England vs India, 3rd ODI Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Pacer Reece Topley’s sensational spell of 6/24 helped the English side to bounce back in the ODI series as they defeated the Indian team by a margin of 100 runs in the second game. Topley registered the best bowling figures for England in the history of ODIs as he set the tone for the downfall of the visitors. With the series level at 1-1, the third and the deciding contest takes place on July 17 at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Yuzvendra Chahal had a memorable outing at Lord’s as he scripted the best performance by an Indian at the venue in the format. The legspinner delivered a spell of 4/47 in ten overs, which included the crucial scalps of Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes. Except for Ravindra Jadeja, all the bowlers were amongst the wickets as they restricted the hosts to 246 all out.

The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who shared a century stand in the first ODI, got out for single-digit scores as the Indian batting line-up collapsed and got bowled out for just 146. Jos Buttler, England’s newly appointed white-ball skipper, would like to win the series after suffering a 1-2 loss in the T20Is.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 3^rd ODI between England and India:

Head-to-Head: England and India have met each other in 105 ODIs so far, with England winning 44 times and India 56. Two matches ended in a tie and three in no result. In England, both have clashed in 44 games, with the hosts winning 23 and India 17. One clash ended in a tie and three in no result.

7 – Jos Buttler (343) needs seven fours to reach 350 fours in ODIs.

5 – Hardik Pandya (95) is five fours away from reaching 100 fours in ODI cricket.

20 – Moeen Ali (1980) needs 20 runs to complete the landmark of 2000 runs in ODIs.

2 – Jonny Bairstow (398) requires two fours to get to 400 fours in ODI cricket.

53 – Shreyas Iyer (947) is 53 runs short of reaching 1000 runs in ODI cricket.

20 – Rohit Sharma (9359) needs 20 runs to surpass Mohammad Azharuddin (9378) and become the sixth highest run-getter for India in ODIs.

29 – Joe Root (17,471) is 29 runs away from completing 17,500 runs across formats.

10 – Rohit (1490) is ten fours away from reaching 1500 fours in international cricket.

5 – Axar Patel (45) requires five wickets to get to 50 wickets in ODIs.

60 – Ravindra Jadeja (2440) needs 60 runs to get to 2500 runs in the 50-overs format.

9 – Root (491) needs nine fours to reach 500 fours in one-day internationals.

2 – Ben Stokes (48) is two grabs away from completing 50 catches in the 50-overs format.