Waikato Times

Sharma sinks England

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Opener Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 100 as India beat England by seven wickets in the third Twenty20 internatio­nal yesterday to clinch the three-match series 2-1. India reached

201-3 with eight balls to spare in reply to England’s 198-9 at the County Ground in Bristol. Virat Kohli scored 43 before he was caught and bowled by Chris Jordan, and Hardik Pandya (33 not out) shared an unbeaten 50-run partnershi­p with Sharma. Pandya hit the winning runs with a six over the long-on boundary. Earlier, Jason Roy blasted

67 runs off 31 deliveries, for England.

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