1st ODI, Nagpur, February 06, 2025, 01:30 PM
England
248/10(47.4ov)
India
Innings Break - ENG opted to bat
IND 74%
Tie 1%
ENG 25%
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Commentry
Right then, India will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway mark. The English openers found it easy to hit through the line against the new ball, but whether it moves around under lights remains to be seen. Similarly, Harshit Rana pointed out that the wicket is a bit two-paced, so it will be interesting to see if batting gets easier under the lights. Plenty to watch out for in the chase. India's chase coming up shortly!
Harshit Rana is up for a quick chat. He says he has worked hard for this debut and he is living his dream life. Adds that he is feeling great. Mentions that he was looking to bowl at a certain length and got rewarded for it. Tells that the English batters were looking to make room so he talked to Rohit Sharma and looked to keep it on the stumps from there on. Further mentions that it is a double-paced wicket and the odd ball keeps low and some kick off. Adds that the bowlers started well then bounced back later on. Says that it is a good total and they are confident in chasing it down.
Jos could not build on his half-century while Jacob Bethell looked scratchy at the start but grew in confidence as his innings progressed. He too fell immediately after scoring his fifty, and the tail was left exposed. Jofra Archer struck a few lusty blows, but eventually, England were bowled out for 248 with 14 balls left unused. For India, Harshit Rana was taken to the cleaners early on by Salt but he roared back with a double strike and finished with three wickets on his debut. In the spin department, Ravindra Jadeja was miserly as always with figures of 3 for 26 from 9 overs, including a maiden.
After opting to bat, Phil Salt went on the offensive against the debutant, Harshit Rana, and got England off to a flyer. A mix-up led to Salt's downfall as the tourists slipped from 75/0 to 77/3 in 8 balls. The English skipper Jos Buttler led the rebuild for his side and knew what the situation demanded of him. Root fell after a start, but Jos continued on his merry way by knocking the spinners around in the middle phase.
A job well done by India! While there’s plenty of joy in the Indian camp, England will be left disappointed, especially after their blistering start, racing to 71/0 in just 8 overs. A recurring pattern of the innings was that whenever England began to build a partnership, India struck to halt their momentum, often following up with another wicket to keep the visitors in check.
In over# 48
0W
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4
1
Kuldeep Yadav 53/1(9.4)
OUT! STUMPED! Kuldeep Yadav gets a wicket and wraps the English inning for 248 runs. Flights the wrong'un around off on a fuller length and tempts the batter to go after it. Saqib Mahmood skips way down the track looking to heave it across the line and gets beaten comprehensively as the ball turns away to go past the outside edge. KL Rahul collects it with ease to his right and knocks the bails off with Saqib Mahmood almost halfway down the track.
47.4
W
OUT! STUMPED! Kuldeep Yadav gets a wicket and wraps the English inning for 248 runs. Flights the wrong'un around off on a fuller length and tempts the batter to go after it. Saqib Mahmood skips way down the track looking to heave it across the line and gets beaten comprehensively as the ball turns away to go past the outside edge. KL Rahul collects it with ease to his right and knocks the bails off with Saqib Mahmood almost halfway down the track.
47.3
1
Tossed up, on off, Jofra Archer looks to swipe across but miscues it to deep square leg for one.
47.2
4
FOUR! Great shot this! Adding gold to the scoreboard is Archer. Short and on middle, Jofra Archer sweeps it in front of square on the leg side and gets a boundary.
47.1
1
Comes back to bowl his final over and serves it full, on off, Saqib Mahmood hits it straight down the track to long off and picks up a single. More importantly gets Archer back on strike.
In over# 47
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0W
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Ravindra Jadeja 26/3(9)
46.6
1
Full, on middle, Saqib Mahmood knocks it to long on and gets a single to get off the blocks.
46.5
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Straight, full and at the stumps, Saqib Mahmood taps it back to the bowler.
Saqib Mahmood is the last batter for England.
OUT! TIMBER! Ravindra Jadeja gets his third and England inch closer to being skittled out. Bowls it on a nagging length, straight at the stumps, Adil Rashid plants his front leg out and looks to sweep it across but plays all over it. The ball bounces a bit and goes past his bat to hit the top of middle. England are 241/9 now.
46.4
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OUT! TIMBER! Ravindra Jadeja gets his third and England inch closer to being skittled out. Bowls it on a nagging length, straight at the stumps, Adil Rashid plants his front leg out and looks to sweep it across but plays all over it. The ball bounces a bit and goes past his bat to hit the top of middle. England are 241/9 now.
46.3
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Floated a bit, full and on off, Adil Rashid pushes it back to the bowler.
46.2
1
Jadeja digs it short and on off, quicker as well, Archer slaps it to long on and rotates the strike over.
46.1
1
Full, on middle, Adil Rashid works it to long on for one.
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