IND vs ENG LIVE Cricket Score, 1st ODI: Team India set to begin their final preparations for the Champions Trophy with the three-match ODI series against England at home. The Men in Blue will open their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20. They last played an ODI match during the Sri Lanka tour in July last year. Rohit and Co. still has a lot of questions to answer before the start of the eight-team tournament.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have faced a lot of criticism in the last few months and struggled to score runs for the team in the last few months in red-ball cricket. But, they were the highest run-getters of the 2023 ODI World Cup with Kohli scoring 765 and Rohit amassing 597.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav is also making a return to international cricket after having undergone a sports hernia surgery in October last year. Meanwhile, the fast bowling department will be without Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh are also in focus in the three-match ODI series.
Brydon Carse goes for 10 as Mohammed Shami picks his first wicket to leave England tottering at 206/7 in 40 overs. Adil Rashid is the new man in. India would wish to finish this off quickly.
Just 2 runs come off the over bowled by Kuldeep Yadav, who has been wicketless till now. Both the England batters are playing careful and would like to accumulate as many runs as possible.
Just when we were talking about England building a partnership, Liam Livingstone departs for 5 as Harshit Rana gives India a major breakthrough. This is sixth wicket England have lost. Brydon Carse is the new batter on the crease.
This batting pair is crucial for England as they can take the score to a big one from here. India will look for bundling out the remaining batters quickly.
Axar Patel dismisses Jos Buttler on 52 runs. The England skipper did all the hard work and he’s disappointed with himself. Half-tracker from Axar and Buttler tries to pull it but only manages to get the bottom edge of the bat and Hardik takes a good catch. 3 runs and a wicket from the over.
ENG 170/5 (33 overs)
Just 2 runs from Hardik Pandya’s over. The on-field umpire has a word with Pandya, not sure what happened. Good bowling from the Men in Blue.
FIFTY for Jos Buttler!! Brilliant innings from the England captain. Just 3 runs from Axar Patel’s over.
Jos Buttler- 50*(58)
Jacob Bethell – 19*(39)
Just 3 runs from Hardik Pandya’s over. Another good over for the Men in Blue. FIFTY runs partnership between Buttler and Bethell.
6 runs from Axar Patel’s over. 48 runs partnership between Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell for the fifth wicket.
Hardik Pandya is back in the attack and concedes 8 runs in the over. Bethell smashes a maximum over fine leg on the fourth delivery,
Axar Patel is back in attack and concedes 3 runs in the over. Good bowling from the Indian all-rounder.
Next batters to come: Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer.
Just 4 runs from Mohammed Shami’s over. 30 runs partnership between England skipper Buttler (39*) and Bethell (7*).
3 runs from Ravindra Jadeja’s over. 27 runs partnership between Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell.
Mohammed Shami is back in attack and concedes just 2 runs in the over.
Jos Buttler- 36*(41)
Jacob Bethell – 3*(14)
7 runs from Ravindra Jadeja’s over. Buttler hits a boundary through mid-wicket on the third delivery.
9 runs from Kuldeep Yadav’s over. Buttler hits a boundary through square on the off-side on the first ball and he smashes another boundary towards backward square leg on the fourth delivery.
Another good over from Ravindra Jadeja. Just 3 runs from it.
Root vs Jadeja in ODI cricket
10 innings
133 deliveries
115 runs
4 dismissals
Avg 28.75
SR 86.46
3 runs from Kuldeep Yadav’s over. The visitors need a big partnership from here to post a good target for Rohit and Co.
Ravindra Jadeja dismisses Joe Root on 19 runs. Massive wicket for the Men in Blue. Jadeja bowls a 100.7 kph delivery and trapped Root in front of the middle stump. Root was totally beaten for the pace. Jadeja gets his wicket for the fourth time in ODIs.
ENG 111/4 (19 overs)
Just 8 runs in the last two overs. Good bowling from Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. 33 runs partnership between Joe Root and Jos Buttler.
Just 3 runs from Kuldeep Yadav’s over. 25 runs partnership for the fifth wicket between Joe Root and Jos Buttler,
Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack and concedes 5 runs in the over. Wicket-to-wicket bowling by the Indian all-rounder.
Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and concedes 9 runs in the over. Joe Root hits a boundary through third man on the third ball. He takes 3 runs on the next delivery. Time for drinks!!
Just 4 runs from Hardik Pandya’s over. Good bowling from the Indian all-rounder.
4 runs from Harshit Rana’s over. Jos Buttler hits a boundary through backward square leg on the last ball.
Maiden over from Hardik Pandya. Brilliant comeback by the Men in Blue in the match. Buttler and Root will look to build a partnership.
Harshit Rana dismisses Ben Duckett on 32 runs. Sensational catch from Yashasvi Jaiswal. Short length delivery from Rana and Duckett goes for a pull shot. He miscues it high in the air and Jaiswal sprints back to take the catch out of nowhere.
Another wicket!! Harshit removes Harry Brook on a duck. Short length delivery again and it surprises the batter with extra bounce and Brook ends up gloving it down leg. 2 runs and 2 wickets from the over.
ENG 77/3 (10 overs)
Philip Salt gets run out on 43. Clear miscommunication between the openers. Salt was racing back for the third while Duckett was glued at the non-striker’s end. A wicket for India out of no where. 4 runs and a wicket from the over.
ENG 75/1 (9 overs)
Axar Patel comes into the attack and concedes 15 runs in the over. Phil Salt hits a boundary through mid-on on the first ball. Duckett smashes two consecutive boundaries on the third and fourth delivery.
4 runs from Mohammed Shami’s over. Duckett hits a boundary towards third man on the third delivery.
26 runs conceded by Harshit Rana is the most expensive over by a debutant for India ODI format.
Expensive over from Harshit Rana. 26 runs coming from it. Phil Salt smashes three maximums and two boundaries in the over. 50 runs partnership between Salt and Duckett in quick time.
Mohammed Shami bowls four dot balls to Ben Duckett but he smashes a boundary on the fifth delivery through the gap between mid-off and cover. He hits another boundary on the last ball over mid-on. 9 runs from the over
Maiden over from Harshit Rana as he bowls six dot balls to Phil Salt. Good comeback from him.
Six runs from Mohammed Shami’s over. Ben Duckett hits a boundary through mid-off on the second ball. He takes two runs on the next ball.
Harshit Rana comes into the attack and concedes 11 runs in the over. Phil Salt hits a boundary through covers on the fourth ball. He smashes another boundary over square leg on the last delivery.
Maiden over from Mohammed Shami. Good start for Team India. A little bit of movement from the surface.
Phil Salt and Ben Duckett are at the crease. Mohammed Shami will open the attack for India.
“Jaiswal and Harshit are making their debuts, unfortunately Virat isn’t playing, he had a knee problem last night” said Rohit Sharma at the toss.
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Virat Kohli was unavailable for selection for the 1st ODI due to a sore right knee.
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England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
England won the toss and elected to bat first at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana are making their India ODI debuts today. The cap presentation event is done and Team India continues with their pre-match preparations.
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Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
Total matches – 107
India won – 58
England won – 44
NR/ Tied – 5
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Welcome to our live coverage of the first ODI match between India and England, played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
