LONDON (AP) — Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell shared a 192-run opening stand as England scored 387-3 and beat India by 27 runs in a high-scoring third ODI at Lord's on Sunday to win the cricket series 2-1.
England and India piled up a jumbo-sized 747 runs between them as the visitors' defiant chase finished on 360-7, with Rohit Sharma scoring 138.
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India's Virat Kohli, right, fails to stop a drive from England's Ben Duckett during the thirdthe third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India players stand for a minute of silence in tribute to late cricketer Garfield Sobers at the start of the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India's Virat Kohli during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India fans celebrate in the stands after Rohit Sharma reaches his century during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
England's Ben Duckett celebrates reaching his century during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Duckett scored 141 in 135 deliveries and Bethell almost a run-a-ball 91. Cricket website Cricinfo said it was the highest England partnership, for any wicket, against India in men’s one-day internationals.
Joe Root again impressed with a 48-ball 74 not out and Jos Buttler needed only 13 balls for his undefeated 41, with four fours and three sixes, as England amassed the highest ODI total at Lord’s.
India openers Sharma and captain Shubman Gill (77) put on 147 just before the halfway stage of the innings, but the run rate proved too tough a challenge despite Virat Kohli scoring 74 in 60 balls, including three sixes.
England had not previously beaten India in a bilateral ODI series since 2018. England lost the opener at Edgbaston but bounced back in Cardiff, with Root's unbeaten 99.
England also won an earlier T20 series between the teams, 4-0.
Sharma became the first India player to score an ODI hundred at Lord's in men's cricket — his 34th ton overall in the format — but he was bowled after England captain Harry Brook turned to Bethell to flip the momentum at 260-2 in the 39th over.
Sharma had strolled out amid speculation this could be his final match and a thick edge off Gus Atkinson was hardly a signal of intent, but the statement of consecutive fours off Josh Tongue followed before a trademark pull into the crowd welcomed Sam Curran.
Two wickets for Curran in the 44th over on his way to 4-75 made India's task even more difficult.
Brook’s team made it five wins out of six white-ball matches this summer and provided a boost to head coach Brendon McCullum, who lost his test job this month.
Duckett's 141 was a new highest ODI men’s score at Lord’s after West Indies cricket great Viv Richards’ 138 in 1975.
Root’s reverse sweep for four took him beyond his own past record of 309 runs without being dismissed in ODIs.
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India's Virat Kohli, right, fails to stop a drive from England's Ben Duckett during the thirdthe third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India players stand for a minute of silence in tribute to late cricketer Garfield Sobers at the start of the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India's Virat Kohli during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
India fans celebrate in the stands after Rohit Sharma reaches his century during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
England's Ben Duckett celebrates reaching his century during the third ODI between England and India, at Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
NEW DELHI (AP) — Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement clashed with police Monday as thousands tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation, while the government appeared to make its first outreach to the movement’s leaders.
Police fired tear gas and charged at protesters with batons after demonstrators tried to breach security barricades surrounding the protest site in central New Delhi, marking one of the most serious confrontations in the movement’s campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Despite the crackdown, many protesters continued marching toward Parliament in small groups.
Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das accused authorities of “brutally cracking down” on “peaceful protesters.” Delhi Police said the march had not been authorized and that restrictions were needed to maintain law and order around Parliament during the monsoon session, which began Monday.
The crowd at Jantar Mantar, a designated site for protests just a few kilometers (miles) from Parliament, included students, professionals and families with young children. As the day progressed, the gathering spilled beyond the protest site, with demonstrators filling surrounding streets and roads.
Many carried backpacks with water and food, expecting a long day. Others waved Indian flags as chants against the education minister and Modi rippled through the growing crowd.
The Cockroach Janta Party emerged in May, after the Supreme Court chief justice compared some unemployed young people to “cockroaches” during an unrelated hearing. Supporters embraced the remark, turning it into a satirical movement that has attracted millions of followers on social media.
The movement has gained momentum after repeated leaks of high-stakes entrance exams for medical colleges and government jobs sparked public anger. It drew wider attention after police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to the hospital on Saturday.
Protesters calling themselves “cockroaches” have camped at Jantar Mantar for the past month, with members of several student groups joining Wangchuk’s hunger strike. Thousands of supporters have also turned out at universities and rallies in other cities. They are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reforms to the examination system and compensation for the families of students who died by suicide following paper leaks.
Senior leaders in Modi’s government have taken a hard line against the movement. Pradhan has accused the protesters of acting against the nation, while other ministers have acknowledged students’ concerns but insisted there is no need for talks or negotiations with the movement.
Though that appeared to shift Monday, when representatives of the movement held talks with Health Minister J.P. Nadda. It was the first apparent sign of government outreach to protest leaders, who sought to bring their demands directly to lawmakers, prompting authorities to tighten security around the complex.
CJP spokesperson Das, who met Nadda, said he presented the protesters’ demands, including the immediate resignation or removal of the education minister.
Separately, activist Wangchuk appealed for permission to temporarily leave the hospital and join the march.
In a handwritten note, he also said he would end his nearly three-week hunger strike only if the government took responsibility for failures in the education system and exam paper leaks, or if protesters were allowed to reach Parliament and lawmakers pledged to raise the issues in both Houses.
The protests have become a rare public challenge to Modi’s Hindu nationalist government in its third term, drawing support from opposition parties, rights activists and some Bollywood celebrities. Protesters say space for dissent has shrunk under Modi, whose government has been criticized for suppressing public protests by jailing activists and, in some cases, using forceful police crackdowns.
Jyoti Rajput, a yoga teacher, said she joined the protests because “this rotten system refuses to take action.”
“It cannot see the pain of students, and that’s why so many people have joined this movement,” she said.
For many others the campaign has expanded into a broader protest over government accountability. Some said they were driven by frustration with what they see as a lack of transparency and responsiveness from elected leaders.
Sneha Eppili, a 26-year-old protester, said she joined the demonstration because she believes the government has a responsibility to answer their questions.
“I voted for this government, so I think it’s accountable to answer our questions. That’s the basic human right that I deserve,” she said.
Security officers use tear gas shell to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Shekhar Yadav)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Shekhar Yadav)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Shekhar Yadav)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party push against a barricade as they attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Shekhar Yadav)
Police officers stand guard at a protest site ahead of a planned march to India's Parliament by supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of India's education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party gather to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party arrive as they gather to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
