<p>India held their nerve in face of Sam Curran's resolve to beat England by seven runs in a dramatic third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-1 here on Sunday.</p>.<p>Put in to bat, India were all out for 329 in 48.2 overs with Shikhar Dhawan (67), Rishabh Pant (78) and Hardik Pandya (64) hitting half-centuries.</p>.<p>Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) India single-handedly kept England in the hunt as he shepherded number 10 Mark Wood (14) for a 60-run stand for the ninth wicket but in the end could not score 13 runs needed in the final over.</p>.<p>England ended at 322 for 9 in 50 overs.</p>.<p>India dropped at least four catches, including that of Curran, at crucial junctures as they were kept frustrated till the end.</p>.<p>The Indian innings was built on two big partnerships -- 103 for the opening wicket between Rohit Sharma (37) and Dhawan and 99 for the fifth wicket between Pant and Pandya.</p>.<p>Pant's sparkling knock came off 62 balls while Pandya needed 44 for his blistering innings but India lost their last four wickets for a mere eight runs.</p>.<p>Pant, during his career-best knock, plundered four maximums and five boundaries, while Pandya smashed five fours and four sixes.</p>.<p>For England, Mark Wood was the most successful bowler with figures of 3 for 34 while Adil Rashid took two wickets.</p>.<p>Chasing the target, England lost wickets at regular intervals and could not stitch any substantial partnership on a flat pitch before Curran's heroic effort.</p>.<p>Shardul Thakur returned with figures of 4/67 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar got three.</p>.<p>India had won the preceding four-match Test series 3-1 and the five-match T20 International contest 3-2.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p>.<p>India: 329 all out in 48.2 overs (Rishabh Pant 78, Shikhar Dhawan 67, Hardik Pandya 64; Mark Wood 3/34).</p>.<p>England: 322 for 9 in 50 overs (Sam Curran 95 not out; Shardul Thakur 4/67, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/42)</p>
<p>India held their nerve in face of Sam Curran's resolve to beat England by seven runs in a dramatic third and final ODI to clinch the series 2-1 here on Sunday.</p>.<p>Put in to bat, India were all out for 329 in 48.2 overs with Shikhar Dhawan (67), Rishabh Pant (78) and Hardik Pandya (64) hitting half-centuries.</p>.<p>Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) India single-handedly kept England in the hunt as he shepherded number 10 Mark Wood (14) for a 60-run stand for the ninth wicket but in the end could not score 13 runs needed in the final over.</p>.<p>England ended at 322 for 9 in 50 overs.</p>.<p>India dropped at least four catches, including that of Curran, at crucial junctures as they were kept frustrated till the end.</p>.<p>The Indian innings was built on two big partnerships -- 103 for the opening wicket between Rohit Sharma (37) and Dhawan and 99 for the fifth wicket between Pant and Pandya.</p>.<p>Pant's sparkling knock came off 62 balls while Pandya needed 44 for his blistering innings but India lost their last four wickets for a mere eight runs.</p>.<p>Pant, during his career-best knock, plundered four maximums and five boundaries, while Pandya smashed five fours and four sixes.</p>.<p>For England, Mark Wood was the most successful bowler with figures of 3 for 34 while Adil Rashid took two wickets.</p>.<p>Chasing the target, England lost wickets at regular intervals and could not stitch any substantial partnership on a flat pitch before Curran's heroic effort.</p>.<p>Shardul Thakur returned with figures of 4/67 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar got three.</p>.<p>India had won the preceding four-match Test series 3-1 and the five-match T20 International contest 3-2.</p>.<p><strong>Brief Scores:</strong></p>.<p>India: 329 all out in 48.2 overs (Rishabh Pant 78, Shikhar Dhawan 67, Hardik Pandya 64; Mark Wood 3/34).</p>.<p>England: 322 for 9 in 50 overs (Sam Curran 95 not out; Shardul Thakur 4/67, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/42)</p>