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England 260 for 2 (Root 100*, Morgan 88*) beat India 256 for 8 (Kohli 71, Dhawan 44, Willey 3-40, Rashid 3-49) by eight wickets
Leeds: England won a one-day international cricket series against India for the first time since 2011 after coasting to an impressive eight-wicket win at Headingley on Tuesday.
After containing India to 256-8, England's Joe Root and captain Eoin Morgan combined for an unbeaten 186 runs to win with 33 balls to spare and clinch the three-match series 2-1.
First drop Joe Root struck a blistering century while skipper Eoin Morgan well-supported him with a fifty as England thrashed India by eight wickets in the third and final ODI to clinch the three-match series 2-1 here at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Chasing a respectable target of 257 runs to win, England made a slow start to their innings as they lost openers James Vince and Jonny Bairstow lowly for 27 and 30 runs respectively.
However, Root steadied his side's innings as he not only notched a spectacular 100-run knock off 120 balls but also shared a match-winning 180-run stand for the third wicket with Morgan to help England chase down the target with 33 balls to spare.
Besides Shardul Thakur, none of the Indian bowlers was able to contribute with any wicket.
Earlier, England had won the toss and asked India to bat first. After losing opener Rohit Sharma for merely two runs, his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan (44) and skipper Virat Kohli (71) stitched a crucial 71-run partnership for the second wicket to steady the visiting side's innings.
Suresh Raina departed in the same 31st over, edging to Root at leg slip on 1. India was 158-5.
Subsequently, former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (42), Hardik Pandya (21), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (21) and Shardul Thakur (unbeaten at 22) also made some contributions with the bat as India posted a score of 256 for eight.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given out in the next over but reprieved on video review. He tried to corral the tail and led India past 200, but another four overs passed without a boundary and Dhoni was out in the 46th, edging David Willey behind on 42 off 66 balls.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was out on the last ball, giving Willey a third wicket.
For England, David Willey and Adil Rashid bagged three wickets each while Mark Wood also chipped in with a wicket. Rashid was adjudged "Player of the Match" for his brilliant contribution with the ball, while Root was named "Player of the Series".
