15 July,2026 09:07 AM IST | Birmingham | Agencies
India skipper Shubman Gill en route his half-century in the first ODI against England at Birmingham. Pic/Bipin Patel
After losing the two-match T20I series 0-2 to Ireland followed by a 0-4 defeat to England across five T20Is, Team India began the three-match ODI series on a positive note here on Tuesday.
England won the toss and decided to bat, but they probably wished they didn't, as some disciplined stuff from the visiting bowlers saw them bundled out for 258 in 47.5 overs. The seasoned Joe Root (76 off 76 balls, 6x4s, 1x6) and a plucky Liam Dawson (83-ball 68, 6x4s, 1x6) scored half-centuries in a gutsy seventh wicket stand for 121 runs even as India spinner Axar Patel picked 4-62 off 9.5 overs to emerge the best bowler for India.
In reply, India's batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed to do well, being dismissed for just 11 and five runs respectively, but a responsible knock from skipper Shubman Gill, who notched up his 19th ODI fifty put the visitors in a strong position. At the time of going to print, India were 178-4, needing another 81 runs to win off 102 balls.
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