IND vs ENG: Team India’s shameful defeat at Lord’s, England defeated by 27 runs in the third ODI; Exciting ending to the series

London/Lucknow. The third and final ODI match played between India and England at the historic cricket ground of Lord’s ended on a very exciting note. According to a special sports report of Zee News, host England displayed excellent performance and defeated Team India by 27 runs. With this victory, England has ended this three-match ODI series (IND vs ENG ODI Series 2026) in a very dignified manner. The Indian team had a challenging target to win, but due to the faltering of the middle order and the early dismissal of the tail batsmen, Team India fell just 27 runs short of the target. England had set a challenging score, the captaincy innings of Jos Buttler came to bat first after losing the toss. England’s start was not very good and the Indian fast bowlers had given the initial shocks: Pair of Butler and Brook: Thanks to the brilliant half-century innings of captain Jos Buttler and Harry Brook, England made a strong score of 284 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Indian bowling: For India, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav bowled tightly and took three wickets each, but in the last overs, England’s lower order scored runs quickly and took the score beyond 280. Team India started chasing the target: Top order failed, middle order took over. Indian team started chasing the target of 285 runs. The start was very bad: Openers returned cheaply: In-form openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion within the powerplay, due to which the Indian team came under deep pressure. Fighting innings of Virat and Pant: After this, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant took over the innings and made an important partnership for the third wicket. Pant batted aggressively and completed his half-century, but as soon as he was out, the process of falling wickets started again. Thrill of the last overs: Indian team missed by 27 runs. The match became very interesting in the last 10 overs of the match. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja tried their best to take the match till the end, but England’s fast bowlers made excellent use of accurate yorkers and slower deliveries. The entire innings of the Indian team was reduced to 257 runs in 48.4 overs and England won the match by 27 runs. England’s fast bowler Joffra Archer was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent death bowling (4 wickets). The captain of the Indian team admitted after the match that losing wickets continuously in the middle overs was the biggest reason for our defeat.