Shubman Gill hundred underlines another dominant show against England

AHMEDABAD: India came into this ODI series against England looking for some ideal preparation ahead of the Champions Trophy. The team will be pleased with the way things turned out.After winning the first two ODIs comfortably while chasing, India on Wednesday were put in to bat. They rose admirably to the task, putting on an imposing 356 before their bowlers throttled England in a big 142-run win.India’s big hero of the day was Shubman Gill, who has been in blazing form all series. Gill’s seventh ODI hundred (112 off 102 balls; 14×4, 3×6) was the cornerstone of India’s dominant batting display, with the likes of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer chipping in with useful half-centuries as well.England began the chase brightly and were 126/2 after 18 overs, but they eventually lost the plot to be all out for 214. By the first six overs, the England openers had galloped to 60. Ben Duckett (34 off 22b; 8×4) smashed Arshdeep Singh for four boundaries in an over before the left arm pacer had him caught at mid-off by captain Rohit Sharma in the seventh over. Twenty runs later, Duckett’s partner Phil Salt spooned a catch to Axar Patel at short third off another slower ball from Arshdeep to set England back.