IND vs ENG LIVE: England Wins the First ODI Thanks to Buttler’s Heroism
Jos Buttler, an England batsman, achieved his first-ever ODI fifty on Indian territory. Buttler has now achieved the milestone 17 times in ODI innings. During the current first ODI between England and India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, he and Jacob Bethell had given England total control. So far, Ravindra Jadeja has taken one wicket and Harshit Rana has grabbed two. Buttler, the host’s captain, chose to bat first after winning the toss.
After England lost three quick wickets, Root and Buttler gradually took control, but the resistance was short-lived. Yashasvi Jaiswal dismissed Ben Duckett with a brilliant catch while sprinting backwards shortly after Phil Salt was run out. Additionally, Harshit Rana removes Harry Brook cheaply to take his first and second ODI wickets for India.
England had to fight hard for their runs until the fourth over, when Harshit Rana’s over opened the floodgates. The rookie was welcomed to ODI cricket by Phil Salt, who hammered him for 26 runs in an over, quickly reaching England’s fifty and demonstrating that Jos Buttler’s choice to bat first was spot on. Virat Kohli’s injury, which will prevent the ace batsman from playing in today’s series opener, was announced by skipper Rohit Sharma, giving India a surprise right up front. Although he is probably going to play in Sunday’s match against Cuttack, Kohli is sitting out today due to a painful knee.
India made the first significant choice when Harshit Rana and Yashasvi Jaiswal were given their debut caps in the Indian squad meeting prior to the toss in Nagpur. The India vs. England series will give fans a lot of information about what to anticipate in terms of preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy.Virat Kohli, however, was unable to play because of a knee injury.
Teams:
Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, and KL Rahul (w) make up the Indian playing XI.
Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Saqib Mahmood are the players for England in the starting lineup.
India recently defeated England 4-1 in the T20I series, and their decisive performance was capped off by a huge 150-run triumph at the Wankhede Stadium. This is a reset button, though, as a new Indian team will show up in Nagpur and try to settle in for the opening game of this pivotal five-match series.
The performance of Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma will probably be the main focus of this game. There is a lot of worry about whether age has caught up to these two Indian batting greats after they retired from Twenty20 Internationals and struggled greatly against the red ball in recent months. Their form is being scrutinized more than ever before because to their two Test series losses to Australia and New Zealand, as well as a few setbacks during their comeback to the Ranji Trophy.
Highlights of the first ODI between India and England:
In 58 balls, Jos Buttler reached his half-century.
Joe Root was taken out by Ravindra Jadeja in the 19th over.
From 75/0 in the ninth over to 77/3 in the tenth, England fell apart.
Ben Duckett and Phil Salt, the opening batsmen for England, combined for 75 runs in 53 balls.
Virat Kohli is not playing because his right knee hurts.
After winning the toss, England decided to bat first.
