India vs England 3rd ODI Highlights: IND thrash ENG by 142 runs, win series 3-0

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Big news from the Australian camp ahead of the Champions Trophy, with much of their experienced core expected to miss out on the tournament and meaning a relatively inexperienced, unheralded unit will be heading to Pakistan.

Combined that with India’s comfortable lead over England, and one does have to wonder if there is any team India won’t start off as favourites against.

It’s a tough position to hold, being the team that is expected to win all matches, especially since anything can happen on any given day — this stadium serves as a reminder. But such are the expectations, Indian can only now hope to deliver.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: While Gambhir seems to have opted for Harshit Rana as his Bumrah replacement, it is a little interesting why he didn’t consider Arshdeep Singh — now an experienced campaigner, deadly under pressure, and an alternative to the right-arm battery of Shami and Pandya — as the natural replacement to step into that role.

Harshit has been solid without tearing the house down, but there might be a call to let Arshdeep play this match and try to earn a starting spot. He has a lot to offer in every phase of the game, and at 26-years-old, is surely also the age profile you want more and more game time to go towards.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: India are and always have been a phenomenal chasing side, especially in the Rohit-Kohli era. With two out of two successful chases, the batting firing, Gambhir might now want to focus on making sure setting targets is something the team is prepared for. Memories of batting first at this stadium aren’t great for India — but objectively, this was an elite bat-first unit in the World Cup as well. Just a matter of clicking back into that sort of gear.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Unsurprisingly, no rain on the forecast for this match, with the weather having held up pretty well through England’s entire tour. Of course, there was the strange and unpredictable delay due to a floodlights malfunction in Cuttack, but don’t expect that at the modern Narendra Modi Stadium, especially after Coldplay’s pyrotechnics a couple of weekends ago.

Temperature expected to peak at 30 degrees, before cooling off in the evening, with some slight haziness expected. Harry Brook and company might be hoping it remains slight, but all in all, a good day for cricket.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: As mentioned earlier in our blog, the strange tendency of the Indian lower-middle order to be dismissed cheaply has happened twice now. Although KL, Hardik, and Jadeja are more than classy enough to knuckle down and bat solidly when the going gets tough, Indian fans will be quietly, quietly concerned.

These aren’t alarm bells — wickets lost trying to wrap up a match that was already won quickly — but you do want these players to be middling the ball and feeling good heading into a tournament of must-win games.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: While this match is likely a chance for some final polish before the team jets off to the UAE, it is equally an opportunity for Gambhir to try out his reserve troops with the series sewn up. This could mean opportunities for Rishabh Pant or Washington Sundar, with Gambhir trying to get the combination just right. Does Pant fit in better as a number six than KL if Axar continues to be promoted? That might be the last question that needs answering.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Once is a surprise, twice is a trend. Axar Patel has entered a purple patch with the bat in hand, succeeding in the crucial number five spot after being promoted twice ahead of KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja. While his promotion has borne fruit, KL has been dismissed cheaply twice, which might entice Gambhir to give his wicketkeeper some time in the middle ahead of the CT.

But in the tournament itself, is the plan to keep Axar in that role, provide some left-handed batting to combat spinners turning it away from righties? A tactical tug-of-war to keep an eye on.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Kuldeep Yadav started the series as the incumbent strike spinner, even on return from injury layoff. Kuldeep’s form hasn’t been an issue, but Varun Chakravarthy has been red-hot with the ball in hand, just outfoxing England again and again and again over the last few weeks.

Heading into the Champions Trophy, Varun might well be India’s choice for lead spinner, now added to the squad himself. Tough break for Kuldeep, but India are spoilt for choice. Good position for the captain to be in, can’t go wrong will be the hope.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: One benefit of Jasprit Bumrah is that opposition batters don’t look to attack him in the powerplay. Salt and Duckett, however, have been happy to go after Shami and Harshit, neither of whom are natural new-ball bowlers and have struggled somewhat with control.

With Siraj also phased out from the ODI setup for an unexplained reason, new ball bowling could develop into a concern for India. One last chance for the pacers to get the hang of it heading into the tournament.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Surely there can be no worse feeling than taking a 3-0 series whitewash into a major tournament, and that is the fate England want to avoid. Getting a win under their belt will be crucial if they want some sort of morale boost.

In the previous match, the entirety of the top 6 made strong starts, but none were able to go on and have a massive score that could allow them to approach the 350+ mark that could make the chase tricky. That’s what will be demanded, especially of players such as Ben Duckett who played beautifully before losing his wicket cheaply.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli was out on the boundary practising his shots as he saw his old mate Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill smashing the England bowlers to a pulp in the first six overs of the Indian innings in Cuttack before a stadium light tower decided to take a break.

When his turn to bat came, however, Kohli couldn't quite enjoy the same success as Rohit at the other end, falling to Adil Rashid for just 5 runs. This was his ninth innings since that unbeaten century in Perth and Kohli's scores have read 7, 11, 3, 36, 5, 17, 6, 6 and 5.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: That century in Cuttack was Rohit's 32nd in ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar (49) and Virat Kohli (50) have more tons than him in the format. Rohit hit seven sixes on his way to a 90-ball 119, which took his career tally to 338. He is the now the second-most prolific six-hitter in ODI history, surpassing Chris Gayle's 331 and only behind Shahid Afridi's 351.

This was also Rohit's 22nd ODI hundred since he turned 30, the most for any player. He has gone one ahead of Sri Lanka greats Tilakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya.

Just to give a perspective on how completely out of sync this innings is to his recent form, Rohit scored a total of just 166 runs across 16 INNINGS for India in the 2024/25 season.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: That is what Sanjay Manjrekar was wondering out loud on ESPNCricinfo after Rohit's majestic knock in Cuttack. He is almost 38 years old and being out there for 50 overs does no favours to anyone's body, let along that of a player approaching 40.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma was firing on all cylinders until the end of the T20 World Cup. He had adopted a devil-may-care approach in his batting in recent years and the ridiculous talent he possessed for slowing down time for himself while batting helped him play some of the most incredible innings ever seen in the format in the 2023 World Cup and the matches leading up to it. That continued in the T20 World Cup.

And then, it stopped. Rohit went through what is surely the most puzzling and brutal of downturns in form. He averaged just 10.93 in 15 Test innings of the 2024/25 season - he averaged less than 60 just once in the preceding four seasons.

That form seemed to seep into ODIs as well as he failed to score in the first match of this series. Then, he took the England bowlers for a merry ride in Cuttack and scored the kind of century that makes the opposition put up their hands in disbelief at the unfairness of it all.

Where did that come from all of a sudden? It is just as much a mystery as Rohit's alarming drop in form that preceded the knock.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: The last time England beat India in an ODI series at the latter's home was all the way back in 1984. Since then, India have been unbeaten in nine consecutive bilateral ODI series against England at home.

Only two teams have had longer unbeaten streaks against a team at home in men's ODIs - 11 each by England against Pakistan and India against Sri Lanka.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: He is undroppable now in Tests and T20Is but Yashasvi Jaiswal has no place for now in the Indian ODI team. India dropped the bombshell news yesterday of Jasprit Bumrah being ruled out but hidden within that press release was the development that Jaiswal has been relegated to a non-travelling reserve, with the red-hot Varun Chakravarthy being added instead.

One may say this is a blunder but with Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer locking out the top four, there really doesn't seem to be any option but to keep Jaiswal waiting for now.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: The following is exactly what the board said in a statement that it posted on X at the perfectly normal time of 11.26pm IST:

"Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement.

"Team India have also named Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad. The spinner will replace Yashasvi Jaiswal who was initially named in the provisional squad.

India’s squad for ICC Champions Trophy, 2025: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Non Travelling substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. The three players will travel to Dubai as and when required."

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Jasprit Bumrah is a blessing for Indian cricket. That blessing, however, comes with the curse of injuries. West Indies legend Michael Holding had told Bumrah himself on a tour of England about his concerns over how long his body will hold up due to that now-iconic run-up and bowling action of his. It was a back injury that kept Bumrah out of the 2022 T20 World Cup.

He returned better than ever, setting matches on fire across format and powering India to a T20 World Cup title and now, he is out of the Champions Trophy with a back injury yet again.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Bazball is all about fun and the joy of playing cricket. Regardless of the result. Lost the match? Doesn't matter, we had fun doing it. Or at least that's what it seems judging by how England are going about their ODI cricket under Brendon McCullum. Kevin Pietersen said that the England batter (except for Joe Root; because he is, well, Joe Root) don't seem to care to score more than about 60-70 runs in an innings.

What Ben Duckett said about the team's approach doesn't do much to brush away KP's concern. “Baz will never have a go at me for trying to hit a left-arm spinner for six over midwicket with a shot I play time and time again. As long as we are sticking to the options we practice, sticking to our strengths, there will be no complaints inside that dressing room.” Doesn't really sound like an environment that cares for concepts like responsibility and accountability.

India vs England LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: India were cruising to victory at 221/3 in the 34th over chasing a target of 250 in the first ODI. They did cruise to victory in the end but by then, the margin of victory suddenly reduced to four wickets. That's because they lost three wickets in four overs to go to a score of 235/6. In the second ODI, Rohit's whirlwind ton and his 136-run opening stand with Shubman Gill set India up for a big win despite chasing 305. Then came another late collapse and India's margin of victory was once again four wickets. It had led to Ravi Shastri on air questioning the positions of some of the middle order batters and the wisdom of leaving Rishabh Pant on the bench.

IND vs ENG LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Hello and welcome to another day of cricket! It's a sombre one, if you ask me, considering the news BCCI dropped last night about Jasprit Bumrah. But life must move on. That's the motto Team India would be eager to inculcate when they take on England in the final ODI of the series. It may be a dead rubber, with India having already won the series, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead, but there's nothing quite like heading into a big-match tournament on the back of a 3-0 sweep. With Bumrah officially gone, Team India is preparing for a life without him, and their final dress rehearsal before the Champions Trophy today in Ahmedabad promises to answer a few lingering questions.