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Player of the Match Rishabh Pant
Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant scored his first century in ODI cricket. Pant, who made his ODI debut in 2018, had to wait four years and 26 ODIs for his first century. The century also came, when India needed it the most in that match. The team had lost the wickets of top-3 batsmen Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan in the first 9 overs. After that Pant also made a century partnership with Hardik Pandya and an unbeaten century, he scored 125 runs in 113 balls.
Hardik’s best against England
Hardik’s game against England shines differently. Whatever the format, Hardik is at his best against this opposition. With the bat, he scored 71 runs in 55 balls. Earlier, he took four wickets for 24 runs in the bowling, which is his best bowling performance so far in ODIs. This is the first time he has taken four wickets in an ODI match. Hardik’s best bowling performance in Test and T20 formats is also against this team. His figures of 5/28 in Tests and 4/33 in T20 Internationals are his best bowling figures. It has come against England only.
After 8 years, the series won in the house of the British, the glory of India
Kohli failed before the break
Kohli is going on a month long break after this match. But despite this, he could not make the tour memorable. After being set, he was dismissed after scoring 17 runs on the ball going out. 8, 18, 0, 16 and 17 today means he has been able to score only 59 runs in the last 5 ODI innings.
India lost the semi-final here
It was at Old Trafford that India had lost the 2019 World Cup semi-final. Now Rohit Sharma has become the third Indian captain to defeat England at his home, that too at Old Trafford. With 15 months left in the ODI World Cup, it needs to be seriously considered that Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli will be India’s No. 1, 2 and 3 players ahead. All three players failed in the top order.
