Bristol (July 08, 2018): Indian opener Rohit Sharma made a stunning 100 not out to help his team beat England by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 and secure a 2-1 series victory at Bristol on Sunday.
Sharma became only the second Indian to pass 2,000 runs in this format as India chased down their target of 199 with eight balls and seven wickets to spare.
Pandya took 4-38, his best figures in T20 cricket and MS Dhoni became the first player to take five catches in international T20 and ran out Chris Jordan on the last ball of England´s innings for good measure.
England, batting first, could manage only 87 runs from the final 10 overs to post 198-8 in Bristol, despite Jason Roy’s 67 from 31 balls.
Rohit shared an 89-run stand with Virat Kohli and accelerated in the final overs to put India in control.
He and Hardik Pandya closed out the match with eight balls to spare. It was the highest successful run chase by any team against England in an international T20.
Three terrific catches – one from Jake Ball and two by Chris Jordan – interrupted India’s chase.
However, Pandya took 20 runs from the 18th over – bowled by Ball – to put India ahead of the run-rate and turn the match firmly in their favour.
A lofted drive from Pandya, who made an unbeaten 33 from 14 balls, secured an impressive victory from India in front of a packed crowd.
A three-match one-day series starts on Thursday at Trent Bridge, before the first of five Tests gets underway on 1 August.
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