India vs England ODI match 3 Report
Sun Jan 22, 2017 (50 ovs)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Time : 14:30 local (09:00 GMT)
Ben Stokes England

Ben Stokes quick 57* and 3 wickets powered England to their first win of tour in last ball finished match

Putting into bat first by India, England with top orders superb batting and middle and Stokes and Woakes' quick bating performances managed to put huge score of 321 runs in 50 overs. England got good start with JJ Roy and SW Billings initially. Both played sensible cricket and added 98 runs for the 1st wicket before SW Billings got out scoring 35 runs. JJ Roy also contributed quick 65 runs of 56 balls before left the field. JM Bairstow and skipper EJG Morgan came in middle and played good cricket in middle overs. Both made 56 abnd 43 runs respectively before lost their wickets. In later overs BA Stokes and CR Woakes played firing innings for England and managed to put good total of 321 runs in 50 overs. BA Stokes played well and contributed quick 57 of 39 balls. CR Woakes also made quick 34 of 19 balls. Hardik Pandya bowled well and picked up 3 important wickets. RA Jadeja also got 2 wickets. He removed both England opening batsmen.

Following huge target of 322 runs, India once again failed to get batter start and lost both opening batsmen early. AM Rahane 1 and KL Rahul gone for 11 runs. Skipper Kohli 55, v 45, HH Pandya 56 and KM Jadhav 90 played good innings for India but lost the match by just 5 runs in last ball finished match. Ben Stokes declared man of the match for his quick 57* runs and 3 wickets spending 63 runs. Kedar Jadhav declared man of the series for his good batting performances with 232 runs in 3 ODI matches.

Man of the match :- Ben Stokes (England)
Man of the Series :- KM Jadhav (India)
Series - India won the 3-match series 2-1
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