England end tour on a high with impressive Twenty20 victory over India

• Kevin Pietersen hits form to guide tourists to six-wicket win
• First England triumph over India at Eden Gardens since 2006

England's Kevin Pietersen hits out during his decisive innings against India at Eden Gardens. Photograph: Bikas Das/AP

Finally. After the tribulations of the past week, England were able to fly home on a high. In beating India by six wickets at Eden Gardens – not only their first victory over India this tour, but their first of any kind against them here since 2006 – they reaffirmed, indeed enhanced, their newly bestowed status as the world's number-one ranked Twenty20 side to go with their World T20 title.