England chased down its highest ever Twenty20 target to level the series against India with a six-wicket win in Mumbai.
Captain Eoin Morgan (49 not out) proved a calm hand to have at the death when, requiring three runs off the final delivery and waiting for India's lenghty field placements, he smashed a lofted straight drive into the crowd for six.
Morgan's unbeaten innings was backed up by South African-born Michael Lumb's 50, after the opener shared an 80-run stand with Adam Hales (42).
Yuvraj Singh (3 for 17) cleaned up England's top order, snaring Lumb, Hales and Luke Wright (5) to put the hosts in the ascendancy with England on 3 for 123 in the 15th over.
But Morgan's quickfire innings off just 26 balls turned the match England's way, meaning it ties the Twenty20 series after winning the four-match Test series 2-1.
Earlier, Virat Kohli set up a big India total with a quickfire 38, before Roshit Sharma (24), Suresh Raina (35 not out) and MS Dhoni (38) all contributed in brisk fashion.
Wickets fell at regular intervals but the English bowlers never constrained the run rate, with Wright (2 for 38) and Jade Dernbach (2 for 37) the pick of the tourists' attack.
Tags: twenty20, cricket, sport, india, england First posted December 23, 2012 09:59:52
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