England lose first ODI to India by six wickets at Edgbaston
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England suffered a six-wicket defeat to India in the first one-day international at Edgbaston, extending their struggles in the 50-over format. The loss came two days after Brendon McCullum was sacked as Test coach, and his reduced role as white-ball coach began with a reminder of the work needed. India, boosted by the return of stars including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill, chased down England’s 258 with 28 balls to spare. England had recovered from 107-6 thanks to a 111-run stand between Joe Root and Liam Dawson, but were bowled out for 258 in 47.5 overs. India’s Axar Patel took 4-62 with the ball and scored an unbeaten 57, while Washington Sundar made 52 not out. Shubman Gill top-scored with 80 before retiring with cramp, and India won by six wickets to lead the three-match series 1-0.
What’s reported
England scored 258 all out in 47.5 overs; India reached 262-4 in 45.2 overs.
India won by six wickets and lead the three-match series 1-0.
Joe Root scored an unbeaten 76 off 76 balls; Liam Dawson made 68 off 83 balls.
Axar Patel took 4-62 and scored 57 not out; Washington Sundar made 52 not out.
Shubman Gill scored 80 not out before retiring with cramp; he expects to be fit for the second ODI.
England collapsed from 61-0 to 64-3, then 107-6, before recovering.
This was England’s 14th defeat in 20 ODIs, including a series win in Sri Lanka in January.
England have been bowled out 11 times in their last 19 ODIs.
Key figures
Brendon McCullum: England’s white-ball coach, sacked as Test coach two days prior.
Joe Root: England batter, scored 76 not out.
Liam Dawson: England all-rounder, scored 68.
Axar Patel: India all-rounder, took 4-62 and scored 57 not out.
Washington Sundar: India all-rounder, scored 52 not out.
Shubman Gill: India captain, scored 80 not out before retiring with cramp.
Virat Kohli: India batter, scored 5.
Rohit Sharma: India batter, scored 11.
Jasprit Bumrah: India bowler, took 1-31.
Jos Buttler: England captain, scored 5.
Ben Duckett: England opener, scored 43.
Jacob Bethell: England opener, looked out of sorts.
Jofra Archer: England bowler.
Josh Tongue: England bowler.
Sam Curran: England bowler.
Harry Brook: England batter, made a direct-hit run out.
Shreyas Iyer: India batter, run out.
KL Rahul: India batter, chopped on.
Sources: BBC News
