Reece Topley claims his maiden five-wicket haul as England beat India
Reece Topley claims England’s best EVER figures in ODI cricket of 6-24 as hosts defend 246 by skittling India to win by 100 runs at Lord’s and set up mouthwatering series decider at Old Trafford on Sunday
- Moeen Ali top scored for England with 47 as hosts were bowled out for 246
- Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets for India while Jasprit Bumrah impressed
- But Reece Topley and David Willey made light work of the visitors’ top order
- Former then came back to wrap up the tail and claim figures of six for 24
England set up a fascinating series decider on Sunday after beating India by 100 runs in the second ODI at Lord’s.
Jos Buttler’s men looked to be slightly under-par when they were bowled out for 246, with Moeen Ali top scoring with 47 and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal claiming four wickets.
But Reece Topley and David Willey were superb with the ball in reply and India never recovered as they were bowled out for 146, with the former claiming his best figures of six for 24.
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England set up a series decider on Sunday after beating India by 100 runs in the second ODI
Reece Topley took England’s best figures in ODI cricket and the best at Lord’s by a bowler of any nationality
Moeen Ali top scored for England with 47 but the hosts looked slightly under-par with 246
David Willey also hit some valuable runs after being dropped by Prasidh Krishna early on
Yuzvendra Chahal claimed four wickets in an impressive set of 10 overs from the leg-spinner
But Topley was on it from the word go and dismissed India captain Rohit Sharma (left) early
When Willey dismissed Virat Kohli (right) India were 31 for four and they never recovered
All-rounder Hardik Pandya (left) and Ravindra Jadeja (right) top scored with 29 for tourists
The day belonged to Topley, who claimed his five-fer by bowling Chahal before claiming a sixth
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