Manchester, July 17 (UNI) All-rounder Hardik Pandya (4/24) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s (3/60) superb bowling effort helped India bowl out England for 259 in the series-deciding third and final ODI at Old Trafford, here on Sunday.
Skipper Jos Buttler played a vital knock (60 off 80) for England, who were invited to bat first by India captain Ro- hit Sharma. Apart from Buttler, Jason Roy (41), Moeen Ali (34), and Craig Overton (32) were the other main contributors with the bat for the hosts. Besides Pandya and Chahal, Mohammed Siraj (2/66), and Ravindra Jadeja (1/21) were the other wicket-takers for India.
Right from the start, opener Jason Roy showed aggressive intent and fetched three fours right in the very first over but India struck at the other end just nine balls into the game. Siraj, who returned to the playing XI in place of an unfit Jasprit Bum- rah, made an impact straight away by getting rid of Jonny Bairstow (0), who got a leading edge while attempting to work one on the leg side and the substitute Shreyas Iyer took an easy catch. Joe Root (0), who came to bat next, couldn’t do anything as Siraj forced him to give an easy catch to the slip fielder, leaving England.
