England capitulated to a 150-run defeat as Abhishek Sharma’s masterful 135 off 54 deliveries inspired India to a 4-1 series victory in the fifth and final T20 in Mumbai.
Put in to bat after England won the toss, Abhishek hit 13 sixes and seven fours en route to recording the second-fastest T20 hundred by an Indian as England were set 248 for victory.
Phil Salt offered brief resistance, hitting the fastest T20 half-century of an English batter against India, but his dismissal for 55 in the eighth over spelled the end of England’s hopes.
England lost a wicket from the first ball of the third, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th overs, with Jacob Bethell (10) the only other player to reach double figures as India wrapped up their innings with almost nine-and-half-overs to spare.
England must dust themselves down from their heaviest-ever T20 defeat, with a three-match ODI series against India due to get underway in Nagpur on Thursday.
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England in India – results and fixtures
All times UK and Ireland
- First ODI: Thursday February 6 (8am) – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Second ODI: Sunday February 9 (8am) – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday February 12 (8am) – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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