Akshar Patel wreaked havoc with ball and bat. (Photo- PTI/GETTY)
Axar Patel vs England: Team India has tasted its first victory on the England tour. In the first ODI match played at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham, Team India defeated host England by 6 wickets. With this spectacular victory, India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. In this match, Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel has given the most memorable and historic performance of his career. Akshar, who first shook England’s batting with bowling, later played the role of a troubleshooter with the bat when needed. Due to which he was also chosen Player of the Match.
Akshar Patel’s spin magic
Akshar Patel performed amazingly in this match. Akshar Patel completely destroyed the England team in just one spell. He spent 62 runs in his 9.5 overs and made 4 batsmen his victims. During this, he dismissed Liam Dawson, Joffra Archer, Josh Tongue and Adil Rashid. Axar Patel took these four wickets in a span of just 12 balls, due to which the England team was all out after scoring 258 runs.
After this he also showed strong performance with the bat. When Akshar Patel came to the crease, Team India had lost 4 wickets for 160 runs and captain Shubman Gill also retired hurt. During this, he worked to manage the team’s innings and while scoring runs at a fast pace, he helped India win by 6 wickets. Akshar Patel faced 52 balls and scored unbeaten 57 runs, which included 5 fours and 1 six. Due to which this run race became quite easy for India.
A truly flawless all-round performance🌟
Axar Patel bags the well-deserved POTM award for his 4️⃣-wicket haul and vital half-century 🔥
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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2026
Indians who won POM award in all three formats against England
- Rohit Sharma
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Akshar Patel
Name registered in the club of veterans
In One Day International cricket, it is considered a very difficult task for any player to score more than 50 runs in a single match and also take 4 or more wickets. Axar Patel achieved this feat by scoring unbeaten 57 runs after taking 4 wickets against England. He has become only the 5th player from India to complete this magical double (50+ runs and 4 wickets) in the history of ODI cricket. Before Akshar, only legends like India’s great all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Hardik Pandya were able to make their place in this list.
