Overview
- England posted 387 for 3 and defended the total to beat India by 27 runs, clinching the three-match series 2-1 on Sunday at Lord’s.
- Rohit Sharma responded to retirement and selection talk with a 138 off 110 balls, his 34th ODI century and the first ODI hundred by an Indian at Lord’s, but the knock did not change the result.
- Sam Curran finished with four wickets in the death overs and removed Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli in quick succession to swing the match back to England.
- Jasprit Bumrah’s absence exposed India’s inexperienced pace attack, with Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar leaking runs that allowed Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell to build a match-defining total.
- Reports that selectors are testing younger openers have intensified selection debate; the BCCI publicly denied any decision on Rohit’s ODI future even as viral footage of Rohit and coach Gautam Gambhir kept the story in the spotlight and raised questions about team planning for the World Cup.