In the against Team India, England has reached a score of 117 runs for the loss of six wickets in 25 overs at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
Having opted to bat first, England’s opening batsman Jacob Bethell departed after scoring 14 runs in 31 balls, including a boundary. Fellow opening batsman Ben Duckett was also dismissed on 43 runs, which came in 45 balls, including six boundaries and two maximums.
returned to the pavilion on one run in three balls. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and Sam Curran also registered five and zero runs, respectively. Buttler faced 14 balls, whereas Curran faced three deliveries. Will Jacks was dismissed on 20 runs in 19 balls. His knock included three boundaries.
Joe Root and Liam Dawson are unbeaten at the crease.
Team India’s Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna bagged two wickets each. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube also claimed one wicket each. Washington Sundar is yet to claim any wickets.
Bumrah, hailed as one of the stunning pacers of the current generation, was included in the playing XI. Considering his workload management, Team India’s think tank rested him during the five-match T20I series against England.
On the other hand, star batsman Virat Kohli has also been included in the playing XI of the first match of the series, which could be the Delhi-born cricketer’s final series in England.
Earlier, the “Men in Blue” suffered a loss by 0-4 in the five-match T20I series under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. They registered a series loss by 0-2 against Ireland as well.
Team India under the captaincy of Shubman Gill will be eager to clinch the ongoing three-match ODI series against the Harry Brook-led side. Having the likes of bigwigs Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Bumrah, it will be interesting to see if the visitors manage to dominate in England.
IND vs ENG 1st ODI: Confirmed Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna.
England: Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid.