Leicester: India registered their third win in as many tour matches as they beat Leicestershire by 15 runs in the Twenty20 match on Monday.
Putting in to bat first, India first posted 161/5 in their twenty overs and then restricted the opposition side for 146/7.
R Vinay Kumar and Amit Mishra took two wickets each, while Praveen Kumar and R Ashwin got one wicket a piece.
Abdul Razzaq gave the Indians a good run for their money as the 31-year-old Pakistani all-rounder hit a breezy 37 off 24 balls, but it could not help the home team cross the finishing line.
Andrew McDonald also contributed with 44 runs off 34 deliveries.
Suresh Raina had been given the reins of the Indian team in the absence of regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who opted out of the game along with Sachin Tendulkar.
Parthiv and Ajinkya Rahane gave India a rollicking start before the latter departed after scoring 19 from 18 balls.
Parthiv, who was joined by experienced Dravid, kept hitting boundaries with ease. But his wicket brought Virat Kohli to the crease, but the 22-year-old could not repeat his performances of the first two tour games and got out after scoring 13 runs.
Rohit, another batsman who has been in descent nick lately, got going from the outset without being troubled much.
The home team brought the Indian run scoring under control by taking wickets at regular intervals.
Joshua Cobb, the 21-year-old leg-spinner, took two Indian wickets while Andrew McDonald, Razzaq and Jigar Naik chipped in with one wicket each.
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