.Helped by some incisive bowling, secured their victory by 142 runs in the final one day international in Ahmedabad on Wednesday..

Gill smashed 112 to help India rack up 356 before being all out in exactly 50 overs, though a bigger total looked on the cards when they were cruising at 226-2 in the 35th over…. England could not capitalise on their flying start and were bowled out for 214 in 34.2 overs as India got a major boost ahead of the Champions Trophy later this month.

“Very pleased,” India captain Rohit Sharma said at the presentation ceremony.

“When we came into the series, we knew there will be many challenges that we will have to face but we came out pretty well.

“Whatever was thrown at us, we responded pretty well throughout the series.”

Asked to bat, the hosts lost Rohit in the second over but Gill forged century-plus partnerships with Virat Kohli (52) and Shreyas Iyer (78) to lay the foundation for a big total.

Rohit fell to Mark Wood after making one but Kohli showed signs of form ahead of the Champions Trophy with a run-a-ball fift

Adil Rashid (4-64) dismissed Kohli caught behind but Gill and Iyer milked the English attack with ease.

Gill, who went on to win both the player of the match and the player of the series awards, needed 95 balls to bring up his seventh ODI hundred, which he reached with a four off Wood.

Rashid ended Gill’s knock when the opener attempted a cross-batted shot, only to miss the ball that crashed onto his stumps.

Iyer fell to a wayward ball from the leg-spinner which he tickled down the leg side to be caught behind, while KL Rahul departed after a cameo of 40.

The stage looked set for India to launch an onslaught but England fought back with the ball to deny them a late flourish.

Ben Duckett led England’s reply and hit Arshdeep Singh for four fours in a row.