During the third and final ODI between India and England in Pune, Shardul Thakur once again sꦺhowcased his capability with the bat and played a much-needed cameo for his team.
Coming in to bat at No. 8, Shardul got off the mark with a six off England speedster Mark Wood. With all-rounder Krunal Pandya struggling for runs at the 🌌other end, Thakur went on to score a 21-ball 30 with the help of one four and three sixes.
In the 45th over of the match, Shardul even impressed the opposition all-rounder Ben Stokes with his clean hitting. It all happened after Shardul charged down the track to whack Stokes for a six over long-off, leading the southpaw to check Thakur’s bat.
Relive the moment here:
Just Stokesy things!
— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1)
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Stokes Checking Thakur's Bat after he hits a Six 🤣🤣
Lord Shardul Thakur 👑— Pranjal (@pranjal__one8)
After Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field, Eng𓆏lish bowlers bundled out ❀India for 329 in 48.2 overs. Despite losing wickets in clusters, the Men in Blue posted a competitive total on the board, thanks to quickfire half-centuries from Rishabh Pant (78), Shikhar Dhawan (67) and Hardik Pandya (64).
are all out with 329 on the board i💜n the series decider.
Scorecard –
— BCCI (@BCCI)
