London (AFP) – Ben Duckett's record-breaking 141 paved the way for England's 27-run victory over India in the third one-day international at Lord's on Sunday as the hosts won the three-match series in blistering style.
Issued on: 19/07/2026 - 21:20
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England's Ben Duckett goes on the attack during his century in the third ODI against India at Lord's © Glyn KIRK / AFP
The opener's innings was the highest individual score in any men's ODI at Lord's beating West Indies great Vivian Richards's 138 in the 1979 World Cup final against England.On a day when the teams wore black armbands in memory of West Indies legend Garry Sobers -- who died aged 89 earlier this week -- both sides produced an array of attacking shots worthy of arguably cricket's greatest all-rounder.England's 50-over total of 387-3 was the highest in an ODI at Lord's, surpassing their 334-4 against India in 60 overs back in the inaugural 1975 World Cup.Duckett shared an opening partnership of 192 with Jacob Bethell (91), topping the 186 shared by Eoin Morgan and Joe Root at Headingley in 2018 as England's highest for any wicket against India in ODI cricket.England scored 82 runs in the last five overs as Joe Root and Jos Buttler followed Duckett and Bethell to demolish India's wayward attack.Root's 74 not out was also his third unbeaten half-century of this series following his 76 not out in India's six-wicket win in Birmingham and 99 not out in England's four-wicket success in Cardiff. Buttler, meanwhile, faced just 13 balls in his astonishing 41 not out.Sublime SharmaIndia had a chance of chasing down a huge target of 388 while opener Rohit Sharma was making a sublime 138 -- the first ODI century by an Indian batsman at Lord's.He shared stands of 147 with skipper Shubman Gill (77) and 113 with fellow veteran batsman Virat Kohli (74).
