Pacer Shardul Thakur took his second consecutive three-wicket haul while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a miserly spell, taking two wickets, after captain Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 80, to help India beat England in the fifth and final T20 International by 36 runs, and win the series 3-2 here on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma, who smashed 64 off 34 balls (4x4s, 5x6s), was the other star for India while Dawid Malan’s 46-ball 68 and Jos Buttler’s 34-ball 52 went in vain in the floodlit game played without spectators due to Covid-19.
Bhuvneshwar was adjudged the Man of the Match while Kohli, who aggregated 231 runs in five matches at an average of 115.50 and at a strike rate of 147.13, was adjudged the Man of the Series.
Team India lifts trophy after clinching T20I series against England (Source: Twitter)
Indian batsman SuryaKumar Yadav plays a paddle sweep during 5thT20I (Source: Twitter)
India skipper Virat Kohli plays a hook shot during 5th T20I (Source: Twitter)
England pacer Chris Jordan's superb fielding effort to deny Suryakumar Yadav a six in fifth T20I (Source: Twitter)
Rishabh Pant plays a shot off Jofra Archer's delivery during 1st T20I (Source: Twitter)