COLOMBO — India defeated defending champion England by 90 runs in a Group A match of the World Twenty20 in Colombo Sunday.

India scored 170-4 after being sent in to bat and then bowled England out for 80 in front of 20,000 spectators at the Premadasa Stadium.

Both teams had already qualified for the Super Eights stage, having knocked minnow Afghanistan out of the competition. — AFP