Chasing England's total of 240 in a match reduced to 49 overs after a 45-minute delay for early morning smog, India reached 198-5 after 40 when the light forced the end of contest and the hosts were ahead of the required total on the Duckworth-Lewis method.

It secured a 16-run victory despite protests from England captain Kevin Pietersen and the win ensures India need only one more success from the final four matches to secure the series.

England are now 3-0 down in the seven-match series, and Pietersen was disappointed the remaining nine overs of India's innings could not be bowled.

"It is frustrating. It would have been nice to get a full match in today, but the weather dictated otherwise," he said.

"It was getting dark at 4.30. But the umpires made their decision, and that's the way it is - so we come out on bottom again."

Despite suffering his third successive defeat, Pietersen said there were 'positives' to be drawn from his team's latest performance.

"It's unfortunate to be on the losing side again, but there are definitely areas we improved on. We are getting closer," he said.

"We had a real a good chance of finishing on top. The boys came in, fought hard and showed aggression. When you play for England you play for the badge and you play hard - and today we had a real good go at it and showed real good character."

Pietersen now believes the key to overcoming India in the next match in Bangalore will be for one of England's top order to make a major contribution.

"It would be nice for one of our batters to get a big big score," he said.

"India have got two hundreds so far this series, and we haven't had one. At the end of the day we are getting closer, and there are still four games to go - so you never know.

"It's not good enough. We have to score more hundreds to become more competitive."

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