India Beat England by 6 Wickets in 1st ODI as Axar Patel, Gill Star at Edgbaston

Axar Patel starred with both bat and ball as India defeated England by six wickets in the first ODI at Edgbaston to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The left-arm all-rounder claimed 4/62 to help dismiss England for 258 before scoring an unbeaten 57 in a match-winning 102-run partnership with Washington Sundar, who remained unbeaten on 52 and completed his maiden ODI fifty. Shubman Gill also impressed with a fluent 80 before retiring hurt due to cramps, while Shreyas Iyer contributed 35. Earlier, Joe Root’s unbeaten 76 and Liam Dawson’s 68 rescued England after a dramatic collapse.

India comfortably chased down the target with 28 balls to spare.

Brief Scores

England 258 all out in 47.5 overs (Joe Root 76, Liam Dawson 68; Axar Patel 4-62, Prasidh Krishna 2-50)

India 262/4 in 45.2 overs (Shubman Gill 80 (retd hurt), Axar Patel 57; Josh Tongue 1-50, Sam Curran 1-55)