During the third ODI at Lord's in London on Sunday, July 19, 2026, Indian veteran Rohit Sharma demonstrated his signature form by executing his trademark pull shot. The moment occurred on the fifth ball of the eighth over when Sharma faced a back-of-a-length delivery from Josh Tongue. The ball lacked significant bounce, allowing Sharma to react quickly and send it over the backward square leg boundary for the first six of India's innings.
India entered the match facing a daunting target of 388 runs. Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill initially adopted a cautious approach, contributing 17 runs within the first five overs. The pair later accelerated their scoring rate during the latter half of the powerplay, bringing the team to 49/0 after 10 overs. At the 12-over mark, India reached 65/0, with Sharma unbeaten on 34 off 31 balls and Gill on 31 off 41 balls, requiring a further 323 runs to secure victory.
England had earlier elected to bat first, setting a massive total of 387/3. Openers Jacob Bethell and Ben Duckett established a strong foundation with a 192-run partnership off 181 balls. Prasidh Krishna claimed the first wicket in the 31st over, removing Bethell for 91 runs off 93 balls, an innings that included 11 fours and two sixes. Duckett continued to anchor the innings, eventually scoring 141 off 135 balls—the highest individual score in an ODI at Lord's—featuring 18 fours and a single six. Joe Root remained not out on 74 off 48 balls, while Jos Buttler contributed a rapid 41* off 13 balls, hitting four fours and three sixes to conclude the English innings.
