Duckett's century seals England's ODI series win over India

England secured a significant bilateral one-day international series victory over India, winning by 27 runs in a high-scoring encounter at Lord's on Sunday. This marks England's first series triumph against the world's number one ranked side since 2018.

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That's pretty cool to me. Very precious. But all that I'm really bothered about today is that we've beaten the best side in the world.

Opener Ben Duckett was the star of the show, laying the foundation for England's colossal total of 387-3 with a record-breaking 141 runs off 135 balls. This innings became the highest individual score in an ODI at Lord's, surpassing Viv Richards's 138 not out from the 1979 World Cup final. Duckett expressed his satisfaction, stating, "That's pretty cool to me. Very precious. But all that I'm really bothered about today is that we've beaten the best side in the world."

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We've probably had a fair few critics over the last 12 to 18 months and a lot of that has been rightly so at times but now we can build on this.

Duckett highlighted the team's resilience, adding, "We've probably had a fair few critics over the last 12 to 18 months and a lot of that has been rightly so at times but now we can build on this. We've shown what we're capable of, we are just trying to be as consistent with it as possible moving forward." He also commended the bowlers, noting, "The bowlers have been pretty good this series. With the bat, we've let ourselves down a little bit so it was really nice to put that performance together today."

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We've shown what we're capable of, we are just trying to be as consistent with it as possible moving forward.

Despite Rohit Sharma's spirited 138 from 110 balls, which underscored his continued value to the Indian side, England's bowlers held firm. Sam Curran was particularly effective, taking 4-75, and the daunting target proved too much for the tourists. India's attack, notably missing Jasprit Bumrah due to a knee injury, struggled, with Gurnoor Brar's 0-97 being the most expensive spell for India against England in an ODI. The loss of three wickets in quick succession to Curran effectively ended India's chase, despite contributions from Shubman Gill (77) and Virat Kohli (74).

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The bowlers have been pretty good this series. With the bat, we've let ourselves down a little bit so it was really nice to put that performance together today.