India beat England by 36 runs to clinch T20 series

Published: 10:43 PM, 20 Mar, 2021
Sports, Cricket
India beat England by 36 runs to clinch T20 series
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India hammered England by 36 runs in the deciding fifth match Saturday to clinch their Twenty20 series 3-2.

Chasing a mammoth 225 for victory, England managed just 188 for eight in 20 overs despite a 68 from Dawid Malan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned impressive figures of 2-15 in Ahmedabad.

Rohit Sharma (64) and skipper Virat Kohli (80 not out) set up the win with a blazing opening stand of 94 as India reached 224-2 to set a new best T20 score against England after being made to bat first.

The two teams will now play three one-day international in Pune on March 23, 26 and 28.

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