Live Cricket Score - India v England, 3rd ODI, Pune

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India seal humdinger!!

In a game where the pendulum oscillated to and fro, India just about held their nerve to seal a humdinger against England by seven runs in the third and final ODI in Pune. Sam Curran essayed a valiant, unbeaten hand of 95 but the visitors fell short by a mere seven runs to lose the series 1-2.

With England struggling at 200 for 7, India were clearly in the ascendancy. However, on a very good batting surface, where the bounce remained mostly true through the course of the match, Curran gave England renewed hope of pulling off a heist. He collected a string of boundaries off Hardik Pandya, Prasidh Krishna and T Natarajan to put some pressure back on the Indian team. He also found an able ally in Adil Rashid who also cracked a couple of boundaries to ensure the required run-rate would remain under seven. India didn't help their cause with Hardik grassing his second chance of the game. Curran was the batsman who had a close shave.

At that juncture, in the 40th over, Virat Kohli plucked a stunning catch at short cover to send Rashid back to the hut. Mark Wood, batting at No.10, then gave Curran company as England whittled away at the target. With the lower order batsman at the other end, Curran farmed the strike quite well and even landed the big hit, thumping Natarajan over long-on for a six in the 44th over. He then proceeded to club Thakur for two boundaries and a six in the 47th over to bring the equation down to 23 off three overs.

Virat Kohli turned to his main man, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled a tight over to keep the pressure on England. He also won an LBW appeal against Wood but the Durham fast bowler got it reversed via the review. The next over bowled by Hardik had its share of errors with Shardul Thakur and Natarjan dropping a catch each. After every catch was dropped, Kohli's expressions indicated that India were under the pump. Eventually, the equation came down to 14 off one over. Wood was run out of the first ball as he attempted to pinch the second run. Curran then couldn't clear the boundary rope as England slipped to a gut-wrenching defeat.

What drama! What action! And some errors.

Mark Wood was given out lbw in the 48th over off Kumar. But the lower order batsman got it overturned with the ball missing the stumps. In the very next over, Hardik mixed it up quite well but was terribly unlucky. Shardul and Natarajan dropped a catch each to give Wood and more importantly Curran reprieves.

14 needed off one over. And Natarajan now has the chance to put behind that fluffed chance and it for India.

Humdinger!

Wow! This game has had so many twists and turns that I'm struggling to keep a count. Sam Curran would still believe England are in the hunt. He is trying to take it deep just like what his skipper at CSK, MS Dhoni does.

In the 47th over, he smacked Shardul for two fours and a six. England need 23 in 3. India would try to keep Wood on strike.

Stunner!

That wicket should be credit more to Kohli than the bowler. He has plucked a stunner! Rashid punched it, the ball was airborne for a while, and Virat Kohli at short cover dived to his left to grab what could be a series-defining catch. Shardul with another scalp.

Glimmer of hope?

Are England still in the game? Sam Curran certainly thinks so. Pulls, slogs, lofts - Curran has raced away to 44 off 36. Rashid himself has crunched the occasional pull.

Sill a tall order as England only have 3 wickets in hand. 77 off 72 balls.

Inching closer...

Is that the game?? Moeen has hit Bhuvneshwar to mid-off. Third wicket for the experienced and skilful paceman.

India inching closer.

Shardul - Man of the moment

Shardul and the happy knack of taking wickets. Now he has prised out Malan, the other set batsman. Malan tried to pull the seamer but could only spoon a catch to short midwicket. Shardul is a honest-trier. Short ball. Knuckle ball. He is always in the game.

Another full toss. Another wicket

Another full toss. Another tame dismissal. What is it with full toss and wickets today? Livingstone tried a drive and spooned a catch back to the bowler. Thakur once again makes the vital breakthrough.

Meanwhile, Malan completed his fifty with a boundary of Thakur.

Recovery...

Livingstone has come out attacking, cracking boundaries off Thakur and Prasidh. He also landed the big shot - six - while facing Krunal. Malan has also looked in fine touch. The duo trying to chart a recovery.

Further trouble...

The nip-backer has done the trick. And another big wicket for India. Buttler has been sent packing LBW. The England skipper has been found wanting against the in-seamer in this series.

England in trouble.