India defeated England by 36 runs in the fifth Twenty20 International to claim the series 3-2 in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Rohit Sharma's blistering 64 off just 34 balls laid the foundation for India's massive total of 224 for two. Skipper Virat Kohli contributed an unbeaten 80 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 off 17 balls before Chris Jordan's stunning piece of fielding resulted in his dismissal off Adil Rashid. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 39. India struck early with Bhivneshwar Kumar dismissing dangerous Jason Roy for a duck and kept consistent pressure on England. Dawid Malan (68) and Jos Buttler (52) scored half-centuries but the required run-rate kept mounting. They managed 188 for 8 for in their 20 overs. Two teams will now engage in a three-match ODI series, starting with the first one on Tuesday. All matches will be played in Pune, without fans, of course! By the way, India also won the preceding Test series. Catch highlights here:
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10:59 PM IST: RESULT! India beat England by 36 runs in fifth Twenty20 to claim series 3-2.
Brief Scores:
India: 224 for 2 in 20 overs. (Virat Kohli 80 not out, Rohit Sharma 64; Ben Stokes 1/26, Adil Rashid 1/31).
England: 188 for 8 in 20 overs (Dawid Malan 68, Jos Buttler 52; Shardul Thakur 3/45, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/15).
9:03 PM IST: Invited to bat, India posted 224 for two against England. Rohit Sharma's blistering 64 off just 34 balls laid the foundation for India's huge total. Sipper Virat Kohli contributed an unbeaten 80 while Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 off 17 balls before Chris Jordan's stunning piece of fielding resulted in his dismissal off Adil Rashid. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on 39.
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Brief Scores:
India Innings: 224 for 2 in 20 overs. (Virat Kohli 80 not out, Rohit Sharma 64; Ben Stokes 1/26, Adil Rashid 1/31).
6:38 PM IST: Virat Kohli will open for India, along with Rohit Sharma. KL Rahul out, T Natarajan in for him as India target better balance. England are unchanged.
Here are the playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, T Natarajan.
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
6:32 PM IST: "Heads again," said match referee Javvgal Srinath and England win the toss. They bowl first.
