India defeated England by four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Earlier, Team India defeated England 4-1 in the five-match T20 series to win the series. In this match played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, England won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 248 runs in 47.4 overs. In reply, India scored 251 runs for six wickets in 38.4 overs and won the match. Batting first after the ODI World Cup 2023, England has lost seven out of eight ODIs. Now Team India will be eyeing to take an unassailable lead with a win in the second ODI. This match will be played in Cuttack on February 9.

After Jaiswal-Rohit, Gill-Iyer took charge.
The Indian team, which came out to chase the target, did not have a great start. Yashasvi Jaiswal (15) and Rohit Sharma (02) were dismissed for a score of 19 runs. After this, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer took over the front. There was a partnership of 94 runs in 64 balls for the third wicket between the two. During this, right-handed batsman Shreyas scored the 19th fifty of his ODI career. For this, he played 30 balls. This is the second-fastest fifty from his bat in this format. Earlier in 2019, he scored a half-century in 28 balls against West Indies.

Gill got the support of Akshar after Iyer.
The 30-year-old batsman was dismissed LBW by Jacob Bethel on the last ball of the 16th over. Iyer managed to score 59 runs in 36 balls with the help of nine fours and two sixes. After this, Akshar Patel, who came to bat at number five, supported Shubman Gill and there was a huge partnership of more than 100 runs for the fourth wicket between the two, which was broken by Adil Rashid in the 34th over. He bowled left-handed batsman Akshar Patel. He returned after scoring 52 runs in 47 balls. He completed the third half-century of his ODI career in 46 balls.

Gill hit their 14th fifty in the ODI

KL Rahul, who came to bat at number six, could score only two runs. At the same time, Shubman Gill was out after playing a strong innings of 87 runs. He completed the 14th half-century of his career in 60 balls. During this, he hit seven fours. Hardik Pandya scored nine* and Ravindra Jadeja* scored 12 runs to give the team victory. For England, Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid took two wickets each while Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell got one wicket each.

Harshit shone in his debut match.

Based on the brilliant performance of the bowlers led by debutant fast bowler Harshit Rana and spinner Ravindra Jadeja, India bowled out England for 248 runs. Captain Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell hit half-centuries for England, due to which the team was able to put up a challenging score. For India, Harshit and Jadeja took three wickets each, while Mohammad Shami, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav got one wicket each.

Butler and Bethell hit half-centuries.

Phil Salt and Ben Duckett gave the team a good start by adding 75 runs for the first wicket. After Salt was run out, England's innings faltered and Harshit left no stone unturned to bring the Indian team back. After this, Butler handled England by batting well, but after his dismissal, the team faltered again. However, Bethell remained firm and hit a fifty. But after Bethell was out, the remaining batsmen could not do anything special and the team could not even play the full 50 overs. For England, Butler scored 52 runs, Bethell 51 runs, Salt 43 runs, and Duckett 32 runs, but the other batsmen could not do anything special.

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