India deaf team win bilateral T20 series against England

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The Indian deaf cricket team defeated hosts England by six wickets in the seventh and final T20 to claim the series 5-2 in Leicester.

Electing to bowl, India restricted England to 164-4 and then chased down the target with four balls to spare, riding on half-centuries by Abhishek Singh (68) and Umar Ashraf (56).

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India did not have the best of starts to their chase, losing the first three wickets for only 46 runs. But Abhishek and Ashraf shared a 95-run partnership to rebuild the innings and took the side over the line.

Sai Akash bagged the Player of the Series honour.

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