IND vs ENG / 14 months of drought is over, India tasted victory for the first time after World Cup 2023

IND vs ENG: After winning the T20 series, the Indian cricket team also made a great start to the ODI series against England. In the first ODI match played in Nagpur, Team India defeated England by 4 wickets and showed its strength. The deadly bowling of Ravindra Jadeja and Harshit Rana along with the excellent batting of Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel played an important role in this victory.

Strong bowling by Jadeja-Harshit

England could only score 248 runs while batting first. Mohammed Shami gave a tight start, but England's openers took an aggressive stance in the first spell of debutant Harshit Rana. India made a comeback after Phil Salt (45) was run out and Harshit Rana put India in a strong position by dismissing Ben Duckett (32) and Harry Brook (0).

In the middle order, captain Jos Buttler (52) and Jacob Bethal (51) struggled, but Jadeja dashed England's hopes by dismissing Joe Root (19) and Bethal. In the end, with the help of some big shots from Jofra Archer (21), England scored a respectable score of 248 runs. Harshit and Jadeja took 3-3 wickets, while Shami, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav got 1-1 success.

Brilliant batting by Gill-Iyer

The Indian team, which came out to chase 248 runs, did not have a good start. Captain Rohit Sharma (2) and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal (15) were dismissed cheaply. After this, Shubman Gill (87) and Shreyas Iyer (59) made a great partnership. Iyer completed his half-century in 30 balls in an aggressive manner and put pressure on the English bowlers. However, he could not stretch his innings and got out.

Gill along with Akshar Patel (52) ensured India's victory by sharing a 108-run partnership. After Akshar's dismissal, KL Rahul (2) also got out early. When India needed 14 runs, Shubman Gill got out while trying to hit a big shot. After this, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja took India to the target.

India's victory in ODI after 14 months

With this win, the Indian team tasted victory in ODI cricket after 14 months. Earlier, the team defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup, but lost to Australia in the final. After this, India played the ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour in August 2024, but had to face defeat by 0-2.

Now with a win against England on their home ground, Team India has strengthened the preparations for the Champions Trophy. This victory will increase the confidence of the players and the team will be ready to perform stronger in the coming matches.