Abhishek Sharma smashed a scintillating century as India thrashed England by 150 runs within the fifth T20 in Mumbai to seal a 4-1 sequence win.
The 24-year-old opener blasted 135 from 54 balls – the best rating by an Indian batter in a T20 worldwide – together with 13 sixes and 7 fours because the hosts reached 247-9.
Chasing a close to insurmountable goal, Jos Buttler’s facet crumbled of their reply and have been skittled for 97 in 10.3 overs to undergo a document defeat by margin of runs.
Having been put into bat on a superb floor on the Wankhede Stadium, India blew England away within the powerplay – reaching 95-1 after the primary six overs.
Abhishek reached his fifty from 17 balls, then powered on to achieve his century in 37 deliveries – the third quickest in a match between Check-playing nations.
He hit his thirteenth and remaining six, one other nationwide document, one ball earlier than he was lastly dismissed, caught on the duvet boundary by Jofra Archer off Adil Rashid.
Phil Salt did his finest to maintain England up with the required fee, hitting 55 from 23 on the prime of the order, however no different batter handed 10 in a dismal chase.
India seamer Mohammed Shami took 3-25, whereas Abhishek claimed 2-3 from his single over, eradicating each Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton.
Mark Wooden was the final batter to fall, caught behind on evaluate, with England ending their first white-ball sequence below coach Brendon McCullum with one in every of their heaviest defeats.
