Ben Duckett starred with an unbeaten 70 as England Lions pulled off a narrow one-wicket win over India 'A' in a low-scoring fifth and final match of the unofficial ODI series on Thursday to prevent a clean sweep by the hosts.
Buckett's knock, which includes 10 fours and a six, helped the visiting team overhaul India A's score of 121 all out in 35 overs, amid mounting tension.
Earlier, opting to bat after skipper Ankit Bawne won the toss, the India 'A' batsmen found the going tough on a wicket aiding the bowlers.
KL Rahul (0) who struggled in the previous two matches of the series, was dismissed off the first ball of the match.
England Lions struck at regular intervals as only three host batsmen — Siddesh Lad (36), Axar Patel (23), Deepak Chahar (21) reached double figures.
Pace bowler Overton was the most successful Lions bowler with 3 for 24 while fast-medoum bowler Tom Bailey took two wickets.
In reply, tight bowling by the Chahar brothers — Deepak (3 for 25) and leg-spinner Rahul (3 for 43) and Axar Patel (2 for 22) meant the English team had trouble in reaching the small target.
Left-handed Duckett, battled hard and kept his cool even as the other batsmen failed to cope against some good bowling from the Indians.
He hit 10 fours and a six in his knock and enabled the Lions secure a consolation win in the company of the No 11 Tom Bailey (1 not out).