India won at Edgbaston (GETTY IMAGES)
IND vs ENG: Finally, the losing streak of Team India has stopped. Team India has got its first win after losing two T20s to Ireland and four T20s to England. The Indian team defeated England in the first ODI match played at Edgbaston. England batted first and scored 258 runs and in reply, Team India achieved this target by losing 4 wickets. The heroes of India’s victory were captain Shubman Gill and all-rounder Akshar Patel. Gill scored a brilliant 80 runs and Akshar took 4 wickets along with scoring a half-century. Washington Sundar also scored an unbeaten half-century.
England lost in Birmingham after 12 years
The England team has an amazing record at the Edgbaston ground in Birmingham. This team had not lost an ODI match on this ground for 12 years. The last time India defeated England was in the year 2014. Now in 2026, once again Team India has broken the pride of the British. The England team has lost here after winning seven consecutive ODI matches on this ground.
Status of India-England first ODI
England won the toss and decided to bat first and this decision of Harry Brook proved costly for his team. Indian bowlers took advantage of the moisture of the pitch at Edgbaston. Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna bowled brilliantly and did not allow England to play freely. However, after 7 overs, England tried to play openly. Ben Duckett batted fast but Jacob Bethel got stuck at the other end. When he was on 14 runs, he was dismissed by Gurnoor Brar. After this, Brar also showed Ben Duckett the way to the pavilion. Duckett scored 43 runs. The middle order of England collapsed completely. Captain Brook could score 1, Butler could score 5 runs. Curran did not even open an account. However, Joe Root scored unbeaten 76 and Liam Dawson brought England back into the match by scoring 68 runs. Both of them made a century partnership and took England beyond 250. Whereas at one time England had lost 6 wickets for 107 runs.
India’s answer
In reply, India also had a bad start. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 11 runs and Virat Kohli was out after scoring only 5 runs. But captain Shubman Gill’s intentions were steely and he faced Joffra Archer, Josh Tongue, Sam Curran boldly. He made a half-century partnership with Shreyas Iyer. Gill scored 80 runs in 75 balls but he retired hurt. Iyer was run out on 35 after Gill retired hurt. Rahul could also score only 1 run. But after this, Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel did amazing batting and defeated England. Akshar Patel scored a half-century in just 38 balls. Washington Sundar also gave India victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 52 runs in 63 balls.
