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Two reasons for India's defeat: Gambhir's experiment backfired; this decision robbed them of a 'historic' victory.
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: Team India lost the ODI series decider at Lord's by 27 runs. England, batting first, scored 387 runs. In response, the Indian team could only manage 360 runs.
2 reasons for India's defeat in the third ODI
India's defeat at Lord's broke the hearts of 1.4 billion Indians. Everyone was praying for India's victory in this match, but they lost this crucial ODI series by 27 runs. In the third and decisive ODI match played on Sunday, England scored 387 runs after batting first. In response, the Indian team could only manage 360 runs. Although at one point in the match, India seemed to have the upper hand while chasing 388 runs, a decision was made that became the main reason for India's defeat.
This one decision ruined Rohit Sharma's historic innings.
Chasing a record target of 388, Team India got off to a flying start thanks to captain Shubman Gill and 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma. They added 147 runs for the first wicket in 24.2 overs. Captain Gill was dismissed for 77 off 84 balls, hitting 10 fours and a six. Rohit then shared a century partnership with Virat Kohli , playing their 400th match together. In this historic match, they shared a century partnership on their 21st over. India's second wicket fell in the 39th over at the score of 260. Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 138 off 110 balls, hitting 17 fours and five sixes. This was the first century by an Indian at Lord's.
After Rohit's dismissal, Shreyas Iyer wasn't sent in at number four. Ishan Kishan came in instead. He managed only 14 runs from 12 balls. Iyer had been playing at number four in ODIs for a long time, but he was played at this position in the second and third ODIs, and he failed in both. This experiment proved to be the biggest reason for India's defeat in the third ODI on Sunday.
Not feeding Kuldeep Yadav proved costly.
England, thanks to their spinners, restricted India to 388 runs. Even part-time spinner Jacob Bethell proved a tough challenge for the Indian batsmen. Meanwhile, the Indian team management did not include experienced spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing eleven for this crucial match. It would not be wrong to say that Kuldeep could have troubled the English batsmen with his spin.
