England slumped to a document T20 defeat as Abhishek Sharma’s scintillating century powered India to a 150-run win in Mumbai.
The 24-year-old opener blasted 135 from 54 balls – the very best rating by an Indian batter in a T20 worldwide – together with 13 sixes and 7 fours because the hosts reached 247-9.
Chasing a close to insurmountable goal, Jos Buttler’s aspect crumbled of their reply and had been skittled for simply 97 in 10.3 overs – a document defeat by margin of runs – as they misplaced the sequence 4-1.
Having been put into bat on floor on the Wankhede Stadium, India blew England away within the powerplay to achieve 95-1 after the primary six overs.
Abhishek introduced up his fifty from 17 balls, then powered on to achieve his century in 37 deliveries – the third quickest in a match between Check-playing nations.
He hit his thirteenth and last six, one other nationwide document, one ball earlier than he was lastly dismissed, caught on the duvet boundary by Jofra Archer off Adil Rashid.
Phil Salt did his finest to maintain England up with the required fee, hitting 55 from 23 on the prime of the order, however no different batter handed 10 in a dismal chase.
India seamer Mohammed Shami took 3-25, whereas Abhishek claimed 2-3 from his single over, eradicating each Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton.
Mark Wooden was the final batter to fall, caught behind on evaluation, with England ending their first white-ball sequence beneath coach Brendon McCullum with one among their heaviest defeats.