Ben Duckett's record-breaking 141 paved the way for England's 27-run victory over India in the third one-day international at Lord's on Sunday as the hosts won the three-match series in blistering style.
The opener's innings was the highest individual score in any men's ODI at Lord's, beating West Indies great Vivian Richards's 138 in the 1979 World Cup final against England.
On a day when the teams wore black armbands in memory of West Indies legend Garry Sobers -- who died aged 89 on Friday -- both innings featured 48 boundaries each with an array of attacking shots worthy of arguably cricket's greatest all-rounder.
England's 50-over total of 387-3 was the highest in an ODI at Lord's, surpassing their 334-4 against India in 60 overs back in the inaugural 1975 World Cup.
Duckett shared an opening partnership of 192 with Jacob Bethell (91), topping the 186 shared by Eoin Morgan and Joe Root at Headingley in 2018 as England's highest for any wicket against India in ODI cricket.
England scored 82 runs in the last five overs as Joe Root and Jos Buttler continued to demolish a wayward India attack missing the injured duo of key fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Washington Sundar.
Player-of-the-series Root's 74 not out was also his third successive unbeaten half-century following his 76 not out in India's six-wicket win in Birmingham and 99 not out in England's four-wicket success in Cardiff.
Buttler, meanwhile, faced just 13 balls in his astonishing 41 not out as England won their first ODI series against India since 2018.
"To bounce back from our defeat in the first ODI and beat the No. 1 side is the most rewarding thing," said Root at the presentation ceremony after scoring 249 runs in three games without being dismissed.
Bethell, who knew Sobers as a young boy in the former West Indies captain's native Barbados, was named player of the match after the left-arm spinner also dismissed India opener Rohit Sharma for 138.
"He was a special man," said Bethell of Sobers. "I was fortunate to have him be part of my journey and help me on my way, which I can't thank him enough for. It was great to perform in a game that was in memory of him."
India had a chance of chasing down a huge target of 388 while Sharma was making the first ODI century by an Indian batsman at Lord's.
He shared partnerships of 147 with skipper Shubman Gill (77) and 113 with fellow veteran batsman Virat Kohli (74).
But those slim hopes evaporated when Sharma was bowled by Bethell to leave India 260-2.
"Very pleased with how Rohit batted today," said Gill. "The way he batted was a treat to watch."
Several batsmen holed out to Sam Curran (4-75) with a stiff run-rate against them before India finished on 360-7.
Gill was left to rue the end of England's innings, saying: "We gave up too many runs in the last three overs and that's where the game went too far out from us."
Sharma, amid reports denied by India cricket chiefs that this could be his last ODI, struck trademark front-foot pulls for six off Josh Tongue and Curran.
He went to his century when he slog-swept Adil Rashid -- his 11th four in an 86-ball innings also featuring four sixes.
Kohli, cheered on by India fans in what could be the 37-year-old star batsman's final international innings in England, reached fifty in fine style by driving spinner Will Jacks for six before he holed out off Curran.
Earlier, Bethell showed his class following scores of 14 and four in his first two matches as an opener at this level. But the big-hitting 22-year-old was denied a hundred when he holed out off Prasidh Krishna.
Duckett completed his fourth century in 37 ODIs with his 15th four in 108 balls, before he was caught and bowled by Prince Yadav.
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