1st ODI: Shubman Gill, bowlers shine as India beat England to go 1-0 up | Cricket Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s composed 87 and essential partnerships with Shreyas Iyer (59) and Axar Patel (52) guided India to a four-wicket victory over England within the first ODI at Pune. Debutant Harshit Rana (3/53) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/26) shared six wickets to limit England to 248.
After a blistering begin by England’s openers, Rana’s fourth over turned the tide, dismissing Ben Duckett and Harry Brook in fast succession. Jos Buttler (52) and Jack Bethell (51) scored fifties, however England struggled to rebuild after dropping early wickets.
Chasing a modest goal, Gill anchored the innings, adapting to the match scenario and forging very important partnerships. Iyer’s counter-attacking knock, laced with scorching pictures, supplied the preliminary impetus earlier than Gill took cost after his dismissal.
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Axar’s promotion up the order paid dividends as he supported Gill within the center overs.
Regardless of a late wobble, India overhauled the goal with 68 balls to spare, due to Gill’s composed knock and priceless contributions from Iyer and Axar.

Earlier, England’s openers Phil Salt (43) and Ben Duckett (32) received off to a flying begin, however India’s disciplined bowling and sharp fielding triggered a collapse. Rana’s eventful debut noticed him concede 26 runs in his first over earlier than claiming two essential wickets in his fourth over, turning the sport on its head.
Jadeja’s triple strike and a shocking catch by debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal additional dented England’s progress, leaving them struggling to put up a aggressive complete on an excellent batting floor.
Transient Scores:
England: 248 in 47.4 overs (Jos Buttler 52, Jacob Bethell 51; Harshit Rana 3/53, Ravindra Jadeja 3/26)
India: 251 for six in 38.4 overs (Shubman Gill 87, Shreyas Iyer 59 , Axar Patel 52; Adil Rashid 2/46).