India [ Images ] defeated England [ Images ] 3-2 to win the Indo-British Charity Cup in the badminton tourney held at the Birmingham Sports Centre on Thursday.

Enthralling a large group of Indian and English lovers of the game, Abhinn Shyam Gupta put India into the lead beating English National Champion Amir Ghaffar 15-9, 15-11.

Trupthi Murgunde managed to quell a stiff challenge from seasoned Julia Mann, ranked world No. 24, with a 11-6, 1-11, 11-7 win and Aravind Bhat humbled Nicholas Kidd 15-13, 15-6 to give India 3-0 lead, according to a release issued by the country's national coach Vimal Kumar.

However, in the doubles, India lost both the matches.

While India's mixed double pair of Diju and Jwala Gutta [ Images ] lost to Nathan Robertson and Donna Kellogg 3-15, 4-15 in men's doubles Sanave and Diju lost to Antony Clark and Nathan Robertson 4-15, 3-15.

The British Charity Cup won by India will be kept at the Birmingham City [ Images ] Council.