Indian pacer bowler Harshit Rana who bagged three wickets in his maiden ODI appearance reveals the strategy behind his impressive debut and claims “It was his dreams”.
Harshit Rana who made his T20I debut during the 4th T20I of the England tour of India 2025 was handed the ODI cap in the first ODI of the same tour.
During the innings break, Harshit Rana said “It was my dream. I prepared myself for this and put in the hard yards. I didn’t hit the right lengths initially but got the rewards once I corrected them.
They were looking to make some room (the batters), that’s the reason I kept bowling on the stumps. It’s a slightly two-paced pitch. Some of them are coming on nicely, some are stopping a bit. We bounced back in style. It’s a good total and we can chase this down”.
Speaking of the game, England won the toss and opted to bat first where Philip Salt and Ben Duckett opened the inning. The duo laid a decent foundation and added 75 runs for the first wicket.
While the England opening batters looked comfortable with the bat, Philip Salt lost his wicket via run out and walked to the pavilion after scoring 43 runs off 26 balls.
Following his dismissal, Ben Duckett lost his wicket in the very next over after scoring 32 runs. In the same over bowled by Harshit Rana, Harry Brook lost his wicket without scoring runs.
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Following two quick wickets, England started to feel the pressure. England skipper Jos Buttler and Joe Root were expected to build a massive partnership to save the sinking ship.
As expected the duo made a stand but failed to convert it into a big score. In the 19th over, Ravindra Jadeja trapped Joe Root in an LBW dismissal and sent him to the dressing room with a score of 19.
While India was looked comfortable with their bowling attack, Buttler and Jacob Bethell made a stand and threatened the Indian bowling lineup. The duo added 59 runs for the next wicket.
Axar Patel broke the threatening partnership by dismissing Buittler for 52 runs. Right after his dismissal, England started to lose wickets in a regular intervals. With Jofra Archer’s 21 off 18 deliveries, England scored 248 runs after losing all 10 wickets in 47.4 overs.
