Joe Root struck an unbeaten century as England eased to an eight-wicket victory at Headingley to clinch their one-day series with India 2-1.
Root and Eoin Morgan's unbroken third-wicket stand of 186 gave England their first one-day international series victory over India since 2011 and a big boost ahead of next year's World Cup.
Root added to his Lord's century on Saturday as the top-ranked ODI side chased down 257 in what could be a dress rehearsal for the knock-out phase of the World Cup having initially restricted the tourists to 256 for eight.
Yorkshire duo David Willey and Adil Rashid claimed three wickets apiece on their home ground, with the latter providing the day's highlight from a viciously spinning delivery that bowled Virat Kohli to stun India's captain.
Faced with a clearly attainable target thanks to the bowlers' efforts, Root and Morgan operated with serenity by making respective unbeaten scores of 100 and 88 to see England to 260 for two with 33 balls remaining.
They were aided by the opening pair's rapid start too. Jonny Bairstow's 30 from 13 balls included seven fours and the recalled James Vince contributed 27 only to be run out in his first ODI appearance for almost two years.
Vince, in due to Jason Roy's injury, will have felt he missed his opportunity having been slow to respond to Root's call for a single and saw Mahendra Singh Dhoni's sharp reactions produce a run out that left England 74 for two.
Yet their efforts allowed Root and Morgan to be diligent against spin, with India's tricky left-armer Kuldeep Yadav nullified after taking nine wickets across the previous two games.
Root, voted player of the series by the written press, believes the 2-1 ODI series win under pressure at Headingley bodes well for the forthcoming Test series.
"It feels fantastic," Root said. "To come into a big series like this, it's a testament to the hard work the guys did when they set the tone early with the ball, backed up with the middle wickets and were were ruthless at the end there. Lovely.
"The best thing about today is knowing it was a must win game, the pressure of that and being able to stand up to it.
"It's going to be a great (Test) series. India have played some great Test cricket in the past couple of years and we're going to have to play really well."
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