Rishabh Pant worked his way to a fine hundred (125 not out) to help India win the third and final ODI against England here on Sunday and with it, the series 2-1 after a five-wicket victory.

Earlier, it was an all-too-familiar display by the Indian top-order batters in the third and final ODI at Old Trafford on Sunday. The top three had perished to left-arm pacer Reece Topley and soon the reliable Suryakumar Yadav followed. Thus, a target of 260 that seemed achievable, at 72 for four had turned into a mountain to climb. It was a situation where the remaining batters had to bat sensibly and India found them in form of centurion Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya.