Team India registers convincing win over England: 1st ODI report 
14 Jul 2026

Team India put up a comprehensive show to beat England in the ODI series opener at Birmingham's Edgbaston cricket ground.

The Brits were folded for 258 while batting first despite Joe Root's unbeaten 76.

The Men in Blue chased down the target with relative ease as skipper Shubman Gill's 80* laid the platform.

Axar Patel's all-round display headlined India's win.

Root, Dawson rescue England 
England innings 

Ben Duckett's fiery 43 meant England were cruising at 61/0 at one stage.

However, a shock batting collapse reduced them to 107/6.

Root then forged a record seventh-wicket partnership with Liam Dawson.

Their 121-run partnership took England near the 250-run mark.

Though Dawson departed for 68, Root remained invincible on 76 as England were folded for 258.

Axar claimed each of the last four fallen wickets.

46th ODI fifty for Root 
Root 

Root smashed six fours and a six en route to his run-a-ball 76*.

England's highest run-getter in the format, Root has raced to 7,653 runs at an average of 50.01.

He now owns 20 tons and 46 half-centuries.

This was Root's fifth ODI fifty versus India, as he also owns three tons.

Meanwhile, Root has now recorded four 60-plus ODI scores in a row.

21st List A fifty for Dawson
Dawson 

Dawson's 68 off 83 balls was laced with six fours and a six. He had just 65 runs across nine ODIs before this knock.

As per ESPNcricinfo, this was his 21st fifty in List A cricket, as he also owns four tons across 173 games.

The batter has now raced to 3,947 runs at an average of 33-plus.

Historic stand between the duo 
Fact

Root and Dawson's 121-run partnership is now the highest by an England pair for the seventh wicket or lower versus India (ODIs). They overall became the second English pair with a century stand in this regard. Overall, this is England's fourth-highest partnership for these stands.

150 ODI wickets for Bumrah 
Bumrah 

Jasprit Bumrah's nine overs in the game resulted in figures worth 1/31.

Arguably the best speedster at present, the right-arm seamer has raced to 150 ODI wickets at 23.60 (ER: 4.58).

Bumrah took 4,605 deliveries to complete 150 wickets in the format, as per Cricbuzz.

Only Mohammed Shami (4,070) and Kuldeep Yadav (4,513) have taken fewer balls to reach the milestone among Indians.

Bumrah breaks Ravindra Jadeja's ODI record
Feat 

With his only wicket in the game, Bumrah surpassed Ravindra Jadeja to become the Indian bowler with the most ODI wickets in England.

He now has 31 wickets in ODIs played on English soil, one more than Jadeja's previous record of 30.

Playing his 17th ODI in England, Bumrah averages 21.93 (ER: 4.46).

Axar becomes second Indian spinner with this ODI milestone
Axar 

Axar finished his spell with figures worth 4/62 in 9.5 overs - his maiden four-wicket haul in ODIs.

He became only the second Indian spinner to claim four wickets between overs 41 & 50 in an ODI.

Meanwhile, Axar's maiden ODI four-fer has taken his tally to 79 wickets from 72 games at an economy of 4.52.