India beat England by 95-runs in the fifth One-Day International in Kolkata,thanks to spinners Ravi Jadeja who took four wickets and Ashwin took three.
Earlier,Mahendra Singh Dhoni hammered belligerent 75 not out,hitting three fours and four sixes.England has not been able to dismiss him once from the last six matches.Ajinkya Rahane (42), Gautam Gambhir (38), Manoj Tiwary (24) and Suresh Raina (38) all contributed well.India made 271 for 8.
Samit Patel took three wickets for 57 by dismissing Jadeja, Kumar and Ashwin.
From England,openers Alastair Cook (60) and Kieswetter (63) were the top scorers.Cook hit eight fours while Kieswetter hit nine fours and one six.Other English batsmen could not contribute much with a bat.
World champions India moved to third place in the ICC ODI rankings.
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