India stunned England by a six-wicket win in the first ODI of the three-game series at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Tuesday, July 14.
Shifting our focus to the details of the game, England posted a good-looking total of 258 in 47.5 overs after opting to bat first. Joe Root was the top-scorer, scoring an unbeaten 76-run knock, while Liam Dawson scored 68 runs. All-rounder Axar Patel picked up a four-wicket haul.
In the second innings, India sealed the deal in 45.2 overs with six wickets in hand. Shubman Gill (80), Washington Sundar (52*), and Axar Patel (57*) were the top batters in the chase. On that note, let’s take a look at who said what after ENGvIND, 1st ODI.
Axar Patel, Player of the Match:
“Very happy with the way I performed today. I thought of varying my pace and bowl stump to stump. Did exactly that. Got lucky that I picked up four wickets. With Washington, it was about rotating the strike and finishing the game well. When I went in, Washy was there. The thought was building a partnership and finishing the game.”
Harry Brook, England captain:
“Not ideal when you lose 5 for 20 in the middle period. Boys fought well and tried to get us back with the ball. Great effort from the lads. Losing 5 for 20 never ideal. Liked to have played slightly better. 260 on the board, partnership between Root and Dawson was crucial. We thought the pitch changed. Goit slower. At the break, we thought we had enough if the pitch had remained the same. We’ll make selections based on the pitch. On another day we make 300-320 and our spinners make a match of it.”
Shubman Gill, India captain:
“When you see your middle and lower middle order score runs and finish the job, it gives confidence as a captain. It was about our combination. We have a youngish bowling attack. Our batting is more experienced than our bowling. So even if we had a target of 300-320, we back ourselves to chase that. Our bowling in the middle phase was good. We bowled the right areas, they got away at the end of the powerplay. We were put under pressure but how we came back and bounced back was important. We’ll try different combinations and see which gives us the best depth in both departments. The conditions were close to South Africa – the ball was kicking up, wasn’t easy to score. The wicket then settled nicely.”
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