 runs, Rohit Sharma gave a great start to India by adding 147 runs for the first wicket with captain Shubman Gill. Rohit completed his century in 86 balls and ultimately played a brilliant inning of 138 runs. During this, he also became the first Indian batsman to score an ODI century at Lord’s. Shubhman Gill scored 77 runs, while Virat Kohli played an important inning of 74 runs to take the match to the last overs. However, the rest of the batsmen could not maintain a big partnership.

England won by 27 runs to claim the series 2-1.
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IND vs ENG: The entire match changed in just 8 balls.

The Indian team seemed to be moving towards victory, but between the 44th and 46th overs, Sam Curran completely changed the course of the match. In just 8 balls, he dealt a blow to India’s hopes by taking three big wickets of Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli. Curran laid the foundation of England’s victory by taking a total of four wickets. In the end, Arshdeep Singh and Gurnoor Brar definitely scored fast runs, but India could only score 360 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs and lost the match by 27 runs.

IND vs ENG: England won the ODI series against India after 8 years

With this victory, England won the ODI series against India for the first time since 2018. The host team first clean swept India in the T20 series and now ended the tour on a high note by winning the ODI series also 2-1. This tour was disappointing for the Indian team, where after the T20 series, it also faced defeat in the ODI series.