India Record Historic Series Win in England

Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck twice in the same over to remove England openers Hales and Cook. (All images from AP & AFP)

Already under fire over his ODI captaincy, Cook had to walk back after scoring a mere 9 in an ODI England needed to win to stay in the series.

Ballance, who was in top form during the Test series, failed to make an impact in the Birmingham ODI on Tuesday, falling cheaply for seven.

Joe Root steadied England with a gutsy knock after three early losses had pinned the hosts down.

Root found an able partner in Eoin Morgan, who also dug in deep to rescue England after India's seamers had struck in rapid succession.

Ravindra Jadeja broke a dangerous stand between Root and Morgan, when he removed the latter for 32 as England slipped to 103/4.

Suresh Raina played his part, removing Root for 44 as India continued to chip away.

India's fielding continued to be outstanding today. Chris Woakes was run out as England were left in shambles.

Playing his first match of the series and the fourth ODI of his career, Moeen Ali came out all guns blazing, smashing an aggressive 67 to give England's score a sense of respectability.

Jadeja struck again to finish with figures of 2/40. He was India's best spinner on show Tuesday.

Ajinkya Rahane was in fine form again and after a watchful start, decided to take on James Anderson, England's premier fast bowler.

Shikhar Dhawan was in great touch too, breaking a run of poor scores to hit some nicely timed shots as India chased a modest 207 to win.

Alastair Cook was lost for ideas and had no clue how to stop the rampaging Indian opening pair.

Rahane went on to score a half-century, after missing out in the previous two games.

Dhawan and Rahane were relentless and kept adding to England's agony as India seemed to chase down 207 without breaking a sweat.

England had absolutely no answers as Dhawan and Rahane went from strength to strength as the pair established India's highest opening stand vs England in England.

India's fans had a great time, first cheering for an exceptional bowling performance and then a sensational batting performance by Rahane and Dhawan.

Rahane played some clever shots to frustrate England, who were completely outplayed by India.

Ajinkya Rahane acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after reaching his maiden ODI hundred.

Virat Kohli is ectstatic after India sealed the series with a performance showing on Tuesday.