The hosts won the series 5-1. The fifth match was washed out.

Uthappa, a 20-year-old opener, hit 12 boundaries and a six as India chased down a challenging target of 289.

He shared in a 166-run opening wicket stand with skipper Rahul Dravid, who made a controlled 69 for his 70th ODI fifty.

England had posted 288 after a commanding 64 by Kevin Pietersen and supporting half centuries by Paul Collingwood (64) and Geraint Jones (53) after the touring side were asked to bat.

India fast bowler Shantha-kumaran Sreesanth took six for 55.

When the home side batted, in-form Yuvraj Singh (63) and Suresh Raina (53) scored half centuries and put on 115 for the third wicket.

Yuvraj, who recorded his 23rd fifty, clinched India's victory with five balls to spare. India beat Pakistan 4-1 in a one-day series in February.

Uthappa began confidently and chose paceman James Anderson for special treatment, pulling him for six and hitting two fours in the same over.

Dravid was content to play second fiddle, driving and cutting nine boundaries.

The openers, both suffering from cramp, fell at the same score of 166. Uthappa was run out, failing to ground his bat at the wicket-keeper's end on the second run after driving left-arm spinner Ian Blackwell forcefully to Anderson at long-off.

Fast bower Sajid Mahmood dismissed Dravid lbw the following over, the first of his second spell.

Yuvraj, named man of the series, hit six fours while also crossing 4,000 ODI runs.

Raina notched up his third half-century before being bowled by paceman Kabir Ali while giving the charge.

Sreesanth struck twice early before Pietersen, who hit 11 fours and a six in a fine display of power and timing, triggered a recovery.

Pietersen, recording his third fifty of the series, took the pressure off in a two-over blitz.

He hit fast bowler Vikram Rajvir Singh for four fours and a six in one over, and left-arm paceman Rudra Pratap Singh for three consecutive fours in the next.