Abhishek Sharma's batting fireworks help India thrash England by 150 runs

MUMBAI: India won the fifth and final Twenty20 cricket match against England by 150 runs in Wankhede on Sunday. India scored 247 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, England were bowled out for 97 runs in 10.3 overs.

Batting prodigy Abhishek Sharma went trailblazing with an impressive 134 runs in 54 balls in the final match. The player hit 13 sixes and seven boundaries as India scored 247 for nine in the allotted overs.

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and sent India into bat. Malayali player Sanju Samson hit the first bowl of the innings to a six to kickstart a power-packed start for the team. Sanju scored 16 runs including two sixes in the first over bowled by Jofra Archer. But the Kerala batsman got his shot misplaced in the next over as he tried to loft the bowl to deep square. Sanju was dismissed for 16 runs.

After Sanju's dismissal, Abhishek took control of the innings while Tilak Verma offered him the needed support. Captain Suryakumar Yadav 2(3) was disappointed once again. Shivam Dubey scored 30 runs in 13 balls. Hardik Pandya 9(6) and Rinku Singh 9(6) failed to shine.

In reply, only England opener Phil Salt, who scored 55 runs in 23 balls, survived the threatening Indian bowling attack. Ben Duckett (0), Buttler (7), Harry Brook (2), Liam Livingstone (9), Jacob Bethell (10) and Brydon Carse (3) stumbled in front of the crease. Shami took three wickets while Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakraborty and Shivam Dubey took two wickets each to help India destroy the England batting lineup.