Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya carried India to a five-wicket victory over England in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford.
Pant made a wonderful unbeaten century, while Hardik’s 71 came after he took 4-24 with the ball, as the tourists claimed a 2-1 series win in sweltering conditions in Manchester.
Chasing 260, India were reduced to 72-4, only for Pant and Hardik to share a stand of 133.
Pant could have been stumped on 18, while Craig Overton misjudged a chance to catch Hardik when he had only six.
Though Hardik was out with 55 still needed, Pant went on to complete his maiden ODI century and hit the winning runs with 47 balls to spare to end 125 not out.
Hardik’s effort with the ball was earlier the primary reason why England were bowled out for 259, despite 60 from captain Jos Buttler.
Buttler suffers a defeat in his first ODI series since replacing Eoin Morgan as skipper, the scoreline replicating India’s success in the T20s.
England move on to a three-match one-day contest against South Africa, which begins on Tuesday at Chester-le-Street.
