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India, led by Abhishek Sharma, defeats England by 150 runs and wins the T20I series 4-1.

Abhishek Sharma's brilliant century, followed by a team effort from the bowlers, helped India defeat England by 150 runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International to win the series 4-1 on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium here.

When asked to bat first, a highly motivated The hosts reached 247 for 9 thanks to Abhishek, who scored the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian batsman off 37 balls after hitting seven boundaries and 13 sixes on his way to 135 (54 balls).
The England hitters were then silenced by Indian bowlers Mohammed Shami (3/25), Varun Chakravarthy (2/25), Shivam Dube (2/11), and Abhishek Sharma (2/3), who dismissed them for 97 runs with 9.3 overs remaining.

Abhishek was just two balls away from becoming the fastest Indian to reach a T20I century, matching Rohit Sharma's record. In 2017, Rohit scored a century off 35 balls in a Twenty20 International match for India against Sri Lanka.