By India Is Now At Number Three On ICC Men’s Ranking: In the third and last ODI match between England and India, India defeated the hosts by five wickets to win the ODI series. Let us tell you, and this match was played at Old Trafford, England. With this win, India has moved to the third position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, while the Pakistan team is at the fourth position.
The Indian team is at the third position with 109 points while Pakistan is 3 points short and is at the fourth position with 106 points. Full credit for this goes to Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya, who helped the team win with a crucial 133-run partnership against England.
India wraps up England tour well
Let us tell you, coming to bat first, New Zealand scored 259 runs in 50 overs for losing all wickets. For the hosts, skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 60 off 80 balls, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya took 4 for 24.
The Indian team had a very disappointing start, and their four wickets fell for just 72 runs. The host felt that they would win this match very easily. But Hardik and Rishabh did not let this happen. Both these players shared a 133-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Hardik Pandya scored 71 runs in this match, while wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten century of 125 runs in 113 balls. Reece Topley took three wickets for 35 runs for England. India won the three-match ODI series 2-1. India also won the T20 series before the ODI series.
Let us tell you, India has won the ODI series in England for the first time since 2014. Talking about the points table of the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, New Zealand is in the first position with 128 points, while England is in the second position with 121 points. India is the third, and Pakistan is the fourth. Australia is in fifth place with 101 points. On the other hand, South Africa is at the sixth position with 99 points.
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