Axar Patel's big blunder on the field at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad led to the English batter Tom Banton getting a lifeline.
The right-handed batter Tom Banton received a surprise recall to the England team after the all-rounder Jacob Bethell picked up an injury. Banton seemed to have impressed England selectors with his recent heroics in the ILT20.
He scored 38 runs off 41 balls before being dismissed by left-arm wrist-spinnet Kuldeep Yadav in the 18th over. His innings was studded with 4 fours and 2 sixes.
On the last ball of the over, all-rounder Hardik Pandya bowled a slower ball to Banton, who defended it to point and took off for a single. His partner Joe Root was interested in a run, but suddenly hit the brakes and then Banton also hit his brakes before reversing.
The blunder made by the all-rounder allowed Banton to dive full length and escape the dismissal. Axar laughed in disgust after his mistake and Hardik Pandya was also seen smiling.
Watch: Axar Patel commits a huge blunder in the 3rd ODI
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What happened in the previous India vs England ODI?
After opting to bat first, England posted a good total of 304 runs on the board, thanks to Joe Root’s 69-run knock and Ben Duckett’s 65-run innings.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja (3/35) led the bowling attack and, he received great support from Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana and, Hardik Pandya - all of whom picked one wicket each.
A vintage Rohit was seen in Cuttack as he smashed 12 fours and 7 sixes, while Gill played a good supporting role.
Even after Virat Kohli’s early dismissal (5), India looked in full control of the match as the middle-order batters made solid contributions, and the home team finished the game with a boundary.
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