IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI: Sam Curran was incredible, we are proud of him, says Jos Buttler

After suffering a seven-run defeat in the third and final ODI against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, England ODI captain Jose Butler on Sunday said that all-rounder Sam Curran played an incredible innings, but the credit goes to the hosts. To win the series. Curran played an unbeaten innings of 95 runs, but India won the third ODI by seven runs to win the three-match series 2–1. At one time, England were down and out at 200/7, but Curren changed the game with his superb batting. However, in the final over, T Natarajan defended 14 runs and the hosts won the series.

“A fantastic game, both sides made some mistakes, but also played some fantastic cricket as well. We saw an incredible knock from Curran almost to get us in line, but congratulations to India for the win. We did as a side. “I have learned a lot. Many people have seen standing up and taking the lead. The white ball leg was incredibly competitive,” Butler told host broadcaster Star Sports in a post-match presentation.

“These are situations that we will face in the future in the World Cup. It is a great experience for the youngsters to play top level games like India and they will be better cricketers for that. We did not bowl that well,” he said. At the top, easy boundaries were drawn, but it was pulled back by (Rishabh) Pant and (Hardik) Pandya. We didn’t have any major partnerships to take us to the line, ”he said.

Talking about the game and knock played by Karnan ahead, Butler said: “We have played excellent cricket for many years, talent is developing in white ball cricket and it creates competition in the team and makes us better Motivates to do. ” Batting deep as a side, this is one of our strengths, but Sam Curran did well to take responsibility and strike a lot and took a great character to play in such a way, I know he would be disappointed . Get us on line, but we are all very proud of him and his performance. “

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Earlier, India’s batting unit changed the approach in the third ODI and ensured that despite losing wickets at regular intervals, the hosts posted a total of 329.

Pant (78), Pandya (64), and Shikhar Dhawan (67) recorded more than fifty scores as India set a target of 330 for the visitors. The Virat Kohli-led team held England to 322/9 to win the match and the series.