Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav bamboozled England batsmen with a mesmerising spell before Rohit Sharma's sublime century saw India cruise to an eight-wicket victory in the first ODI against England in Nottingham on Thursday, 12 July.
Kuldeep’s career-best figures of 6 for 25 allowed England to only score a modest 268 in good batting conditions.
The chase was a stroll in the park for Indians as the runs were knocked off in only 40.1 overs courtesy Sharma (137 off 114 balls). It was the opener's 18th ODI hundred, which was beautifully complemented by skipper Virat Kohli (75, 82 balls) as he struck his first 50-plus score of the tour. The Kohli-Sharma duo added 177 runs in 25.1 overs to seal the deal.
Once Kohli opted to field, the English script unfolded very much on similar lines with the T20 series, where things went downhill as soon as Kuldeep was introduced into the attack.
He bowled an astounding 38 dot balls and not once was he hit for a boundary. That Kuldeep was singularly responsible for England's batting collapse was evident more so because the next best figures were 2 for 70 in 9.5 overs by Umesh Yadav.
Even Kuldeep's spin twin Yuzvendra Chahal (1/51 in 10 overs) was not exactly economical.
The teams will now clash in the second ODI on Saturday.
India vs England 2nd ODI Live Updates:
TOSS: England win toss, elect to bat first against India.
India vs England Score Update: England on 69-0 after 10 overs.
Fall of Wicket: Kuldeep Yadav strikes, Jonny Bairstow departs after scoring 38(30).
Fall of Wicket: Kuldeep Yadav takes another wicket as Jason Roy goes for 40(42).
Fall of Wicket: Kuldeep Yadav takes his third wicket, Eoin Morgan departs for 53 (51).
Fall of Wicket: Ben Stokes falls to Hardik Pandya after scoring 5 (8).
Fall of Wicket: Jos Buttler falls to Umesh Yadav, he departs for 4 (7).
India vs England Score Update: England end 20 overs at 121-2.
India vs England Score Update: England 188/2 after 30 overs.
India vs England Score Update: England at 228/5 (40.0 overs).
Fall of Wicket: Yuzvendra Chahal strikes, Moeen Ali goes for 13 (16).
Fall of Wicket: David Willey gets run out at 50 (31).
Final Score 1st Innings India vs England: 322/7 (50.0 overs).
Here is everything you need to know about India vs England 2nd ODI:
When is India vs England 2nd ODI?
India vs England 2nd ODI will be played on Saturday, 14 July 2018 from 3:30 pm IST.
Where Will England vs India Second One-day International Be Played?
The England vs India second ODI will be played at Lord’s, London.
Where Can I Watch India vs England 2nd ODI on TV?
You can watch India vs England 2nd ODI live on the Sony Network.
Where Can I Watch India vs England Second One-day International Live Online?
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The Squads
India:
Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel
England:
Eoin Morgan (c), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Jake Ball, Sam Curran
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