England overcome India in Lord's ODI, win series 2-1: Stats
What's the story
England's batting unit put on a ruthless display of stroke play, hammering India for a massive 387/3 in their 50 overs at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday. The innings was highlighted by Ben Duckett's explosive century, who scored an impressive 141 off just 135 balls. Jacob Bethell smashed 91 whereas Joe Root and Jos Buttler also shone. In response, India fell short by 27 runs (360/7). Rohit Sharma stood tall with 138 runs but it fell short.
Late surge
Summary of England's innings
Bethell and Duckett laid the foundation for England with a superb 192-run stand.
Bethell looked set for a century, but fell short by 9 runs. He was dismissed by pacer Prasidh Krishna in the 31st over.
Root walked in and added 101 runs for the 2nd wicket alongside Duckett.
After adding 31 runs alongside Harry Brook, the in-form Root played 2nd fiddle in 19-ball 63*-run stand added alongside Buttler.
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How did India's bowlers fare?
Arshdeep Singh clocked 0/72 from 10 overs. Krishna managed 2/69 from 10 overs (2 maidens). Prince Yadav recorded 1/79 from his 10 overs. Gurnoor Brar was abysmal. He conceded 97 runs from 10 overs. Axar Patel bowled 10 overs and managed 0/61.
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England record their highest total against India
England's 387/3 is their highest score against India in ODIs. England's previous best score was 366/8 in 2017, Cuttack. Meanwhile, England also recorded their 11th-highest score in ODI cricket. England's 387/3 is also the highest team total at Lord's in ODIs.
Duckett
Duckett surpasses 1,500 runs in ODIs
Duckett's 141 was laced with a six and 18 fours.
As per Cricinfo, Duckett smashed his fourth century in ODIs.
The left-handed batter, who made his ODI debut in 2016, scored two tons against Australia and one against Ireland. Seven of his 13 fifty-plus scores have come at home.
During the knock, Duckett raced past 1,500 ODI runs. From 37 matches, he has 1,529 runs at 42.47 (100s: 4, 50s: 9).
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Highest ever individual ODI score at Lord's
Duckett also smashed the highest-ever ODI score at Lord's. He surpassed Sir Vivian Richards, who slammed an unbeaten 138* in the 1979 World Cup final.
Jacob
Jacob Bethell slams his second ODI fifty against India
Bethell hit 11 fours and 2 sixes, scoring 91 off 93 balls.
Bethell smashed his sixth half-century in ODIs, including a 2nd against India.
The left-handed batter, who made his ODI debut in 2024, scored his only ton against South Africa.
Four of his seven 50-plus scores have come at home.
Bethell has amassed 712 ODI runs, averaging 33.90 from 24 matches.
Versus India, he has 160 runs from 4 matches (50s: 2).
Duo
Lord's ODI: Bethell, Duckett set this partnership record against India
Bethell and Duckett added 192 runs for the 1st wicket.
The stand became the highest-ever for England against India in ODIs, surpassing Eoin Morgan and Joe Root's previous record of 186* at Leeds in 2018.
Meanwhile, Duckett and Bethell's partnership was also England's first 100-plus-run opening stand in ODIs at Lord's since Andrew Strauss and Steven Davies's 113 against Pakistan in September 2010.
Joe
48th ODI fifty from Root's blade
Root's 74* came off 48 balls. He hit 9 fours.
With this knock, he raced to 7,826 runs from 192 matches (181 innings) at 51.15. He clocked his 48th ODI fifty (100s: 20).
Versus India, Root has bagged 1,100 runs from 28 matches at 55. Besides three tons, he now has 7 fifties, as per Cricinfo.
Numbers
Root attains these milestones
Root also went past 4,000 ODI runs at home. From 99 matches, Root owns 4,030 runs at 52.33.
He clocked his 24th fifty (100s: 10).
Another milestone Root attained was going past 9,000 runs in List A cricket.
The achievement came with his 35th run.
Playing his 230th game, he owns 9,039 runs at 48-plus. He smashed his 56th fifty (100s: 21).
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Root slams his sixth successive 50-plus score in ODIs
Root slammed his sixth successive 50-plus score in ODIs. Versus Sri Lanka, Root got scores worth 61, 75 and 111* in Colombo (RPS) in January 2026. And now in the ODI series against India, he hammered unbeaten scores worth 76, 99 and 74.
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Buttler shines with a 13-ball 41*
Buttler smashed 41* runs off 13 balls. He slammed 3 sixes and 4 fours. With this knock, veteran Buttler raced to 5,578 runs from 202 matches at 39 (174 innings). He has smoked 188 sixes and 449 fours.
Krishna
Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna completes 50 ODI wickets
Krishna got to 50 ODI wickets from 28 matches. He averages a neat 26.62 with three four-fers and a fifer under his belt.
As per Cricinfo, 13 of his 50 ODI scalps have come versus England from 9 matches at 36.3.
Krishna has collected 33 ODI wickets at home, averaging 21.48. He owns three four-fers and a fifer.
16 of his wickets have come in away ODIs (home of opposition) at 36.18 (4w: 1).
In one neutral venue match, he clocked 1/43.
Chase
How did India fare with the bat?
Chasing a target of 388, Rohit and skipper Shubman Gill added an opening stand worth 147.
After Gill's dismissal for 77, Virat Kohli joined Rohit, who got to his century in the 31st over.
After his ton, he continued to shine before perishing for 138 off 110 balls.
Kohli and Ishan Kishan then put on 44 runs before England hit back.
India lost wickets including that of Kohli.
Arshdeep and Brar's cameos toward the end saw India get to 360/7.
Gill
20th ODI fifty from Gill's blade
Gill smashed 77 runs off 84 balls. He hit 10 fours and a six.
Gill has racked up 3,379 runs from 67 ODIs at an average of 60.33. His tally includes a strike rate of over 100 (100.95).
He owns 9 tons and 20 half-centuries.
In 7 matches against England, Gill has scored 456 runs at an average of 76. He clocked his 4th ODI fifty against England (100s: 1), as per Cricinfo.
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Shubman Gill completes 1,000 away ODI runs
Gill completed 1,000 away ODI runs (home of opposition) during his knock of 77. Gill unlocked 1,000 runs in his 26th appearance overseas. He raced to 1,067 runs at 50.8. His tally includes eight 50-plus scores, including a ton.
Sharma
Rohit Sharma slams his 34th hundred in ODI cricket
Rohit scored 138 off 110 balls. He smashed 17 fours (6s: 5).
Playing his 288th ODI, Rohit raced to 11,859 runs at 48.95. He smashed his 34th ODI hundred (50s: 62).
Versus England, Rohit surpassed 1,000 ODI runs (1,021). He smashed his 4th century against England (50s: 4).
During the course of his knock, Rohit also surpassed 4,000 runs (4,080) in away ODIs (home of opposition).
He slammed his 12th away hundred (50s: 21).
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Rohit surpasses 1,500 ODI runs in England
As per Cricinfo, Rohit also went past 1,500 ODI runs in England (now 1,603). Playing his 30th match on English soil, Rohit averages 64.12. He clocked his 15th fifty-plus score in England (100s: 8, 50s: 7).
Lord's
1st Indian batter with an ODI hundred at Lord's
Rohit became the 1st Indian batter with an ODI hundred at Lord's.
Before this feat, Sourav Ganguly (90) was India's highest individual run-scorer.
Ganguly hit a 119-ball 90 versus England in 2004.
As per Cricbuzz, aged 39 years & 80 days, Rohit became the oldest batter to score an ODI century at Lord's and the oldest for India across all formats.
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38th hundred in List A cricket
Rohit also recorded his 38th hundred in List A cricket. Playing his 361st match (349 innings), he owns 14,292 runs at an average of close to 47. Besides 38 hundreds, the Hitman has smashed 75 fifties.
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3rd-fastest century at Lord's (by balls)
Rohit completed his century off 84 balls in the ongoing Lord's ODI.
As per Cricbuzz, it's the 3rd-fastest in terms of balls taken.
Fastest ODI 100s at Lord's (by balls)
61 J Buttler vs SL 2014
82 C Lloyd vs Aus 1975
84 Rohit Sharma vs Eng 2026
89 M Trescothick vs Ind 2002
Partnership records
Rohit attains these partnership records
Rohit and Kohli added 113 runs for the 2nd wicket.
As per Cricbuzz, Rohit is now involved in the 3rd-most 100-plus stands in ODIs (73). He added two century-plus stands in the 3rd ODI at Lord's.
Involved in most 100+ partnerships in ODIs
99 S Tendulkar
87 V Kohli
73 Rohit Sharma
72 R Ponting
Meanwhile, Rohit and Kohli added their 21st 100-plus stand in ODIs (2nd-highest).
Most 100+ partnerships in ODIs
26 Tendulkar - Ganguly
21 Rohit - Kohli
20 Dilshan - Sangakkara
Kohli
Kohli joins these names with 1,500 runs against England
Kohli managed a 60-ball 74. He smashed 3 sixes and four fours.
Playing his 41st ODI against England, Kohli surpassed 1,500 runs.
He has 1,541 runs at an average of 41.64, as per Cricinfo. His tally includes three tons and 12 half-centuries.
MS Dhoni (1,546) and Yuvraj Singh (1,523) are the other Indian batters in this club.
Overall, Kohli is now among the eight batters with 1,500-plus ODI runs against the Brits.
Sanga
Kohli equals Sangakkara in terms of this record against England
Kohli has tallied 15 50-plus ODI scores against England.
He equaled former Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara (15) in this regard.
Meanwhile, Kohli now owns 1,500-plus ODI runs against six nations.
Most of his runs have come versus Sri Lanka (2,652).
Kohli further has 2,525 runs versus Australia, 2,261 versus West Indies, 1, 897 runs versus New Zealand, and 1,806 against South Africa.
ODis
Kohli smashes his 79th fifty in ODIs
Coming to his overall ODI stats, Kohli has scored 14,941 runs across 314 matches at 58.49, the second-most in the format after Sachin Tendulkar (18,426).
Kohli is also the only player to have scored 50-plus centuries in the format (100s: 54, 50s: 79).
Across 36 matches in England, Kohli has scored over 1,493 runs at an average of 51.48 (100s: 1, 50s: 14).
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List A cricket: Kohli shines in his 350th outing
Kohli appeared in his 350th List A match (50 overs format). From 337 innings, he now owns 16,591 runs at an average of 57-plus. He slammed his 88th fifty in List A cricket (100s: 59).
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2nd ODI duck for Shreyas Iyer; Rahul and Kishan falter
Shreyas Iyer perished for a score of 0 off three balls. He recorded his 2nd duck in ODIs. KL Rahul and Kishan also perished for low scores. Kishan scored 14 runs off 12 balls whereas Rahul managed an 8-ball 12.
Curran
Curran leads the charge for England with 4 wickets
Curran was the pick of the England bowlers. He managed 4/75 from 10 overs.
With this effort, the left-arm pacer raced to 43 wickets from 44 matches at 40.11.
He picked his 2nd four-fer in ODIs (5w: 1).
Versus India, Curran has amassed 8 scalps from 6 matches at 36.37 (4w: 1).
Notably, he finished with six wickets in this 3-match series.
Curran also claimed his maiden four-fer in home ODIs (5w: 1).
Records
A look at the notable records made
England and India aggregated 747 runs in this match. It's the highest tally at Lord's, as per Cricbuzz.
India's 360/7 is their second-highest total in ODIs in England, only behind 373/6 against Sri Lanka in Taunton in 1999.
England won their first bilateral ODI series win against India or Australia since 2019 across seven series.
England posted the 4th-highest team total against India in ODIs.
England smashed 126 runs in the last 10 overs, which is the 3rd-most against India in overs 40-50.