ENG vs IND | 'Match toh finish kar, then enjoy', Pandya's mantra to Pant during their stand in 3rd ODI

India, thanks to scintillating knocks by Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya, chased down 260 runs against England in the third and deciding One-Day International (ODI) in Manchester last evening.

The pair snitched a 133-run stand before Pandya fell for 71. Pant registered his maiden ODI ton and ensured India won the match and series.

Match toh close kar!: Pandya

According to Indian Express, Pandya said, “I was just repeating the same thing and even told him that I am repeating it too much! Let’s have a partnership, take the match as close as possible, and finish the match. If you then want to enjoy (Pandya smiles), enjoy (“phir tujhe enjoy karna hai to kar le”). Match toh close kar! (Finish the match first!)."

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The talent that he and I perhaps have … : Pandya

“The talent that he has and the talent that I perhaps have – there was no need to take any risks at that stage. Without any risks, we could score those runs as there were not many runs to get. The only way England could come back is if we lose back-to-back wickets.”

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