England vs India 2018, 3rd ODI: Player ratings

The England Cricket Team clinched the third match of the ODI series with a thumping eight-wicket victory over India at Headingley on Tuesday (July 17). It was an imperative effort from the hosts, who did everything right on the day.

Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bowl upfront. The Indians fell short with the bat, putting up a below-par total of 256-8 after the first innings. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root displayed immense class and pedigree in the chase, building an unbeaten stand of 186 runs for the third wicket.

The hosts have thus clinched the fifty-over series over India with a 2-1 margin. Let us take a look at individual player ratings for the third ODI:

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Player Ratings: England

Morgan and Root exuded class in the second innings of the game

James Vince: 4/10

The 27-year-old came into the English side as a replacement for the injured Jason Roy and played a decent knock of 27 runs at the top of the innings. He stitched a thumping partnership of 43 runs with Jonny Bairstow for the first wicket, setting the tone for a comfortable chase by the hosts.

Jonny Bairstow: 6/10

The right-handed batsman slammed the daylights out of the ball in the initial overs of the chase, peppering the Indian bowling attack with his swashbuckling batting. He played a cameo of 30 off 13 deliveries before falling to Shardul Thakur in the 10th over of the innings.

Joe Root: 9.5/10

The right-handed batsman is back in form and has made a statement with two back-to-back centuries in the series. He reached the three-figure mark off the last delivery of the match, becoming the first English batsman to score 13 centuries in the ODI format of the game.

Eoin Morgan: 10/10

The English skipper had a flawless day in the office in the third ODI. He won the toss, made the right decision, used his bowlers smartly, and batted beautifully to score an impeccable half-century on the day. He remained unbeaten at 88 off 108 deliveries, smashing nine fours and one six in this brilliant effort with the bat.

Ben Stokes: 3/10

The English all-rounder had a forgettable outing in the third ODI, as he was taken apart by the Indian batsman in first and last overs of his effort. In his quota of six overs, he gave away 43 runs and remained wicketless on the day.

Jos Buttler: 5/10

The right-hander did not have much to do on the day but was guilty of dropping a catch behind the wickets in the first innings.

Moeen Ali: 7/10

Both the English spinners put up inspired performances on the day, bowling with precision and persistence to trouble the star-studded Indian batting order. While Moeen Ali took a secondary role to Adil Rashid in the first innings, he maintained consistent pressure from one end. He could not scalp a wicket on the day, but impressed with his disciplined bowling in the game.

Adil Rashid: 10/10

The leg-spinner was adjudged the Man of the Match on the day, and rightly so. He bowled the ball of the series to dismiss Kohli in the first innings. He picked up a total of three wickets in his quota of ten overs, running through the Indian batting line-up with his sensational effort.

David Willey: 9/10

The seamer scalped three dismissals on the day and bowled brilliantly in the opening overs of the game. He took the crucial wicket of MS Dhoni in the 46th over of the first innings, thereby denying India a strong finish with the bat.

Liam Plunkett: 3/10

The 33-year-old could not replicate the effort of his seam-bowling colleagues in the third ODI, as he was slammed for 41 runs in the five overs that he bowled in the first innings. He was the most expensive English bowler on the day.

Mark Wood: 8/10

The seamer was exceptional on the day, terrorizing the Indian batting unit with his precision with the ball. He picked up one wicket and gave away just 30 runs in his quota of ten overs. The right-arm pacer bowled a top-notch maiden to Rohit Sharma in the opening over of the game.

Player Ratings: India

Kohli could only watch in frustration as the hosts scaled the Indian total with ease

Rohit Sharma: 1/10

The Indian opening batsman had a horrible day at the office, failing to read the swing deliveries from the English quicks at the top of the order. His stay at the crease was awkward, unconvincing, and painful to watch. Rohit Sharma could score just two runs off 18 deliveries on the day.

Shikhar Dhawan: 5/10

The left-handed batsman looked in sumptuous form and seemed set for a big knock on the day. Unfortunately, though, he was run-out for a well-made 44 in the 18th over of the day.

Virat Kohli: 6/10

The Indian skipper scored a vital half century but was bamboozled by a top delivery from Rashid, falling for an individual score of 71 off 72 deliveries. His captaincy seemed tepid in the second innings, as he failed to induce bowling changes that would've troubled the English batsman in the chase. His team selection was also not vindicated through the eventual result.

Dinesh Karthik: 4/10

The right-handed batsman came into the side in place of KL Rahul, who was dropped after scoring a duck in the previous game. Karthik looked solid in the middle and started off well despite playing his first international game since the final of the Nidahas Trophy. However, he was dismissed by the leg-spin of Rashid for a meager score of 21 off 22 deliveries.

Suresh Raina: 2/10

The CSK cricketer may have played in his last international match for India. He could score just one run with the willow and was ineffective with the ball in the second innings. He fielded well, as he always does, but could not make any significant contribution in the game.

MS Dhoni: 3/10

The former Indian captain got his eye into the middle and tried to play till the end of the innings to propel India to a total above 260. However, the right-hander was dismissed at the wrong moment, after scoring 42 off 66 deliveries for the visitors.

He had an uncharacteristically poor day behind the wicket, though, as he fell to a couple of misfields and even dropped a catch off Shardul Thakur's bowling. He managed to stump Joe Root in the 35th over of the game, but Yuzvendra Chahal had bowled a no-ball, nullifying the wicket-keeper's effort.

Hardik Pandya: 2/10

The Indian all-rounder could not bring his best to the table in the 3rd ODI, failing to create an impact in both the innings. He was expected to finish the Indian innings on the day but was dismissed for 21 in the 39th over of the game. He could not threaten the Englishmen with the ball as well.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 3/10

The seam-bowler, who was back into the side after a brief injury layoff, did not look at his hundred percent with the ball. He was pounded by the opening pair of Bairstow and Vince at the beginning of the chase, leaking runs galore. He added 21 valuable runs with the bat in the first innings though.

Shardul Thakur: 6/10

Thakur played a blistering cameo for India in the first innings, slamming 22 runs off just 13 deliveries. He claimed the very-important wicket of Bairstow early in the chase and was unlucky not to get a second scalp to his name, courtesy an uncharacteristic drop from Dhoni behind the stumps.

Kuldeep Yadav: 4/10

The ace in Kohli's bowling order could not win the hand in the game, as the pair of Morgan and Root handled Yadav with ease in their brilliant partnership. Yadav failed to impose his authority on the English pair and failed to come up with the goods on the day.

Yuzvendra Chahal: 4/10

The leg-spinner troubled the batsman in the second innings but had no wickets to show for his effort on the day. He could've dismissed Root later in the game but ended up overstepping at a crucial moment.