India defeated England by 4 wickets in the first ODI played in Nagpur. Shubman Gill played a crucial role in Team India’s victory, scoring 87 runs. Additionally, Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel made significant contributions to the Indian team’s win, both achieving fifty. The Indian team also displayed strong bowling, with Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja taking three wickets each. Team India won the match with 68 balls remaining.
In this match, England won the toss and chose to bat first. The English team started strongly, with Phil Salt and Ben Duckett scoring 71 runs in the first 8 overs. However, the team failed to form any significant partnerships after that. Although Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell scored half-centuries, other batsmen, including Root and Harry Brook, were unable to score big, and the entire team was bowled out for 248 runs.
When the Indian team came out to achieve the target of 249, they started poorly. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to the pavilion cheaply, and by the score of 19 runs, Team India lost the wickets of both openers. Nevertheless, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill formed an impressive partnership, adding 94 runs together. Iyer scored a fifty in 30 balls and went on to score 59 runs in 36 balls. After Iyer was out, Shubman Gill continued to bat steadily. Gill and Akshar Patel shared a 107-run partnership, with Patel playing an important innings of 52 runs.
Gill’s innings of 87 runs almost ensured Team India’s victory, although he fell short of scoring a century. The most successful bowlers from England were Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid, who took two wickets each. Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell also took one wicket each. Overall, the Indian team’s strong batting and bowling performance led to their win in the first ODI.
