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Here are highlights of the first ODI between India and England.
India defeated England by eight wickets in the first ODI in Nottingham on Thursday. The win for the visitors was achieved on the back of a six-for by Kuldeep Yadav and an unbeaten century by Rohit Sharma.
The victory by eight wickets, and with 9.5 overs remaining, came after the hosts were all out for 268 with a ball to spare on a sunny afternoon in Nottingham. Sharma, who was dropped on 92, sealed his 18th century from 181 ODIs with a six before taking his tally to 137 not out.
Captain Virat Kohli contributed 75 before being stumped by the quick-thinking Jos Buttler, ending a 167-run partnership and leaving India at 226-2, but the necessary 43 were found without difficulty.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep had earlier ripped through the hosts' top order with three wickets in the space of 10 balls and completed his 10 over stint with figures of 6-25. The performance was the best by a spin bowler against England in one-day cricket.
The three-match series is being seen as the curtain-raiser for the World Cup in England next year. The top spot in the ICC ODI rankings is also at stake.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
The boundaries continue to flow for India.
Both Rohit and Kohli are in firm control now, with the former nearing a half-century.
England are going to need a few quick wickets to make a game of this.
And Kohli hits a glorious cover-drive to bring eight from that Stokes over.
IND - 122/1 after 18 overs.
Four!
Kohli gets off the mark with a sumptuous cover-drive. Second ball he faces and the confidence is sky-high.
Another four!
This time from Rohit's bat. Wood pitches it short, the Indian opener uses the pace to guide it past point.
And another four!
This time Rohit leans back and punches it past a packed off-side field. Virender Sehwag would be proud of that shot!
IND - 72/1 after 9 overs.
OUT!
India lose their first wicket, Dhawan has to walk back for a 27-ball 40.
He swept one to the fence on the previous ball but still attempted an outrageous slog. Stepped out and went for a six but was in no shape whatsoever and got a leading edge to point.
Moeen Ali strikes for England.
IND 59/1 after 8 overs.
Four!
India get their first boundary and it comes from Dhawan's bat. A glorious cover-drive.
Another four!
Identical shot, only this time the ball was a little fuller.
And another four!
This time Dhawan flicks one off his pads to beat deep square-leg. Blazing start for the left-hander!
David Willey struggling to get his line and length right.
IND - 16/0 after 2 overs.
This has been a fine effort from the Indians.
They've restricted the hosts to just 268 at a ground that's been the highest-scoring venue in world cricket over the past five years.
Kuldeep Yadav was the wrecker-in-chief. His six-wicket haul broke England's back and put India in the driver's seat.
Will the tourists chase down this well-below-par total with ease or will they make a meal of it?
Join us after a short break for the second innings of this first ODI!
SIX!
What a superb shot from Rashid!
Kaul pitches it in the blockhole, Rashid scoops it over Dhoni for a maximum.
Four!
This is turning out to be a little gem of an innings from Rashid.
Another brilliant scoop, this time for a boundary.
England have got the slight push they needed. How much can they get from the last over?
ENG - 260/8 after 49 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav is bowling in a script England's batsmen haven't learnt.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 12, 2018
6/25 from 10 overs without conceding a boundary on this small ground. Exceptional stuff from Kuldeep Yadav.#EngvInd
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 12, 2018
OUT!
Stokes is gone, Kuldeep gets his fifth wicket!
The left-hander connects a reverse-sweep but Kaul takes a sensational diving catch at point.
But what a performance this has been from Kuldeep Yadav. After being dropped from India's side for the final T20 against England, he has answered his critics in an amphatic manner.
Kaul returns to the attack, gives away just two runs and also smacks Ali on the helmet.
Meanwhile, Stokes gets to his half-century off 102 deliveries. This has been a major struggle for the left-hander but he's done well to hang around.
England need him to up the tempo now and hit some lusty blows.
ENG - 214/5 after 44 overs.
Half-century for Jos Buttler! His third fifty in as many games.
This is turning out to be a fine knock from the middle-order batsman. He came in at a time when the English batting was in deep trouble, but he's been at his fluent best right through.
Stokes doing a good job at the other end, too. The left-hander started extremely slowly but he's done well to hang in there and build a partnership with Buttler.
It's worrying from India's point of view to see how ineffective their bowlers have been at picking wickets in the middle overs. Kohli's trying to rotate his bowlers regularly but it isn't paying off.
ENG - 188/4 after 36 overs.
Buttler (31*) and Stokes (30*) have brought the hosts back into the contest.
The duo is rotating the strike freely and picking the odd boundary.
Kuldeep bowls three more overs in a fresh spell but fails to strike this time.
England looking good to cross 300 comfortably. These two have to keep going, though.
ENG - 162/4 after 31 overs.
Stokes and Buttler building a bit of a partnership for England.
Buttler, in sublime form since the IPL, has upped the tempo since he's arrived at the crease.
A picture-perfect punch through covers for four in that Hardik over.
Stokes timing the ball better, too.
ENG - 134/4 after 25 overs.
SIX!
Hardik replaces Kuldeep, ends up bowling his natural length - short and easy to hit.
Morgan accepts the gift gleefully and pulls it for a maximum.
Four!
This time the ball is pitched further up, but Morgan drives it up-ishly past mid-off for a boundary.
England get a kick-on!
ENG - 104/3 after 19 overs.
Four!
Finally some refief for England as Morgan pulls Raina for a boundary.
It was a half-tracker and the England captain gave it the punishment it deserved.
Good comeback from Raina, though. Gives just a single after that. Stokes is really struggling to even rotate strike.
92/3 after 18 overs.
Suresh Raina comes on to bowl.
England have skipper Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes out in the middle.
A quickly, quickly bowled maiden from the veteran.
England had gotten off to a solid start but they have their backs to the wall thanks to Kuldeep's brilliance.
ENG - 82/3 after 14 overs.
OUT!
Kuldeep Yadav is on fire!
This time Bairtow perishes.
A brilliant googly catches him in front. The umpire said not-out but Kuldeep convinced Kohli to take a review. The decision to do that was spot on.
The replay shows all three reds and England lose their second opener.
India on top here!
OUT!
Kuldeep strikes again!
Joe Root has to walk back after getting out plumb in front.
Kuldeep comes from over the wicket and bolws a perfect leg break.
Root is beaten all ends up. That would've hit the middle of middle.
India are right back in this contest.
ENG - 81/2 after 12.1 overs.
Hardik Pandya joins the attack.
Bowls the second ball as a half-tracker, Roy helps himself to a boundary past square-leg.
This time Roy punches it straight back, fine effort from Kaul to dive and pull it back at the boundary.
Roy and Bairstow have given England a great platform here.
It's the end of the first power-play, the hosts definitely won it.
ENG - 71/0 after 10 overs.
This series will be one of the important tournaments for MS Dhoni.
Former Indian captain is on a brink of reaching a new career milestone. He needs to score 33 runs to complete 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He will become the 12th batsman and fourth Indian to enter the elite club.
India will eye another dominant performance as they take on England in the first ODI of the three-match series on Thursday.
Game Day today! #TeamIndia looks all set for the 1st ODI against England at Trent Bridge. Are You? LIVE Action in a couple of hours #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/HdmV8WblF8
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 12, 2018
Who will have their hands on this trophy at the end of the series? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ln0d4Bk0FE
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 12, 2018
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