India pacer Gurnoor Brar survived a tough outing at Lord’s on Sunday, registering the most expensive bowling figures by any bowler in ODI history at the venue during the series-decider in the third match against England. The right-arm seamer finished with figures of 0 for 97 from his 10 overs as England posted 387 for 3, surpassing the previously unwanted Lord’s 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 the Indian record books. His return of 0/97 is now the third most expensive spell by an Indian bowler in ODI cricket, behind only Bhuvneshwar Kumar1/106 against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in 2015 and Vinay Kumar’s 1/102 against Australia in Bengaluru in 2013.Most expensive figure by an Indian bowler in an ODI1/106 (10) Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs SA Wankhede 20151/102 (9) Vinay Kumar vs Aus Bengaluru 20130/97 (10) Gurnoor Brar vs Eng Lord’s 20261/92 (10) Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs NZ Kanpur 2017 The expensive spell came as England’s top order dominated an inexperienced Indian bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the game due to reactive swelling in his left knee following an impact injury sustained during the second ODI. Ben Duckett led England with an excellent 141, while Jacob Bethell contributed 91 as the pair stitched a commanding 192-run opening partnership that laid the platform for a big total. Brar found little relief throughout his spell as England’s batsmen continued to attack in the closing overs. Joe Root accelerated to an unbeaten 74 off just 49 balls earlier Jos Buttler struck 41 not out in just 13 deliveries, taking the hosts to 387 for 3, the highest ODI total recorded at Lord’s. India’s pace attack has struggled collectively. Prasidh Krishna returned figures of 2 for 69, Arshdeep Singh went wicketless while scoring 72 runs, and Prince Yadav claimed one wicket but leaked 79 runs. Together, the four fast bowlers, with a combined experience of 51 ODIs, were unable to contain England’s aggressive batting. England’s 387 for 3 also surpassed their own previous highest ODI total at Lord’s of 334 for 4 against India in 1975, setting a new benchmark at the iconic venue. For Brar, the outing marked a harsh learning experience, where his numbers became an unwanted part of Lord’s and Indian ODI history.