Sridharan Sriram scored an unbeaten 105 as India 'A' beat their English counterparts by five wickets to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the one-day series.

Sriram, who put on 155 for the fifth wicket with Venugopal Rao, eased the home side to victory with five overs to spare at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

England 'A' had batted first after winning the toss but a total of 210 all out (in 42.1 overs) was never likely to prove enough despite half centuries from Scott Newman (68) and Ed Smith (76*).

Lancashire quickie Sajid Mahmood grabbed three early wickets to briefly give England heart but India 'A' recovered from 34-4 thanks to Sriram and Rao (66), leaving Rod Marsh's charges without their a win in India as they enter the first-class stage of the tour.

The only bright news was a further ten overs from recovering fast bowler Simon Jones, who is trying to prove his fitness ahead of England's Test tour to the Caribbean.

13 Feb, 2004