July 4 (CRICKETNMORE) - KL Rahul hit a brilliant unbeaten century to lead India to a dominant eight-wicket victory over England in the first Twenty20 at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Earlier, wrist spinner (5/24 in 4 overs) became the first chinaman bowler to take a five-for in shortest format as he singlehandedly restricted England to below-par 159 for 8 on a flat deck.

Brief Scores

England 159/8 in 20 Overs (Jos Buttler 69, Jason Roy 30; Kuldeep Yadav 5/24)

India 163/2 in 18.2 Overs (Lokesh Rahul 101 not out, Rohit Sharma 32, Virat Kohli 20 not out) by 8 wickets.

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