- On 6 February, the first match of the three-match ODI series was played between India and England (IND vs ENG), the hosting of which was given to the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. After winning the toss, Jos Buttler chose to bat first, after which England…
On February 6, the first match of the three-match ODI series was played between India and England (IND vs ENG), the hosting of which was given to Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. After winning the toss, Jos Buttler chose to bat first, after which England’s innings collapsed at 248 runs. In response, the Indian team scored 251 runs in 38.4 overs, due to which it won the match (IND vs ENG) by 4 wickets.
Jadeja Rana’s bowling created a stir
England team (IND vs ENG), who won the toss and elected to bat first, had a good start. The opening pair made a crucial partnership of 75 runs for the first wicket. But after Phil Salt’s wicket fell in 8.5 overs, England’s wickets started falling. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 43 runs in 26 balls. In the next over, Harshit Rana took the wicket of Ben Duckett. He scored 32 runs in 29 balls. Joe Root also could not perform well and went out after scoring 19 runs. Harry Brook was out after opening the account. After four wickets fell at the score of 111 runs, Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell took over the front.
England’s innings ended at 248 runs
Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell shared 59 runs in 87 balls for the fifth wicket to take England’s score to 170. These two players scored 52 and 51 runs respectively. In the 32.6 over, Axar Patel took the wicket of Jos Buttler gave Team India a big success, and pushed England on the back foot. After this wicket fell, no player could make a big partnership. Ravindra Jadeja and Harshit Rana took 3-3 wickets for India (IND vs ENG). Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket each.
India got victory
The Indian team (IND vs ENG) which came out to bat in the reply innings did not have a good start. The team lost two wickets at the score of 19 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring 15 runs and Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 2 runs. After these two players returned to the pavilion, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel displayed their batting prowess and brought Team India to the threshold of victory.
Due to the stormy innings of these three, India put 251 runs on the scoreboard in 38.4 overs, due to which they won by 4 wickets. Shubman Gill scored 87 runs facing 96 balls. Shreyas Iyer scored 59 runs with the help of nine fours and two sixes. Axar Patel contributed 52 runs. Shubman Gill had partnerships of 94 runs and 108 runs with Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel respectively. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring 15 runs and Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 2 runs. Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, and Jacob Bethell took one wicket each for England.
Gautam Gambhir’s move: Gautam Gambhir very cleverly sent Akshar Patel to bat at number 5 in this match because spinner Adil Rashid was creating problems for the right-handed batsmen. In such a situation, sending Patel up proved to be a panacea, as he played a brilliant innings of 52 runs in 47 balls and acted as a crisis solver.
