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India beat England by four wickets first mens oneday international

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Taha Hashim’s report on India’s victory in Nagpur:

India ease home in opening ODI after below-par England look short of ideas

That’s it from us today, Taha’s match report should be along any second. Thanks to Tom for helming the earlier innings and to you for joining us. The OBO will return – goodbye!

The captain’s have their say:

Jos Buttler: “We’re disappointed not to win the game. I thought we got off to a fantastic start in the powerplay but to lose four wickets was frustrating. An extra forty or fifty runs would have been crucial. That is not how we want to play. We want to put the opposition under pressure and keep the momentum.

The bowlers started well, they were 20 for 2. We should have found a way to take a wicket there but Gill and Iyer put on a good partnership. We want to play better for longer, we have shown in stages that we are doing the right thing. When we have the momentum, we want to try and extend that longer.”

Rohit Sharma": “We’re pretty happy because we knew we were coming back to this format after a long time. We wanted to quickly re-group and understand what needs to be done. We didn’t start off well with their opening bowlers putting pressure on us, but the way we came back was superb”

England looked pretty toothless with the ball in Nagpur today, apart from a few overs at the start where Archer and Mahmood had India 19-2 with Sharma and Jaiswal back in the hutch it was plain sailing for India. Shreyas Iyer sparkled with 59 off 36 balls before Shubman Gill and Axar Patel put on over a hundred at more or less a run a ball to take out the majority of the total in the middle overs.

England’s batters didn’t get enough on the board, bright sparks with Bethell and Buttler getting fifty each but without either kicking on to make a game changing score.

There it is! Jadeja edges Mahmood through the gloves of Phil Salt behind the stumps, the missed chance trundles away for four and that’s the win. It was comfortable throughout for India albeit they spluttered over the line a little at the end.

India go 1-0 up in the three match series.

38th over: India 241-6 (Pandya 9, Jadeja 2) India edge closer, it ain’t exactly pretty. Eight more needed to win, go on go on go on go on, do it in style!

Hardik’s arrival gives Gill a shot in the arm. He drives Mahmood beautifully for four but then tries to pull for four more and is caught by Buttler tumbling forward at midwicket. India lose their third wicket in as many overs, Gill is disappointed not to get to three figures or see his side home but he’s still played the decisive innings of the day.

37th over: India 237-6 (Pandya 7, Jadeja 1)

Buttler moves three catchers in on the drive and there’s a slip in place. Can England pilfer two more quick ones and really make the end of this game an interesting one?

KL Rahul pats back a catch to Rashid who juggles the catch but clings on. Silence in the crowd. India not exactly getting over the line in style. Hardik Pandya arrives and the crowd come to life once more. England have two slips in place now, trying to create some pressure with 25 runs left to play with.

Pandya slams over mid wicket for SIX!

36th over: India 231-5 (Gill 83, Pandya 6)

35th over: India 224-4 (Gill 82, Rahul 2) Mahmood returns. Joe Root shadow bats in the outfield. He’s reliving his dismissal I’d wager. Here’s what I should’ve done. Sign of a great player.

Gone! Rashid rags one through Patel’s gate to send the bails skyward. Too little too late but a nice ball none the less. Axar played very well and completely legitimised the decision to bump him up the order.

34th over: India 222-4 (Gill 80, Rahul 0) KL Rahul is the new man. 27 more needed, from a lot of balls.

33rd over: India 220-3 (Gill 80, Patel 52) Shot! Carse slams down another short ball, Gill is set and waiting, gets on top of the bounce and smashes it away through the leg side fence. That’s the 100 partnership off 98 balls. Carse then oversteps with his big size 13s. FREE HIT INCOMING. No further damage done as the attempted pull is cue ended to the fielder. Carse’s day to forget continues with a wide followed by Axar spanking down the ground for four. He goes to a half century off 46 balls and Carse brings up a half century of his own – off five overs.

32nd over: India 208-3 (Gill 75, Patel 47) What’s all this then? A maiden over from Rashid. Do Gill and Axar not know that some of us have banked on an early finish? What are they playing at?!

Well bowled Adil Rashid, I suppose.

31st over: India 208-3 (Gill 75, Patel 47) Carse goes to a short ball tactic with three men on the hook, it plugs the run rate for the time being, just two pulled singles off the over.

30th over: India 206-3 (Gill 74, Patel 46) Root is picked up in fine style by Gill over midwicket for four. He goes to 74, India need 43 runs to win, plenty of scope for a Shubman century.

29th over: India 201-3 (Gill 70, Patel 45) Carse recalled and his first ball is driven through the covers for four. After three or four decent overs at the start, England’s seamers have been well off it today, no real plans and too many boundary balls, Buttler has set fields that haven’t really been bowled to. Ramped for four! What a shot from Axar, Carse is short and the periscoped blade comes out, the ball glancing away up and over Salt.

A wide yorker is leant on by Gill and the steer behind point brings the third boundary of the over. Make that four! Another toothless short ball is pulled to the fence. Disappointing stuff from Carse today – that’s 38 runs off his three overs.

28th over: India 184-3 (Gill 62, Patel 36) Joe Root with his golden arm, can he snare England a wicket? He darts at the stumps from wide of the crease around the wicket. Treated with respect by Gill and Patel but five runs picked up off the over with ease. More than India require.

65 runs needed from 22 overs.

27th over: India 179-3 (Gill 59, Patel 34) Gill is purring now, he popped a couple of pills an over or two ago and seems to have shaken off his cramp. A short arm jab off Archer pings for four and then he climbs into the width on offer and clatters another four through point. Archer throws up his hands in dismay.

26th over: India 170-3 (Gill 51, Patel 33) India are happy to knock the spinners around, five more off Livingstone. England need to make something happen, Buttler thinks the same and calls for Jofra Archer.

25th over: India 165-3 (Gill 50, Patel 29) Fifty for Shubman Gill, off sixty balls. It’s his first against England in this format. He’s answered the call in Virat Kohli’s absence.

24th over: India 160-3 (Gill 48, Patel 26) Gill closes in on a measured half century with a lofted drive over cover with a crack of the wrists at the last. 89 needed for India, wickets needed for England. Pronto.

23rd over: India 154-3 (Gill 43, Patel 25) Gill is struggling with cramp, he punches his hamstrings to try and get disperse the lactic acid. I’m not sure if there’s any science behind that or not. He grimaces in pain as he gets onto his haunches to sweep for four.

22nd over: India 149-3 (Gill 38, Patel 25) Axar Patel goes inside out through cover to get four off the final ball of the over. India need exactly 100 now.

NOT OUT! Shubman Gill sent it upstairs straight away, a meaty inside edge saves him. Chalk it off.

Livingstone again, he skids one on to Gill’s front pad and it’s given! This looks close!

21st over: India 143-3 (Gill 38, Patel 20) Oh my days! Rashid sends down a magic ball that pitches outside leg and spins past the edge of Gill’s defensive stroke and just wide of the off stump bail. That deserved a wicket. India still pick up five off the over though – 106 runs needed from 29 overs. I know where my money is.

20th over: India 138-3 (Gill 35, Patel 18) The off/leg spin of Liam Livingstone is called for by Buttler. His first ball is arrowed at the stumps, Hello Gruesome! – Patel makes room and slaps it for four. A single brings Gill on strike. Livingstone sends down a long hop that Gill cloths high into the leg side, the ball nearly carries to Mahmood at deep midwicket but drops in front of him and spins past for four. Salt, meet Wound. It wasn’t a good ball to be perfectly honest. England would love to burgle a wicket or two though, this match is slipping away.

19th over: India 129-3 (Gill 31, Patel 13) The run rate is under four runs an over so there’s no real pressure on the India batters, that will only come if England keep taking wickets. Patel and Gill nudge and nurdle Rashid for four runs off the over.

18th over: India 125-3 (Gill 29, Patel 11) The game in the balance right here. Another decent partnership and India will be near enough home, a couple of quick wickets and England can really put the pressure on in the middle overs. Four dot balls from Bethell are followed by SIX over cow corner and into the stands from Axar Patel.

17th over: India 119-3 (Gill 29, Patel 5) Axar Patel greets a tossed up delivery from Rashid with the kitchen sink. It sails over the leg side and gets the batter a slightly risky four. He’ll bring the attack to England too, a back foot punch into the off side makes it six runs off the over.

16th over: India 113-3 (Gill 27, Patel 0) Axar Patel is the new man. Can England put the squeeze on here? Rashid is going to continue.

Buttler sticks with Bethell after drinks and it’s a better over from the youngster. A bit of turn and a tighter line, gets one to spit past the edge and then gets the breakthrough! It’s Shreyas Iyer too! A straight ball skids on with the arm and the batter misses with the paddle sweep bang in front. The review is lost for India too as the ball was hitting middle half way up. The break for drinks has done England the world of good. The extremely dangerous and in-form Iyer is back in the hutch.

15th over: India 111-2 (Gill 27, Iyer 58) Anything you can do… Gill rocks back and plays a late cut almost out of Phil Salt’s gloves, four more. Time for a drink and some respite for England. India cruising at the moment.

14th over: India 101-2 (Gill 18, Iyer 57) In fact, it is going to be spin form both ends, a freshly shorn Jacob Bethell is going to send down some of his left-arm tweakers. Gah! A tame full toss is paddled away with ease to bring up Shreyas Iyer’s fifty! Off just 30 balls, high quality knock that has tilted the game India’s way. Oh that’s wonderful batting – Iyer shows off Andrex soft hands with a late dab that races away for the second boundary of the over. The hundred comes up for the home side.

13th over: India 90-2 (Gill 17, Iyer 48) England need to break this partnership, Rashid has a slip in place and is repsectfully nudged around. India happy to take the seamers to the cleaners for the time being.

12th over: India 86-2 (Gill 16, Iyer 45) Carse is steered wide of point by Iyer for four. There wasn’t even that much width but Iyer used his hands, stayed on top of the bounce and hit it away with a flourish. A quick single into the covers brings Gill on strike. Too short this time and punished, Gill comes to the party with a confident pull shot that whistles across the baize through square leg. Jos Buttler looks a frustrated man, his bowlers aren’t really executing any plans at the moment.

11th over: India 77-2 (Gill 12, Iyer 40) Here comes Adil Rashid, can he stop the boundaries and snare the breakthrough? Not this over. A reverse-sweep is nailed by Iyer for four, he’s middling everything at the moment.

10th over: India 71-2 (Gill 11, Iyer 35) Brydon Carse replaces Mahmood. He’s had an impressive tour so far but he can’t stop the flow of Shreyas Iyer’s blade! Three fours off the over, two drives creamed through cover and one flayed behind point. The partnership is over fifty and Iyer has done most of the damage.

9th over: India 59-2 (Gill 11, Iyer 23) Archer into his fifth over, this might be the last of his opening spell. Gill flicks away off his hip for four in style and then swats the last ball for four too, slightly weary short ball from Archer and it whistled to the fence.

8th over: India 50-2 (Gill 3, Iyer 23) A decent over from Mahmood is spoilt at the last as a short ball is swivelled away by Iyer for another four. This is a dangerous looking partnership for England, they need to break it sharpish.

7th over: India 43-2 (Gill 1, Iyer 18) Archer drifts onto the leg stump and is punished with four leg byes off Gill. Iyer then clubs consecutive SIXES off the quick man in some serious style! The first is smeared over the leg-side, a 90mph back of a length ball treated with disdain and then an upper cut up and over point for six more, using the rapid pace of Archer and showing excellent timing.

6th over: India 25-1 (Gill 0, Iyer 6) Shreyas Iyer is the new batter, he plinks a drive in the air through the covers. Cries of ‘Catchit!’ but the ball was in the gap, albeit not in totally convincing fashion. Iyer then clips off his pads fine for four, no danger in that shot. Too straight from Saqib.

Huge wicket and a real hush around the stadium as Rohit departs! He’d been starved of the strike and tied down, an attempted flick over the leg side flies high in the air where Liam Livingstone settles under it at wide mid-on and takes a tricky catch under lights.

5th over: India 19-1 (Sharma 2, Gill 0) Shubman Gill joins Sharma in the middle. Archer finishes off a fantastic wicket maiden, arrowing in on the stumps and pads at high pace.

Goddim! Archer gets reward for bowling fast and accurately, he’s been past Jaiswal’s edge a handful of times already and theres a tickle on this one. Lovely ball, at the top of off stump and shaping away just enough. England have their first.

4th over: India 19-0 (Jaiswal 15, Sharma 2) Jaiswal get’s a meaty edge off Mahmood that flies away wide of the cordon for four. Streaky but he won’t care. Shot! Nowt streaky about that! Mahmood goes full with an inswinging yorker, Jaiswal gets his toes out of the way and drives with a compact backlift down the ground for four. He timed the undercrackers off that one. Rohit gets off the mark with a clip through mid off for two as India pick up the pace.

3rd over: India 7-0 (Jaiswal 6, Sharma 0) England have kept India quiet early doors, just a single off Archer’s second over as the bowler cranks up his speed to 92MPH. A short ball flies through at pace and a quicker one to follow up skids past the forward poke. Excellent fast bowling.

2nd over: India 6-0 (Jaiswal 5, Sharma 0) Saqib Mahmood shares the new nut, he had a very impressive fourth T20I, pocketing three wickets in an over. England would dearly love him to… gah his first delivery is too wide and clattered away through point by Jaiswal! Saqib responds well, beating the youngster on the outside edge a couple of times as he attempts to smash the thing to smithereens. Guilty of trying to hit it a bit too hard I think. A leg bye off the final ball.

1st over: India 1-0 (Jaiswal 1, Sharma 0) Jaiswal gets his first run in ODI cricket with a flick behind square on the leg side. That’s the only run off the over though as Archer lands it on a handkerchief and keeps Rohit honest with a hint of movement back into the pads.

Righto, here we go. Rohit and Jaiswal -on his ODI debut - are strolling out to the middle in quickly fading light. The floodlights beaming down. Jofra Archer has the ball. Let’s play!

Thanks Tom and hello everyone. Steve Finn is in the TNT studio wearing his elephant’s breath coloured shacket and talking up India’s bowlers. Very impressive performances from Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja have left England with a below par score and needing to take early wickets if they are to give themselves a sniff in this match.

Right, that’s my stint done. James is back from his post-Sri Lanka v Australia power nap and ready to talk you through India’s reply. Do keep him company.

So, England are up against it once again. Salt, in particular, and Duckett gave them a great start with some aggressive hitting that only Jofra Archer at the back end of the innings could match. Those first three wickets falling so rapidly gave India a control that they never relinquished. Jadeja was masterful, with three for 26, and Harshit, who also took three, and Kuldeep also impressed. There were composed 50s from Buttler and Bethel but it doesn’t look like being enough.

47.4 overs: England 248 (Archer 21 not out). Mahmood calmly pushes a single to get Archer on strike to Kuldeep, and Archer obliges by sweeping for four and splitting the field smartly. He takes another single, but Mahmood goes next ball, advancing and swiping at a googly, getting nowhere near it and giving. Rahul an easy stumping.

47th over: England 242-9 (Archer 16, Mahmood 1). Jadeja’s ninth over pegs the batters back and keeps England to a couple of singles before cleaning up Rashid to take his third wicket.

Jadeja tempts Rashid with a sweep, skids one on and bowls him cleanly.