India Whacked England by 7 Wickets

India Whacked England by 7 Wickets

• India Whacked England by 7 wickets in third one-day international of the five-match series at JSCA Stadium [ranchi] on Saturday.
• India bowled out England for a meagre 155 in 42.2 overs after putting the visitors in to bat in the third ODI at the newly built HEC International Cricket Stadium.
• Earlier, India won the toss & elected to bowl at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association stadium.
• Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets, while R Ashwin & Ishant Sharma bagged two wickets each for India.
• Gambhir & Virat Kohli took India past 50-run mark to resurrect Indian innings after losing Ajinkya Rahane early. The Delhi duo went on to add 67-run stand for the second wicket to lay the solid foundation for India & put England on the backfoot.
• Local boy MS Dhoni finished off the game with a pull shot to take India past the England total with seven wickets to spare. This victory gives India a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series.

India beat England by seven wickets in the third One-day International to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series in Ranchi on Saturday [January 19]. Virat Kohli on Saturday became the fastest Indian to complete 4,000 international runs in one day cricket. =>Kohli, playing in his 96th match & batting in 93rd innings, reached the milestone at the JSCA International Stadium. When on 49, he completed 4,000 runs. West Indies legend Vivian Richards is the fastest to the 4,000-club, reaching there in 88 innings from 96 matches.  
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