London: India is out of the Twenty20 World Cup after it lost a thrilling match to England by three runs at Lord's on Sunday.
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Graeme Swann took 2-28 and Ryan Sidebottom 2-31 as India closed on 150-5 in response to England's 153-7 in its innings.
Kevin Pietersen was England's top scorer with 46, while opener Ravi Bopara made 37.
The target looked modest, but man-of-the-match Sidebottom's two early wickets put India under pressure.
The defending champion was 59-2 after 10 overs, but wickets fell at regular intervals as the run rate rose above 12 an over.
Needing 19 from the last over, bowled by Sidebottom, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yusuf Pathan fell just short.
India cannot not now reach the semifinals, regardless of the result of Tuesday's game with South Africa.
England must beat West Indies at The Oval tomorrow to be sure of a place in the last four.
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