{"success":true,"data":{"id":"f8c16cce-c162-4f86-a4a0-abed9084a1d2","title":"Brilliant Ben Duckett century leads record-breaking England to ODI series triumph over India","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the si...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n# Brilliant Ben Duckett century leads record-breaking England to ODI series triumph over India\n\n## Duckett smashed a sublime 141 as England made a record ODI total of 387 at Lord’s before holding off a valiant Indian chase\n\n[George Sessions](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/george-sessions)Sunday 19 July 2026 20:17 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n*   Bookmark  \n*   [Comments](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-odi-result-ben-duckett-b3017766.html#comments-area)Go to comments  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\nopen image in gallery\n\nBen Duckett led England to victory over India(Getty)\n\n### Your support helps us to tell the story\n\nFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\n[England](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/england-cricket) held their nerve after [Ben Duckett](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ben-duckett)’s masterful 141 inspired a first ODI series win over [India](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/india-cricket)since 2018 with a thrilling 27-run victory in a dramatic Lord’s finale.\n\n[Joe Root’s unbeaten 99 in Cardiff](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-joe-root-odi-virat-kohli-b3016469.html \"Joe Root stranded on 99 but England level ODI series with win over India\")on Thursday set up a winner-takes-all contest at the home of cricket and England were halfway there when Duckett’s magnificent century was the bedrock of a record-breaking total of 387-3.\n\nThe best ever List A score at Lord’s was helped by 91 from new ODI opener [Jacob Bethell](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jacob-bethell), who almost marked Friday’s [death of mentor Sir Garfield Sobers](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/garry-sobers-death-tributes-geoffrey-boycott-b3017113.html \"Geoffrey Boycott leads tributes to Garfield Sobers after death: ‘Once in a lifetime’\") with a century, before Root’s latest fifty was backed up by Jos Buttler’s blistering 13-ball innings of 41.\n\n[Rohit Sharma](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/rohit-sharma) had other ideas and put retirement rumours to bed with an equally stunning 138 to become the first India player to score an ODI hundred at the historic venue, but he was bowled after captain [Harry Brook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/harry-brook) turned to Bethell to flip the momentum at 260-2.\n\n[Virat Kohli](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/virat-kohli) had already picked up the baton after Shubman Gill’s 77 and scored 50 on what may be his final innings in England, but two wickets for Sam Curran in the 44th over on his way to 4-75 further turned the screw.\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-odi-result-ben-duckett-b3017766.html)[Experience the World with Turkish Airlines Offers Turkish Airlines | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-odi-result-ben-duckett-b3017766.html \"Experience the World with Turkish Airlines Offers\")\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://topgadgetlife.com/products/%F0%9F%A6%A9bird-shaped-solar-stump-light)[Turn Your Garden into a Fairytale at Night with This Cute Bird TopGadgetlife | 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ultimate tribute to family friend Sobers, who provided a reference which got the Barbados-born left-hander a scholarship into Rugby School in Warwickshire.\n\nThe first of 13 Bethell boundaries was an inside edge off Prasidh Krishna, but he settled into his groove with an early exquisite drive for four.\n\nBethell survived a run-out chance on 25 but Prince Yadav’s next delivery was pulled over deep square leg for six.\n\nTwo more exceptional drives for four were followed by Bethell’s 51-ball fifty via a top edge, which also brought up the hundred partnership in 15.3 overs with Duckett, who had played in a composed fashion.\n\nDuckett reached his own half-century with a cut for four before all eyes were on Bethell but he picked out Sharma and had to drag himself off nine short of three figures.\n\nJacob Bethell impressed but fell just short of a century(Getty)\n\nA partnership of 192 still represented an ODI best for England against India and back-to-back fours off Arshdeep Singh moved Duckett closer to raising his bat.\n\nDuckett had survived a DRS review on 67 off Axar Patel and brought up a fourth ODI international hundred when he pulled Gurnoor Brar to the boundary during the 36th over.\n\nAfter Duckett required 108 balls for his milestone, three fours off Brar’s next over took England beyond the 250-mark before KL Rahul carried across the boundary rope for six, but Yadav’s slower ball finally accounted for the Nottinghamshire opener.\n\nDuckett walked off for 141, a new highest ODI men’s score at Lord’s after Viv Richards’ 138 in 1975 before Root and Buttler produced late fireworks.\n\nRoot’s reverse sweep for four off Patel took him beyond his own past record of 309 runs without being dismissed in ODIs and he finished 74 not out, but largely played second fiddle to Buttler.\n\nJoe Root combined with Jos Buttler for late fireworks(PA)\n\nButtler heaved Brar over long-on for six during a 23-run over which was followed by two more maximums back past Krishna, which took England to 387-3.\n\nSharma strolled out amid speculation this could be his final match and a thick edge off Gus Atkinson was hardly a signal of intent, but the statement of consecutive fours off Josh Tongue followed before a trademark pull into the crowd welcomed Curran.\n\nGill beat Sharma to fifty but cramp struck like at Edgbaston and he was pinned in front lbw for 77 off Adil Rashid.\n\nWith India on 147-1 off 25.1 overs, Kohli’s entrance sparked enormous noise and the decibel level increased when Sharma reached three figures.\n\nBack-to-back sixes off Tongue took Sharma into the nineties and a slog-swept over deep midwicket from Rashid earned a richly deserved century.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-odi-result-ben-duckett-b3017766.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-india-odi-result-ben-duckett-b3017766.html","author":"George Sessions","author_name":"George Sessions","published_at":"2026-07-19T19:17:40.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-19T19:17:40.000Z","image_url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/07/19/19/2286743718..","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":6,"word_count":1085,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot","language":null}}