Ian Bell smashed a fine unbeaten century to guide England to victory over India who had already won the five-match One-day International series here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium on Sunday.

Bell remained not out on 113 as England completed their chase on a seven-wicket win note with 16 balls remainingEngland winning the toss put India into bat and dismissed them for a modest 226.Then they relied on Bell’s third ODI hundred to win the fifth and final ODI at the picturesque HPCA which hosted its first international match.

Earlier, Indian batsmen failed to make a big score except Suresh Raina who batting under pressure made an impressive 83 with eight fours and two sixes.
Besides him, allrounder Ravindra Jadeja (39) and tail-ender Bhuvneshwar Kumar (31) made significant contributions for India.For England, pace bowler Tim Bresnan captured four wickets while other pacer Steven Finn and off-spinner James Tredwell claimed two wickets each.