Indian opening duo Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma gave a terrible start in the first ODI at Nagpur as the duo managed to score just 15 and 2 runs respectively.
With Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell’s half-centuries, the visitors scored 248 runs in 47.4 overs after losing all 10 wickets. Debutant Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja bagged three wickets each while Shami, Axar and Kuldeep Yadav bagged a wicket each.
After bowling seven overs at an economy of 5.30, Hardik Pandya returned wicketless. While chasing the decent target, Indian opening batters were expected to lay a strong foundation but failed to withstand England’s pace attack.
Jofra Archer is the man who took the first wicket of the inning by dismissing Jasiwal for 15 runs in the fifth over.
Archer teased Jaiswal on the outside edge multiple times and dismissed him successfully in the third delivery of the fifth over as the ball edged Jaiswal’s bat and went straight to the wicketkeeper’s hand.
In the very next over, Indian captain Rohit Sharma lost his wicket to Saqib Mahmood after scoring just 2 runs off seven balls.
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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.
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.
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