Eng clinch series

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Eng clinch series
England beat India by eight wickets to win the third one-day international at Headingley on Tuesday as they claimed a 2-1 series win in a three-match contest.

England, set 257 to win, finished on 260 for two, with Test skipper Joe Root 100 not out on his Yorkshire home ground.

Together with England one-day captain Eoin Morgan (88 not out) he shared an unbroken third-wicket stand of 186.

Earlier 2019 World Cup hosts England, top of the ODI rankings to India's second, restricted the tourists to 256 for eight after Morgan won the toss.

India captain Virat Kohli top-scored with 71 as Yorkshire's David Willey and Adil Rashid took three wickets apiece.

SCORES IN BRIEF

India: 256 for 8 in 50 overs (Dhawan 44, Kohli 71, Karthik 21, Dhoni 42, Pandya 21, Kumar 21, Thakur 22 not out; Willey 3-40, Rashid 3-49)

England: 260 for 2 in 44.3 overs (Vince 27, Bairstow 30, Root not out 100, Morgan not out 88; Thakur 1-51)

Result: England won by eight wickets and clinched the 3-match series 2-1.
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