makes room to leg, loses his off stump! And that, as they say, is that. A gutsy cameo from Atkinson, but he had no answer to Axar's inexorable angle back into his stumps, another delivery from round the wicket, pretending to have width but ending up with nothing of the sort. A thrash at thin air, and England have been slamdunked by 142 runs
India vs England, 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad, IND vs ENG, Feb 12 2025 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd ODI (D/N), Ahmedabad, February 12, 2025, England tour of India
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India • 356/10(50 overs)
112 (102)
4/64 (10)
78 (64)
2/45 (9)
England • 214/10(34.2 overs)
38 (19)
2/22 (6.2)
38 (41)
2/31 (5)
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8.55pm With that. Rohit collects the trophy from Jay Shah, and leaves the team's kids to show it off as they head over to pose for the winner's photos. It's been a domineering display from the hosts, across T20Is and ODIs, and with six wins to one, they head into the Champions Trophy with form and focus aplenty. From Miller, Karthik and Ranjith, thanks for joining us, see you next time!
Rohit Sharma: "It's very, very pleasing. We knew there would be challenges, we came out well, responding to whatever was thrown at us. Credit to the bowler [Wood for his second-ball dismissal], the bowler is there to get you out, sometimes you are lucky that it misses the bat. I just nicked the ball second-ball, and couldn't have done anything about that.
"I don't see there was anything that we did wrong in this series. There are certain things we are looking at but I am not going to stand here and discuss about it. The players are comfortable having those chats. It is our job to keep some consistency within the squad and the communication is clear. In terms of skills, nothing I can discuss. Obviously a champion team wants to get better every game and move forward.
"We were very happy with the score. There is a bit of freedom in the squad to go out there and play the way you are supposed to play. The World Cup was a perfect example of that and we want to continue to do that, and build on that. There will be times things will not fall in place, but that's okay."
8.50pm Shubman Gill is the Player of the Match and the Series: "I was feeling good, this was one of my better knocks. The wickets was a bit tricky at the start, a bit for the fast bowlers so it's satisfying. It was seaming, so the chat was to simple, to rotate the strike and not lose too many wickets in the powerplay, build on the momentum and take it from there. You are just reacting to what is coming to you, you are not thinking too much."
Jos Buttler: "Similar to the whole tour, we threatened in stages but were outplayed by a fantastic team. Our approach is the right one, it's just that we haven't executed well. We need to find ways to play that style better. They put a really good score on the board. Shubman played a great innings, we were going to have to play really well to chase that down. We got off to a great start again but it's a familiar story for us. We need to find a way to extend that, and bat for longer. We were up against a really good side that keeps challenging us."
8.40pm We'll be cutting to the post-match presentations in a mo, but a reminder that it's been a rare treat for the ODI format today. Sri Lanka have already seen off Australia in Colombo, while Pakistan and South Africa are still going hammer and tongs in Karachi.
Swarnanka : "@Miller: Don't forget another ODI today Oman vs USA where the hosts stunned the latter" Oh yes, it's all going on
Fahad: "Only motivation left for Eng is that they are currently 7th placed in rankings while PAK won CT 17 being 8th ranked team then."
8.24pm Handshakes all round, but plenty for England in particular to ponder after a series of increasing distance between the teams. India got the chance to bat first this time, and thanks to Shubman Gill's seventh ODI century, they made the most of it with a 350-plus total. England, as ever, responded well in the powerplay, but as soon as Duckett and Salt's fifty-stand was broken, the rest was fairly inevitable. With the Champions Trophy looming in a matter of days, it's not looking like a renaissance for England's former ODI trendsetters. India, on the other hand, are looking good for another deep run, having reached the 2017 final in the tournament's last staging.
Dr.Ravikanth: "Both England and Sri Lanka scored 214 today...but England lost and Sri Lanka won"
Shreyas Iyer: "In the first game, I wanted to take the momentum to our team, I played every ball on its merit. I backed my instincts, in the second game I got run out but today I got the opportunity to go in in the middle on a good platform from Shubman and Rohit. I wish I could have got a hundred. It's not the pulls and the cuts all the time, it's the balls close to the body where you get singles. The dressing-room is electrifying, a lot of energy, everyone in great form, momentum for the Champions Trophy."
34.1
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Axar Patel to Atkinson, no run
rocks back to the angled delivery into the stumps, toe-ended back down the pitch
end of over 346 runs
ENG: 214/9CRR: 6.29 • RRR: 8.93 • Need 143 from 96b
Saqib Mahmood2 (4b)
Gus Atkinson38 (17b 6x4 1x6)
Kuldeep Yadav 8-0-38-1
Hardik Pandya 5-0-38-2
Pranali: "England is only 13 runs behind where India were at this stage. If Atkinson can do a Cairns or a Maxwell." He's certainly going at a workable rate...
33.6
•
Kuldeep to Mahmood, no run
outside off, Mahmood just about plays inside the line, and survives the over
33.5
•
Kuldeep to Mahmood, no run
steps down the line, blocked back to the bowler
33.4
1
Kuldeep to Atkinson, 1 run
more good contact, dragged out to deep midwicket
33.3
•
Kuldeep to Atkinson, no run
swings lustily across the line, can't beat midwicket
33.2
4
Kuldeep to Atkinson, FOUR runs
reverses the hands, hoicked through deep third! That was picked up off off stump - or leg as it became - and smeared away to the rope
33.1
1
Kuldeep to Mahmood, 1 run
right back on the stumps, tucked to leg. Mahmood does the needful to get the bosher-in-chief back on strike
end of over 3315 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 208/9CRR: 6.30 • RRR: 8.76 • Need 149 from 17 overs
Gus Atkinson33 (14b 5x4 1x6)
Saqib Mahmood1 (1b)
Hardik Pandya 5-0-38-2
Washington Sundar 5-0-43-1
Aniruddha: "Why always India failed to clean the tail quickly? Why they allowed for some easy counter punches?" Feels like a minor quibble in the grander scheme of things!
32.6
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Hardik to Atkinson, no run
slow bouncer, outside off, can't connect on the wafty cut
32.5
6
Hardik to Atkinson, SIX runs
sits back in the crease, and hoists a length ball over long-on! Super boshing from Atkinson, that wasn't especially short, but he was into position early and nailed it
32.4
4
Hardik to Atkinson, FOUR runs
width outside off, another superbly timed crack out through the covers, on the cut, Iyer slides round to intercept but his knee might be touching the rope. Indeed it is
32.3
4
Hardik to Atkinson, FOUR runs
makes room to leg, blazes a quality drive through the covers. Lovely high elbow, clean lines. He's looking good
32.2
1
Hardik to Mahmood, 1 run
short ball, rolls into the pull, out to deep midwicket
32.1
W
Hardik to Wood, OUT
rocks back for another slap out through the covers, but he's picked out the sweeper! Iyer swallows the chance, five yards in from the rope. Tight line from Hardik, just back of a length, it was a worthy roll of the dice from Wood but England are nine-down now
Mark Wood c Iyer b Pandya 9 (7b 2x4 0x6 7m) SR: 128.57
end of over 3214 runs
ENG: 193/8CRR: 6.03 • RRR: 9.11 • Need 164 from 18 overs
Mark Wood9 (6b 2x4)
Gus Atkinson19 (10b 3x4)
Washington Sundar 5-0-43-1
Hardik Pandya 4-0-23-1
Dave H: "As an England fan, I support trying new things, and thinking outside the box. But at some stage winning, and winning consistently is what Eng fans want to see. The last 18 months or so across formats has not been that enjoyable from that perspective."
31.6
1
Sundar to Wood, 1 run
steps into the length, launched with more gusto out to deep midwicket, gathered on the bounce just inside the rope
31.5
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Sundar to Wood, no run
huge wind-up, no contact, very close to losing his off stump in the process... and there's a belated review for the stumping too, but the back foot never moves
31.4
4
Sundar to Wood, FOUR runs
width outside off, slammed violently over the covers! That's more like the Wood we know... emphatic contact on the wide line, clean blow
31.3
1
Sundar to Atkinson, 1 run
top-edged on the slog-sweep, plugs in the deep
31.2
4
Sundar to Atkinson, FOUR runs
edged, beats slip! On the back foot, unsure of the angles, a hard-handed fence and Rohit reacts late as it is, but that was always going wide of his right hand
31.1
4
Sundar to Atkinson, FOUR runs
slog-sweep in front of square, that's another crunchy blow, clean through midwicket
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
IND
112 runs (102)
14 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
19 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
93%
IND
78 runs (64)
8 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
pull
16 runs
1 four1 six
Control
81%
Best performances - bowlers
ENG
O
10
M
0
R
64
W
4
ECO
6.4
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
2W | 1W | |||
IND
O
6.2
M
1
R
22
W
2
ECO
3.47
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
Match details
| Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | India won the 3-match series 3-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 4833 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00 |
| Match days | 12 February 2025 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
Win Probability
IND 100%
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Over 35 • ENG 214/10
Gus Atkinson b Patel 38 (19b 6x4 1x6 32m) SR: 200
India won by 142 runsW
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