July 19, 2026 23:53England wins by 27 runs, and wins the series 2-1A really gutsy win from England in the end, on a day where it seemed like it might get swallowed up by the narrative. Rohit Sharma was the star of most of the second innings, with a breathtaking 110-ball 138, while Virat Kohli played a fine 60-ball 74 as well.However, England held its nerve, led by Jacob Bethell and Sam Curran, and ultimately it was enough for it to get over the line. Another fine series win for Harry Brook and Co., for India plenty more questions.July 19, 2026 23:49IND 360/7 in 50 oversAdil Rashid to close out the match. A four from Gurnoor to end proceedings and thats that! England seal the series and a famous 27-run win!July 19, 2026 23:46IND 348/7 in 49 oversArcher to bowl the penultimate over of the match. Nine runs of the 49th over.July 19, 2026 23:38IND 339/7 in 48 oversSam Curran. Moon ball lands as a full toss, Gurnoor waits and waits and drives to deep covers for one. One more for Curran! Axar holes out to long on!Axar Patel c Will Jacks b Sam Curran 2(3)Arshdeep is the next batter at the crease. Woah Arshdeep! Lifts it over mid on for FOUR! Moon ball again from Curran, Arshdeep taps it on the off side for one.Gurnoor drives it on the off side for one. Arshdeep slaps it past mid off for FOUR!July 19, 2026 23:33IND 328/6 in 47 oversArcher. Four from Rahul! Archer gets Rahul next ball! England cruising towards the win now!Rahul b Jofra Archer 12(8) [4s-2]Gurnoor Brar is the new batter at the crease. India need 61 to win off 21 balls. Swing and a miss from Gurnoor. Swing and a miss again from Gurnoor. Single to deep covers.July 19, 2026 23:30Follow the FIFA World Cup Final live using the below linkSpain vs Argentina LIVE, FIFA World Cup final — Messi, Yamal start; Starting XIs; Closing ceremony soonSpain vs Argentina — Lionel Messi and Co. face the European champion in a battle of heavyweights in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Follow live updates of the match here.July 19, 2026 23:27IND 319/5 in 46 oversCurran. Single from Rahul. Curran removes Kohli now! Mistimes the heave and the fielder at covers completes a simple catch! Is that the match for India?Virat Kohli c Harry Brook b Sam Curran 74(60) [4s-4 6s-3]July 19, 2026 23:22IND 314/4 in 45 oversBethell continues. KL Rahul is the next batter at the crease. Kohli tries to attack, can only fetch a single to deep mid wicket.Rahul punches it straight to short covers, dot ball. Rahul takes a single to deep covers. Kohli charges and goes straight, once again there’s no timing and its only two runs.That’s more like it from Kohli! Absolutely creams it down the ground for SIX!July 19, 2026 23:16IND 304/4 in 44 oversSam Curran, India need 87 off the last seven overs, which side is going to come out on top! Keeper up to the wicket, Kohli slaps it to long off for one.Kishan departs! Holes out the moon ball to deep mid wicket!Ishan Kishan c (sub)Rehan Ahmed b Sam Curran 14(12) [4s-1]Shreyas Iyer is the new batter at the crease. Can the T20 captain bring out some T20 batting and help India’s cause? Shreyas slices the moon ball and the fielder at deep covers runs in and takes a fine catch! Curran strikes twice in the same over, will this be the gamechanging over?Ishan Kishan c (sub)Rehan Ahmed b Sam Curran 14(12) [4s-1]July 19, 2026 23:11IND 300/2 in 43 oversBethell. Slows it nicely through the air and Kohli cuts to short backward point for one. Kishan with a wild swipe on the leg side for two.Short ball keeps low from Bethell, Kishan completely misses it. Kishan pulls to deep backward point for one.Kohli taps it on the off side for one.July 19, 2026 23:08IND 295/2 in 42 oversJacks. Shot from Kohli, down the ground for SIX! And that’s Kohli’s 50! Its not been his prettiest innings but he’s managed to score the runs!Kohli takes a single on the off side. Kishan charges and drives to deep covers for one. SIX MORE FROM KOHLI!Single to deep covers to finish the 42nd.July 19, 2026 23:03IND 278/2 in 41 oversBethell. Kohli takes two on the off side. Kohli charges and still cant find the middle of the bat, its only a single to long off.Bethell tosses it up, no timing on the slog sweep from Kishan, just the single. So close! Kohli completely misses the sweep and the ball nearly crashes onto the leg stump, misses it by a whisker!Kishan sends it straight down the ground for FOUR! Kishan works it on the legside off his pads for one.July 19, 2026 22:58IND 267/2 in 40 oversJacks. Two singles off the first two balls. Kohli pushes it to deep mid wicket off his back foot for a single. A single from Kohli to finish the 40th.July 19, 2026 22:52IND 262/2 in 39 oversBethell. Kohli punches it to deep covers for one. Rohit tries to go over covers, toe edges it, no run. Rohit absolutely creams the sweep shot for SIX! Vintage Rohit Sharma!Oh no and gone next ball! Moves across and completely misses the sweep and the ball crashes onto the stumps! Rohit has to walk back but not after a scintillating century! The crowd stands to applaud a fantastic innings! Is this possibly his last innings for India?Rohit Sharma b Jacob Bethell 138(110) [4s-17 6s-5]Ishan Kishan is the new batter for India. Kohli sweeps but the ball falls short of the fielder at long on.July 19, 2026 22:46IND 253/1 in 38 oversCurran. Shot, Rohit goes over point for FOUR! Moon ball, straight to point, no run. Rohit pulls to cow corner for two runs.Keeper up to the stumps for Kohli. Lofts the length ball to deep covers for one. Moon ball and Rohit misses it completely, Curran appeals loudly for the LBW but no reaction from the umpire.England take the review. Rohit survives by the skin of his teeth, umpires call on wickets. Rohit goes over mid on for FOUR!July 19, 2026 22:43IND 243/1 in 37 oversBethell. Rohit punches it down the ground for one. Swing and a miss again from Kohli. Short and Kohli breaks the shackles with a FOUR through cow corner region!Another good shot from Kohli, cuts to deep point for two runs. Dot to finish.July 19, 2026 22:37IND 236/1 in 36 oversSam Curran. Swing and a miss from Kohli, he’s struggling to connect the ball at the moment. Swing and a miss again from Kohli.Hits the inside half of his bat to cow corner for a single. Short from Curran, Rohit works it to deep backward point for one.Slower bouncer, pull and a miss again from Kohli. Kohli finally gets it off the middle of his bat to deep covers for two.July 19, 2026 22:34IND 232/1 in 35 oversBethell continues. Kohli tries to go big on the off side, hits the inside half of his bat. Tossed up, swing and a miss from Kohli. Arm ball from Bethell, Kohli knocks it off his pads, no run.Kohli goes insisde out but its straight to the fielder at long off, one run. Rohit sweeps for FOUR! Dot to finish. Good over from Bethell, just five runs off it.July 19, 2026 22:29IND 227/1 in 34 oversCurran. Kohli drives straight to mid off, no run. Kohli charges and swings, misses. Kohli slices the moon ball in the air and once again, the ball falls safely, really unlucky for England.Rohit waits for the moon ball and brings out a glorious cover drive for FOUR! Make that FOUR MORE! On the leg side this time, picks it up effortlessly off his pads! Rohit on song!Dot ball to finish.July 19, 2026 22:22IND 213/1 in 32 oversSam Curran is back into the attack. India has lost just the one wicket but they are still behind the asking rate, will need to score boundaries at a frequent rate to overhaul the target from here on.Curran starts with two dot balls. Rohit cuts aggressively past short backward point for FOUR! Rohit takes a single. Kohli steps out of the crease and pulls the short ball to deep mid wicket for one. Moon ball, Rohit works it off his pads for one.July 19, 2026 22:14IND 206/1 in 31 oversRashid. Kohli pushes it to long on for a single. Rohit four away. Oooooh Rohit brings out the sweep, misses and hits his pads, no LBW given.Kohli drills it down the ground for one. AND THAT’S ROHIT’S 100! UNDER PRESSURE, UNDER UNCERTAINTY OVER HIS FUTURE, THE HITMAN SILENCES HIS CRITICS WITH A GLORIOUS HUNDRED! WELL-PLAYED! The crowd rises in tandem in appreciation of one of India’s finest.Rohit takes a single to long on. Shot from Kohli, drills the slot ball down the ground for FOUR!July 19, 2026 22:10IND 194/1 in 30 oversSam Curran is back into the attack. Moon ball first up, Kohli waits and waits and hits the ball down the ground, one ball. Rohit creams the slower ball to deep covers for two runs. 94 now, just six runs.Kohli flicks it off his pads to cow corner for a single. Kohli takes a single to deep covers.July 19, 2026 22:04IND 187/1 in 29 oversJosh Tongue is back into the attack. Rohit on strike, taps the length ball to point, no run. Rohit pulls to deep mid wicket for one.Kohli inside edges the ball to his pads, no run. Kohli cuts the outside off ball to deep point, one run. Nicely bowled, oh no, bowled it well inside the wide line but umpire signals wide, harsh on the bowler.Rohit wow! Clobbers the slot ball over mid wicket all the way for SIX! SIX MORE FROM ROHIT! STRAIGHT DOWN THE GROUND! HES INTO THE 90S NOW!July 19, 2026 22:01IND 172/1 in 28 oversArcher for his eighth, Kohli fends away for one. Archer beats Rohit yet again. Rohit advances and miscues past mid-off for two. Guided to third for one. Kohli goes across the line, big appeal for lbw not given. Shot! Kohli backs away and belts it through leg for four.July 19, 2026 21:5627th overRashid. Kohli moves across and pulls to deep mid wicket for a single. Rohit pulls on the leg side on the half-tracker for FOUR! Rohit cuts for two more.Kohli works it to deep square leg for a single. Shot from Kohli, straight down the ground for FOUR!Rashid bowls a flipper, Kohli cuts to deep covers for one.July 19, 2026 21:51IND 151/2 in 26 oversArcher. Rohit goes for the big drive, misses, no run. Rohit tries to work it behind square, misses the ball again. Three play and misses from Rohit.Rohit defends, dot ball, four dot balls on the bounce. Thick outside edge on the flowing drive, single to deep point. Kohli taps it on the leg side for one.July 19, 2026 21:45IND 149/1 in 25 oversRashid. Wide called, looked ilike he bowled it inside the line, harsh on the bowler. Rashid beautifully deceives with the tossed up delivery and once again gets away with getting caught, ball falls short of the fielder at short third!And just as I say that, Rashid traps Gill plumb LBW! Gill takes the review. Three reds and Gill has to walk back! His wave of luck comes to an end!Shubman Gill lbw b Adil Rashid 77(84) [4s-10 6s-1]Virat Kohli is the new batter at the crease. Kohli defends, dot ball. Kohli drives down the ground for a single.Rashid tosses it up, Rohit defends, dot ball. Rohit takes a single down the ground.July 19, 2026 21:42IND 146/0 in 24 oversArcher is back into the attack, can he break the opening partnership? Gill cuts to deep backward point for a single.Pacy bouncer from Archer and Rohit uses the pace pulls it all the way for SIX! Outside off slightly back of a length delivery, swing and a miss from Rohit.Shot from Rohit, flicks it off his pads over mid wicket for FOUR! Rohit hooks the length ball to deep backward square leg for one.Gill mistimes the pull to deep square leg for one.July 19, 2026 21:37IND 135/0 in 23 oversGill is seen stretching his hamstring and the physio is out to check if he is okay. Gill looks fine, play resumes.Rashid. Tosses it up, Rohit cuts it behind point for two runs. Rohit brings out the sweep now for FOUR! The Hitman is looking good for a big score!Rashid tosses it up again, a single to deep covers from Rohit. Gill charges and slices it in the air but fortunately for the Indian captain, the ball lands safely before the long off fielder, one run.July 19, 2026 21:32IND 127/0 in 22 oversJacks. Gill gets his back knee down for the sweep and sends the ball into the stands for a SIX! Gill goes again, this time inside out but does not time it well enough to reach the boundary, he’ll fetch two runs.Good batting from Gill, works it to deep mid wicket for a single. Uh-oh, looks like his hamstring is troubling him again, India will hope he doesnt retire hurt like he was forced to in the first ODI.A single to finish the 22nd over.July 19, 2026 21:28IND 117/0 in 21 oversAtkinson. He has bowled his heart out today but unfortunately it has not yielded in a wicket so far. Pull and a miss from Rohit. Rohit goes for the pull and misses, gets hit high on his pads, Atkinson appeals for the LBW but no reaction from the umpire.Rohit drives on the up straight to covers, dot. Rohit gets down on one knee and ramps it for FOUR! Just four away from his half-century after a string of low scores!Goes again, same shot, same region, and same result! And that’s 50 for Rohit Sharma! Could not have come at a better time with all the chatter surrounding his future! The crowd rises to applaud a well-constructed innings!July 19, 2026 21:26IND 109/0 in 20 oversWill Jacks gets a bowl, interesting call. This could be a big over for India. Gill cuts off the stumps for four. Slowed up, and Gill misses the slog-sweep. Quicker now, and Gill gets one to leg. Rohit flicks for one to end the over.July 19, 2026 21:20IND 103/0 in 19 oversRashid again, Rohit pushes for one. Gill takes a single down the ground. Looped up by Rashid, Rohit sweeps for one, and brings up the 100 for India.Gill chops it through backward point for three. Rohit has a heave and misses.July 19, 2026 21:16IND 97/0 in 18 oversAtkinson again. Rohit pulls for one. Gill has an almighty heave, and Atkinson beats the bat. He’s bowled superbly without reward so far. This time the pull beats the edge.Asking rate crosses nine.July 19, 2026 21:15IND 96/0 in 17 oversRashid again, Rohit pushes for one. Gill misses the sweep, massive appeal for lbw not given! That looks good, but Brook hasn’t reviewed! In fact, it’s a superb decision because the ball pitched outside leg. Single down the ground.Rashid getting a couple to keep low there.July 19, 2026 21:06IND 93/0 in 16 oversGus Atkinson is back. Sparkling cover drive from Gill again! England can’t bowl to him today!July 19, 2026 21:04IND 89/0 in 15 oversSpin for the first time today, it’s Adil Rashid. Starts wide, and Gill puts it over covers for four! Easy pickings. Massive wide to follow, odd tactics so far from the leggie. And again, this time long-off charges around for two but that’s a fifty for the Indian captain! He’s put his team in a great position to win this! Punched down the ground for one.July 19, 2026 21:00IND 81/0 in 14 oversFourth over for Tongue. Gill punches to third for two. Full and wide, Gill spanks it for four! Short-arm jab for one. Tongue hits Rohit on the pad, but it’s a touch high. Driven to the sweeper for one. Thick outside edge to deep third for one.July 19, 2026 20:53IND 72/0 in 13 oversLong way to go, but you’d say India is in charge of this chase for now. Curran to bowl his second. Single to start the over. Rohit takes a single down the ground. Gill advances, and punches over mid-off for four!Buttler up to the stumps. One to the off-side to end the over.July 19, 2026 20:50IND 65/0 in 12 oversTongue again. Gill pulls majestically in front of square for four! India motoring now. Single to follow. Beaten on the outside edge final ball of the over.July 19, 2026 20:44IND 60/0 in 11 oversSam Curran for the first time today. Gill clips it off the hip for one, and that’s India’s 50 up. Great start to the chase. Rohit gets inside the line, and flicks away for four! Shotttt! Short ball, and Rohit pulls it high and handsome for six!July 19, 2026 20:41IND 49/0 in 10 oversJosh Tongue again, and beats Rohit’s outside-edge first ball! Great comeback by Tongue, maiden over.July 19, 2026 20:34IND 49/0 in 9 oversArcher for his fifth. Oh, Gill pulls beautifully again and gets four! Lovely batting. Driven to mid-off’s right for one. Rohit gets a leading edge for one. Mix-up, Gill sets off for a single but Rohit doesn’t, Gill just back in time.July 19, 2026 20:29IND 43/0 in 8 oversJosh Tongue for his first over, starts down leg and Rohit puts it away. Four more! Pulled hard through midwicket. Short ball, and Rohit hooks it into the stands for six! He’s purring now!July 19, 2026 20:27IND 29/0 in 7 oversJofra Archer for his fourth over. Rohit gets an inside-edge for one. Ooh, lovely from Gill, short ball and he’s perfectly into position and pulled for four!July 19, 2026 20:22IND 24/0 in 6 oversAtkinson continues. Lucky for Rohit! Advances and gets a thick outside edge that squirts away for four! Clipped away for one. Oooh, Atkinson’s poor luck continues as he cuts Gill in half! Gloved away for two to Gill.July 19, 2026 20:17IND 17/0 in 5 oversArcher again, Rohit works it off the hip for one. Short and wide, cut away for four! Inside-edge onto pad again. Fortunate for Gill, gets a thick outside edge that runs away for two!July 19, 2026 20:12IND 10/0 in 4 oversRohit punches Atkinson for one to start the over. Straightens past the outside edge again! Good tight bowling from Atkinson, gets away five straight dots at Gill.July 19, 2026 20:11IND 9/0 in 3 oversArcher again, and he beats Gill’s cut first ball! Ooof, Gill leans into a cover drive and it rocks away for the first four of the day! Beautiful. Beats the pull shot on the under-edge now. And now past the inside-edge on the drive.July 19, 2026 20:07IND 5/0 in 2 oversGus Atkinson shares the new ball, and Gill begins with a glorious tuck behind point for two. Gill advances and drills it to mid-off. Ooh, Atkinson gets one to rear up from a length and hits Gill in the bicep. He’s in a bit of pain. Worked off the hip for one to end the over.July 19, 2026 20:00IND 2/0 in 1 overShubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, potentially for the final time, head out to the middle with a large task on the head. Jofra Archer has the new ball, and Rohit nearly chops on first ball! Quick single to mid-off for Rohit to get off the mark.Gill is watchful for his first two balls, and gets a thick inside-edge for one to get off the mark.July 19, 2026 19:28ENG 387/3 in 50 oversLast over of the first innings, Gill hands the ball to Prince Yadav. Buttler 16 runs and five balls away from the fastest ever ODI fifty, can he do it? Not quite, its a single and he’s probably run of balls to do it.Root is toying with the Indian bowlers! Back-to-back fours! Well-directed bouncer from Prince, Root pulls to deep mid wicket for a single. Buttler piles more misery on the Indian bowlers! Opens the face of his bat and carves it between short third and short backward point for FOUR!Last ball of the over, Buttler takes two and England finish with 387/3! What a batting performance!July 19, 2026 19:18ENG 371/3 in 49 oversPrasidh to bowl the penultimate over of the first innings. Buttler makes room and smokes it down the ground of SIX! SIX MORE FROM JOS THE BOSS! Unreal hitting this from Buttler!Good comeback from Prasidh, leg stump yorker and its no run. Full toss and Buttler collects FOUR MORE!Prasidh’s version of the moon ball is a wide outside off stump, and England steal the single. Root takes FOUR behind square!July 19, 2026 19:12ENG 348/3 in 48 oversGurnoor. Root pulls in the deep backward square leg for FOUR! Root takes a single. Shot from Buttler, goes over the bowlers head for FOUR!In the air but the ball lands safely infront of covers. Woah, high full toss and Buttler gets it away for FOUR! Wow, Buttler sends the ball to orbit on the free hit!July 19, 2026 19:06ENG 325/3 in 47 oversPrasidh. Is welcomed by a four from Root! Root pushes it to mid off for a single. Brook drives to long on for two runs, direct hit at non strikers end would have been close!Brook works the half volley to cow corner for two runs. Brook holes out to Kohli ato long on looking for the maximum! Brief stay at the crease and he has to walk back for 14!Harry Brook c Virat Kohli b Prasidh Krishna 14(12)Jos Buttler is the new batter. Gets off the mark with a single.July 19, 2026 19:01ENG 315/2 in 46 oversFive overs to go, can England reach 350? Nice shot from Root, reverse scoops the half volley over short third for FOUR!And that’s 50 for Joe Root with a single! England’s Mr.Dependable continues his rich vein form! Brook takes two runs.Shot of the evening from Brook! Makes room and slaps the ball over the bowlers head only for the upward slope to kill the momentum and slow it down....fetches only two runs.Woah, too high from Gurnoor but no reaction from the leg stump umpire! Brook looks disappointed, he thinks it was high enough for the no-ball!July 19, 2026 18:56ENG 305/2 in 45 oversArshdeep, he’s had a torrid day with the ball today. And it gets worse! Root pulls the short ball on the leg side for FOUR! Root tries the reverse scoop, gets no connection, its just one leg bye.A dot and a single follow. Root takes a single. The 300 is up for England with five overs to go!Brook slaps the short ball and it falls justtt short of the fielder at mid off.July 19, 2026 18:52ENG 297/2 in 44 oversPrince. And Duckett’s gone! Chips the ball back to the bowlers hands! Soft dismissal! Duckett walks back after a well-made hundred! Walks off to a standing ovation!Ben Duckett c and b Prince Yadav 141(135) [4s-18 6s-1]Captain Harry Brook is the new batter at the crease. Low full toss first up to Brook, gets off the mark with a single. Top edge on the pull from Root, one run to deep third. Brook now pulls to deep mid wicket for two runs to close out the 44th over.July 19, 2026 18:45ENG 291/1 in 43 oversRoot cuts on the off side and excellent boundary line stop by Rohit Sharma at deep covers, saves two runs for his team. A single and a wide follow.Shot from Duckett, makes room and goes big on the off side but oh no! Rahul at deep covers completes the catch but cross the boundary rope! SIX!Middle stump yorker from Arshdeep, Root knocks it to deep square leg for a single.July 19, 2026 18:39ENG 278/1 in 42 oversPrince. Duckett takes a single to deep square leg for a single. Root works it to long on for a single. Slower bouncer, Duckett waits for it and pulls the ball to deep square leg for a single.Shot from Root, pulls it on the leg side for FOUR! Wide yorker from Prince, Root works it to deep third for a single.July 19, 2026 18:35ENG 270/1 in 41 oversAxar. Two singles off the first two balls. Nicely played by Root, reverse sweep behind square for FOUR! Root punches the length ball back to the bowler, dot ball.Root plays it behind the keeper for a single. Duckett knocks it to long on for a single.July 19, 2026 18:30ENG 261/1 in 40 oversArshdeep replaces Gurnoor. Slower bouncer, Duckett guides it to deep square leg, thinks of taking the second but settles for the single.Root works it off his pads to deep backward square leg for a single. Thick outside edge from Duckett to short backward point for one.Change of angle to Root, works it on the leg side for a single. Low full toss, Duckett uses his bottom hand and works it to deep mid wicket for two runs.Slower ball keeps slightlym low, single to mid on.July 19, 2026 18:26ENG 250/1 in 38 oversGurnoor again, Root drives up the hill for three. Duckett throws the kitchen sink at a length ball and gets a thick edge for four! Short ball, and Duckett pats it open into the gap for two more. Pitched up, and Duckett chips it over mid-off for another four! Short and wide now, Duckett cuts for two more. He looks like he’s running out of steam slightly. And now he swings it away past backward square for four! 19 runs off the over.July 19, 2026 18:21ENG 231/1 in 37 oversAxar from around the wicket to Root, clipped for one. Slugged for one to the leg-side. Worked to leg for one. Thick inside edge from Duckett evades the stumps and runs away for a single. Punched to the sweeper for one.July 19, 2026 18:15ENG 226/1 in 36 oversGurnoor again, short ball and Duckett pulls it away for four to raise a magnificent ton! 108 balls, and that’s a fourth ODI century for Ben Duckett! Edged away for one. Leading edge, and it runs away for two! On the legs and Root clips it away for two more. Quick single to mid-on now!July 19, 2026 18:14ENG 216/1 in 35 oversAxar Patel is back, Root takes one. Duckett nurdles one to leg. Root keeps the strike ticking. Duckett is one hit away from three figures, but restrains himself from going for the glory shot. Punches a single down the ground to close the over.July 19, 2026 18:06ENG 212/1 in 34 oversGurnoor is back into the attack. Ouch! length ball bounces awkwardly off the surface and hits Duckett on his gloves! The physio is out to check if he is okay! Duckett gets some treatment, and drives the first ball back for four! Tucks a length ball to leg for one. Root opens the face and guides to third for one.July 19, 2026 18:00ENG 206/1 in 33 oversPrasidh. Root flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. Ooooooh, slight away movement from Prasidh, beats his outside edge.Duckett taps the length ball on the off side for a single. Oooooh that looked close for the LBW but no reaction from the umpire, ball goes to deep third for two runs. Single to finish.July 19, 2026 17:56ENG 202/1 in 32 oversArshdeep is back into the attack. Root defends, no run. Root drives, beats his outside edge. Middle stump length, Root works it on the mid wicket region for a single.Duckett defends, no run. Duckett pulls, thick top edge for FOUR! Duckett pulls again, same shot same region same result! FOUR MORE!July 19, 2026 17:50ENG 193/1 in 31 oversPrasidh. Bethell holes out to deep point! Prasidh provides the much-need breakthrough, Bethell falls nine runs short of what would have been his second ODI century!Bethell c Rohit Sharma b Prasidh Krishna 91(93) [4s-11 6s-2]Joe Root is the new batter. Prasidh bowls it short to Root first up who guides it to deep backward square leg for one. Duckett defends, dot ball.Prasidh pitches it up, Duckett drives straight to covers, dot ball. Dot ball to finish.July 19, 2026 17:44ENG 192/0 in 30 oversPrince, around the wicket. Bethell defends, dot ball. Oooooh slight inside movement on the outside off length ball, beats Bethell’s defence.Shot from Bethell! Charges and goes over mid off for FOUR! Bethell into the 90s! Off stump yorker from Prince, Bethell works it to deep third for a single.Short from Prince, Duckett top edges the pull but the ball lands safely infront of the fielder at deep backward point.Duckett defends, dot ball.July 19, 2026 17:38ENG 185/0 in 29 oversPrasidh Krishna is back into the attack, hes been the pick of the bowlers in the Indian attack today. Duckett defends, no run. Duckett cuts to deep covers for two runs.Short from Prasidh, Ducket pulls through the mid wicket region for FOUR! Prasidh bowls the middle stump line, Duckett defends, no run.Cheeky from Duckett, moves across and ramps behind the keeper’s head for FOUR! Swing and a miss from Duckett.July 19, 2026 17:34ENG 175/0 in 28 oversPrince continues, around the wicket. Bethell tucks it off his pads fine behind square for FOUR! Bethell on 85! Wide down leg from Prince, he’ll have to bowl that one again.Better from Prince, hits the middle stump line, Bethell defends, dot ball. Wide half volley, Bethell drives handsomely to deep covers for one.Wide yorker from Prince, inside edge from Duckett to deep fine leg for a single. Bethell defends, dot ball. Juicy full toss outside off stump, Bethell fails to put it away, no run.July 19, 2026 17:27ENG 168/0 in 27 oversAxar. Arm ball, Duckett works it on the leg side for one. Short, Bethell pulls to deep backward point. Misses the sweep, hits Duckett on the pads straight, India appeal loudly for the LBW but no reaction from the umpire!India take the review. Pitching outside leg, good decision by the onfield umpire, Duckett survives.Duckett brings out the reverse sweep, hits his arm and the ball goes in the air and ouch! Kishan lands awkwardly while chasing the ball! He’s holding onto his shoulder and looks in pain, the physio is out to check if he is okay.Good news, he’s taken his position behind the stumps and play resumes. Duckett takes a single on the leg side. Bethell guides it to deep square leg for one.July 19, 2026 17:22ENG 164/0 in 26 oversSome opening partnership this, England looking good for a total in excess of 350. Prince continues. Duckett works the length ball to mid wicket, no run.Duckett taps it on the off side for a quick single. Bethell plays it to mid wicket, dot ball. Bethell defends the outside off ball, no run. Change of angle to Bethell, extra bounce on the length ball from Prince, dot ball.Bethell defends, tidy over from Prince.July 19, 2026 17:21ENG 163/0 in 25 oversFifth straight for Axar, and Duckett pulls out the reverse-sweep for four! Duckett advances down the wicket and slams it straight for one. Worked fine for one more for Bethell. Single to end the over for Duckett.July 19, 2026 17:16ENG 156/0 in 24 oversPrince replaces Gurnoor, Bethell leans on it for one. Duckett cuts for one more to bring up the England 150. Down leg, Bethell’s thigh pad deflects it for one. Short ball, Duckett pulls for one. Short ball, pulled in front of square for four by Bethell!July 19, 2026 17:14ENG 148/0 in 23 oversAxar continues his spell, Bethell uses his feet and whacks it straight over the bowler’s head for a massive six! Gets low now, and sweeps for two. Worked away for one. Duckett gets low and sweeps away for one more. Punched for one more by Bethell.July 19, 2026 17:09ENG 137/0 in 22 oversGurnoor again, Duckett opens the face and guides it away for two to raise a 64-ball half-century! It’s been hard work for him, but he’s hung in there. Repeats the shot but times it better, and that’s four now! Pulled in front of square for one. Bethell drives to leg for one.July 19, 2026 17:06ENG 129/0 in 21 oversThird for Axar, Bethell takes a quick single to leg. Duckett works the ball to leg for two. Duckett sweeps for one more, onto 49.July 19, 2026 17:02ENG 125/0 in 20 oversGurnoor again, worked away for one. Bethell drives, Gurnoor thinks he has the edge! The finger doesn’t go up, and Gill isn’t convinced to go for the review. Replay shows the bat was on the ground. Single to leg.July 19, 2026 16:57ENG 123/0 in 19 oversAxar again, down leg and Duckett sweeps for four! Worked to leg again. Another single to Bethell. Out comes the sweep for one.July 19, 2026 16:56ENG 116/0 in 18 oversGurnoor again, Duckett tucks it away for one. Around the wicket, squares Bethell up and it runs for four! Scratch that, it’s leg-bye. Driven to deep third for one. Guided fine for one more by Duckett. Bethell pulls for one more. Single to end the over.July 19, 2026 16:52ENG 107/0 in 17 oversAxar Patel for the first time today, and Bethell starts with a paddle for three. Worked to leg for one. Bethell punches to leg for one. Duckett with another single. Six from Axar’s first.July 19, 2026 16:48ENG 101/0 in 16 oversArshdeep for a sixth. Short ball, Bethell gets a top-edge on the pull and flies away for four! That’s a 51-ball fifty for Jacob Bethell! 100 up for England as well. Quick single to cover.July 19, 2026 16:38ENG 96/0 in 15 oversGurnoor again, down leg. Oh, delicious stroke from Bethell again drilled back down the ground for four more. Opens the face for one more. Four more, Duckett belts it through extra-cover and all the way to the rope.July 19, 2026 16:36ENG 86/0 in 14 oversArshdeep again, short ball to start not called wide. Bethell clips to deep fine for one. Short again, Duckett cue-ends it over extra-cover for two. Three from the over.July 19, 2026 16:30ENG 83/0 in 13 oversGurnoor Brar gets a go for the first time today. Short and wide, cut away for four by Duckett! Gurnoor comes back well with four dots in a row, just the four from his first.July 19, 2026 16:25ENG 79/0 in 12 oversArshdeep returns, Duckett gloves a single to leg. Bethell clips to leg for two more. One more to leg. Short ball pulled for one. Shot! Full ball, and Bethell presents the full face of the bat to drive it back past the bowler for four.July 19, 2026 16:22ENG 70/0 in 11 oversPrince continues. Wide down leg. Ooh, nearly a run out. Bethell defends and takes two steps out of crease. Prince gathers and has a shy, but misses. Would have been out with a direct hit. Length ball, and now Bethell picks it up over the leg-side for six! Wide on the off-side now. Picked up over the leg-side for four more.July 19, 2026 16:15ENG 58/0 in 10 oversPrasidh to bowl five, beats Bethell again. Inside-edged to mid-off for one. Ducket pulls out the scoop for the first time today, and picks up four! Dot to end the PowerPlay, England is 58 for no loss.July 19, 2026 16:09ENG 53/0 in 9 oversPrince again, starts with a wide. Leg-stump again, Bethell clips for two, and that’s 50 up for England. Bethell plays a confident on-drive, but the sub fielder Harsh Dubey makes a good stop. India has been sharp in the field so far. Prince goes short, but it is down leg yet again.July 19, 2026 16:07ENG 48/0 in 8 oversPrasidh continues from the other end, this may be his last for now. Wide half-volley but Duckett drives it straight to point. Beaten on the cut now! Prasidh bowling good heat right now. And now gets some extra lift off the deck, second maiden for Prasidh.July 19, 2026 16:00ENG 48/0 in 7 oversFirst change of the day, Prince Yadav is in. He can get the ball to move. India has done well to just slow the scoring rate in the last few overs. Duckett works a quick single to leg. Around the wicket to Bethell, but sprays faaaar down leg for five wides. Corrects the line and pins Bethell, but it’s sneaking down leg. Bethell just struggling a touch for rhythm here. Down leg again, another wide. Change in angle, but it’s on the hip and Bethell puts it away for four!July 19, 2026 15:57ENG 37/0 in 6 oversPrasidh again. Does Prasidh have his man? Bethell gets an inside-edge that bounces up, and the bowler does well to catch the ball. Replay shows that it bounced up off ground first though, so not out. Maiden over from Prasidh, good over.July 19, 2026 15:53ENG 37/0 in 5 oversArshdeep for his third, down leg again and Duckett gets a leg-bye. Bethell drives through off for two. Bethell opens the face for one. On the hip again, Duckett punches for two.July 19, 2026 15:46ENG 31/0 in 4 oversPrasidh again, and Bethell nails the drive through the offside for another boundary! Kohli at point gave up on it. Length goes back, Bethell is beaten on the pull and India is up for the caught behind! Not given, and Gill doesn’t review. Leading edge to point on the bounce, good comeback from Prasidh. Replay shows that the Bethell appeal was off back thigh. Ooh, peach to end the over, squares Bethell up completely!July 19, 2026 15:41ENG 27/0 in 3 oversArshdeep again, down leg and called wide. Shot! Full ball, and Duckett punches it straight down the slope and away for four. Punched to the off-side for one. Full ball, and Bethell clips it nicely through leg for four. Opens the face and guides it fine for four to end the over.July 19, 2026 15:37ENG 16/0 in 2 oversPrasidh Krishna will share the new ball, he’s bowled well in this series. Two slips in. Starts on the hip, and Duckett tucks it away for four! First boundary of the day. Better line immediately, Duckett lets it go in the channel. On the pads again, and Duckett whips it for four! Duckett hit on the pad and scampers through for a leg-bye.Prasidh to Bethell, who he got out in the last match. Unlucky! Bethell cuts and gets an inside-edge that shoots past leg-stump and flies away for four!July 19, 2026 15:32ENG 3/0 in 1 overWe’re ready to go! Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball, Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell to open. Uncharacteristically, Duckett leaves the first one alone. Thickish edge to deep third for one. First ball single to Bethell. Short and wide to end the over, Duckett cuts for one. Three from the first.July 19, 2026 15:25Moment of silence ahead of playBoth teams and the match officials head out to the middle for a moment of silence to remember the great Sir Garfield Sobers, who passed away at the age of 89 on Friday.July 19, 2026 15:11Jasprit Bumrah injury updateHere is the injury update for the missing Jasprit Bumrah from the BCCI:Jasprit Bumrah had an impact injury on his left knee while fielding in the second ODI in Cardiff. He was not available for selection for the third ODI due to reactive swelling in his left kneeJuly 19, 2026 15:10Five bowlers and seven battersIt is something of a lop-sided team for India today, with batting really only till Axar Patel at seven, and five bowlers without a part-timer sixth bowler.July 19, 2026 15:07India playing XIShubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.July 19, 2026 15:06England playing XIBen Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.July 19, 2026 15:04Toss: England wins the toss and opts to batShubman Gill and Harry Brook have a chat before the toss. Up goes the coin, and it lands in favour of England, which opts to bat! Wants to put a score on the board. Tongue comes in for Saqib. Happy with the way his team bowled in the last match.Gill says he would have bowled first. Bumrah, Washington, and Shivam Dube are out for Prince, Rahul, and Arshdeep are in. Says his team was in a great position in Cardiff, so he wants his team to make use of such positions.July 19, 2026 14:53Washington Sundar ruled out of the series; Harsh Dubey comes inThere will be an enforced change for India today. Washington Sundar picked up a hamstring injury while batting in the second ODI, and has been ruled out of this match.Left-arm all-rounder Harsh Dubey has been called up in his place, having made his ODI debut in the Afghanistan series just prior to this tour.July 19, 2026 14:48India squadShubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Rohit SharmaJuly 19, 2026 14:46England squadHarry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Brydon Carse, James Coles, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Joe Root, Josh Tongue.July 19, 2026 14:41The Rohit question - is today farewell?There is a series on the line today, but perhaps the biggest story swirling around this match is not about the result at all. Rohit Sharma could reportedly retire from international cricket after today’s match, with today serving as his farewell to international cricket.It is not immediately clear whether today will be the end for one of the greatest white-ball batter in Indian cricket history, but it is one to keep an eye out for.July 19, 2026 14:39A series on the lineThis series is tightly poised at 1-1, and India will be desperate to secure a series win today to end a tough white-ball tour with on a positive note.India took the series opener by six wickets after a red-hot bowling performance saw it reduced England to 102/6, before Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar all scored fifties in the chase.England, however, levelled the series with a nervy four-wicket win masterminded by an impressive display of short-pitched bowling followed by a masterclass in patience by Joe Root, who ended on 99 not out.
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