India pacer Gurnoor Brar endured a tough match at Lord’s on Sunday as he posted the most expensive bowling figures in the history of ODIs at the venue in the decisive third match of the series against England. The right-arm seamer ended with 97 for 0 in 10 overs as England posted 387 for 3, breaking the record held by former India all-rounder Karsan Ghavri, who conceded 81 runs in 11 overs against England in 1975. Brar’s spell also entered India’s record books. His return is now the third most expensive spell by an Indian bowler in ODI cricket after 0/97 Bhuvneshwar Kumar1/106 against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in 2015 and 1/102 against Vinay Kumar against Australia at Bengaluru in 2013.Indian bowlers most expensive in ODIs1/106 (10) Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs SA Wankhede 20151/102 (9) Vinay Kumar vs Bangalore Australia 20130/97 (10) Gunur Bulla vs England Manager 20261/92 (10) Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Kanpur New Zealand 2017 England’s top star dominated an inexperienced Indian bowling match in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who was sidelined due to reactive swelling in his left knee after picking up a shock injury in the second ODI. Ben Duckett led England with an outstanding 141 while Jacob Bethell contributed 91 and the pair shared an opening partnership of 192 to set the stage for the total. Brar did not get any relief throughout his season as England’s batsmen continued to attack in the final overs. Joe Root had accelerated to an unbeaten 74 off just 49 balls Jos Buttler Not just 13 overs, but 41 were struck, taking the home team to 387 for 3, the highest ODI total for a home team. India’s pace attack has collectively struggled. Prasidh Krishna was 2 for 69, Arshdeep Singh took no wicket but conceded 72 runs and Prince Yadav took one wicket but conceded 79 runs. The four fast bowlers, who combined had only 51 ODI experiences, were unable to curb England’s aggressive batting. England’s 387 for 3 also surpassed their previous highest ODI total of 334 for 4 against India in 1975 at Lord’s, setting a new benchmark at the iconic venue. The outing marked a harsh learning experience for Brar, whose character became an unwelcome part of Lord’s and India’s ODI history.
