Skipper Andrew Flintoff and Shaun Udal produced some fine bowling to help a depleted England humble India by 212 runs yesterday and level the three-Test series 1-1.
India collapsed to lose seven wickets for just 25 runs after lunch on a slow wicket which helped offspinner Udal pick up four dismissals for 14 runs.
The win is England's first Test triumph on Indian soil in 21 years .
Man of the series Flintoff, who said at the start of the third Test that his side didn't deserve to lose the series, struck from the other end taking three wickets for 14 runs.
India was all out for 100 runs 74 minutes after lunch, chasing a victory target of 313 in its second innings.
England last won a Test in India in Jan. 1985, when it claimed a nine-wicket win in the fourth Test at Madras. England won that Test series against India 2-1.
A jubilant England side took a victory lap yesterday and was cheered by the Mumbai crowd at Wankhede Stadium.
During the match, however, a section of the crowd used abusive language and booed some of the England players -- as well as local hero Sachin Tendulkar for scoring just one run in the first innings.
India won the second Test at Mohali last week after the first Test at Nagpur ended in a draw. The two sides will now play seven limited-overs matches beginning March 28.
England inflicted three vital blows in seven overs in the second session yesterday, dismissing India captain Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.
From 75 for three at lunch, India slumped to 77 for six and never recovered from the slide.
Mohammad Yousuf yesterday scored a stylish half-century to propel Pakistan to a comfortable four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the third limited-overs international and a series sweep.
Yousuf backed up Shahid Afridi's haul of three wickets for 37, and knocks of 46 runs each by opening batsmen Shoaib Malik and Imran Farhat, to secure the win at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
With a close four-wicket win in a low-scoring game at Premadasa Stadium last Sunday and the first match being abandoned because of rain the visitors won the three-match series 2-0.
Pakistan's bowlers bundled Sri Lanka out for 224 in the last over of the innings yesterday after Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. Pakistan reached its target in the 46th over with four wickets remaining.
Young batsman Chamara Kapugedera made 50 -- his maiden half-century in 74 balls including seven boundaries. Tillakaratne Dilshan amassed a 46-ball 44 that included four boundaries Seamer Abdul Razzaq bowled 10 tight overs to record 1-35 and Rana Naved took two low order wickets to return figures 2-40.
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