Axar Patel-Washington Sundar fifties takes India to big win, first on UK tour

That is it. India have secured first win on the tour as they beat England by 6 wickets. The no 1 side win big as Washinton Sundar too brings up his 50 with a six off Adil Rashid. Axar ends unbeaten on 57.

A lot of questions are asked on the relevance of Washi in the white ball formats, for no fault of his own. If he goes unbeaten tonight, it will be a big statement, as to why he is needed by this team. He is a team man.

What a sigh of relief for the Indian team.. they will win their first on the UK tour. Who would have thought that we would be speaking about India's first win in the ODI series. But nonetheless, this gives a chance to improve.

Take a bow, Axar Patel. To comeback in the ODI team and then to pick 4 wickets, and then score a fifty when the team lost quick wickets. This has been exceptional by the all-rounder.

Washi tries to go for a slog sweep against Jacks and completely misses the line of the ball. The ball also hits the stump, but the bails are not displodged. He doesn't need to do anything stupid right now.

What these two batters have also shown is, they can take on the off spinners quite well. In the T20Is, they were failing since the time to adapt is that much lesser. Anyways, 50 partnership has come up in 32 balls.

Axar has decided, it is time to go for shots. After hitting Jacks for a massive six, he greets Archer with a flick for a boundary. 200 comes up for India. It is getting easier by the ball for the visitors. And now slashed over covers for a four.

Axar and Washi are capable batters and the equation is the easiest in the world. So even if they go just for singles, they win big. Don't do anything stupid, that exposes Shivam Dube and then the subsequent batters to tough conditions.

Another similar dismissal for KL Rahul, who falls for 1 and India are in trouble. Josh Tongue bowled a good length delivery outside off stump and as KL Rahul tried to play it in the square, he got an inside edge that dragged the ball to his stumps. India are 160/4 with three big names leaving the crease in a short span of time.

India have lost another set batter with Shreyas Iyer run out by Harry Brook's direct hit. Just an over ago, Shubman Gill had to retire hurt with cramps. Washington Sundar pushed a Jofra Archer delivery to the short mid wicket and tried stealing a quick single. But Harry Brook was cautious and threw the ball with quick hands to get Shreyas out. Iyer did not dive and ran across the pitch instead. He falls for 35 off 53 balls. India 157/3.

A strange call by Indian team management. Washington Sundar has come at No. 5 ahead of KL Rahul and Shivam Dube.

This is the third time that physio has had to come in to treat Shubman Gill, who is struggling with cramps. He already had a back massage, and now, it's his hamstring that is troubling him. And he is walking off the field. He retires hurt on 80 off 75 balls.

Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer bring up a 100-run stand, with Gill hitting Josh Tongue for a four on a pull shot. The century partnership comes off just 101 deliveries.

India are in a comfortable position now, thanks to Shubman Gill's excellent knock of 76 so far. Shreyas Iyer (34) has taken the backseat in this 96-run unbeaten stand. India need 114 runs more in the last 25 overs.

Shubman Gill hits a 51-ball half-century. This is his third consecutive 50+ score in ODIs. He scored 84 and 154 against Afghanistan last month. He has been on an excellent run of form in 2026, averaging 106 in 6 innings, including a century and 4 half-centuries. India are 110/2 in 20 overs with 149 runs still needed off the last 30 overs.

Shubman Gill in ODIs in 2026

• 56(71)
• 56(53)
• 23(18)
• 84*(66)
• 154(110)
• 50*(51)

Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill bring up a 50-run stand off 63 balls. The captain-vice-captain pair steadied the ship and rebuilt after India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in quick succession. This partnership is now threatening England and the target of 259 is getting closer for India.

India are 80/2 in 15 overs and they are still in the rebuilding phase. Shubman Gill has looked the man in control, while Shreyas Iyer has also shrugged off early jitters. This partnership is crucial for India.

India have given up on the good start and now, they have to rebuild. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, the captain and vice-captain pair, are on the crease and they will have to rebuild.

India have lost Ro-Ko in a span of 7 deliveries. A brilliant full delivery after a short delivery, and Virat Kohli was too late to respond. Archer traps Kohli LBW, and Shubman discourages his senior from taking the review. Kohli departs for 5. India 48/2.

The record-centurion of ODI, Virat Kohli joins Shubman Gill on the crease after Rohit Sharma's wicket. Kohli missed the Afghanistan series.

Apart from a boundary, Rohit Sharma never looked comfortable and his time on the crease is up. Rohit Sharma falls for 11 off 21, trying to loft a Sam Curran off-cutter over the covers. He mistimed and gave away a simple catch to Harry Brook. India 43/1.

After 16 balls, Rohit Sharma has his first boundary. A shortish delivery by Jofra Archer on the leg side, and Rohit whipped it for a four through the square leg.

India have made a cautious start to their innings with 22/0 after 5 overs at 4.40 runs per over. Shubman Gill has been the attacking one with two fours, one off Jofra Archer and the other off Josh Tongue. However, Rohit Sharma has been struggling with 4 off 15 with 12 dot balls.

Rohit Sharma is struggling and so is Shubman Gill. The India captain just survived with the catch falling an inch short of the fielder at gully. But Gill has looked better of the two with two boundaries so far.

India need 259 runs to avoid a 0-7 on England and Ireland tour. The T20I side failed miserably. Now, the onus is on Shubman Gill & Co to arrest the slide. India have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of the greatest ODI batters, along with KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. It should not be a difficult chase.

Brar has gone out of the field and he might just be cramping for now. After the game resumes, Axar gets another one and gets Rashid stumped. Good work by Rahul behind the stumps and England are 9 down. And all out. Axar gets a fourth one as well as Tongue loses his leg stump. The ball just darts in and the no. 11 batter has no clue.

Even though the bowlers have been excellent, but are the tactics costing India a bit? Using the pacers initially means, spinners are operating now without much spin. And Root and Archer have decided that it is time to go for the big shots. Ah, Archer is caught out for 12 from 5.

And finally a wicket has come India's way. Axar bowls one short and Dawson tries to pull hard. He only finds one man at the mid wicket boundary - Rohit Sharma, and is out for 68.

Been a long time since this happened

WHAT A STUNNER BY KL RAHUL. 🥶

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There you go. Root has taken away the match from India. He too gets a fifty and Indian bowlers don't look good here. Something has to give. Brar back again for his last two overs.

There you go. Something to cheer about for the English fans as the 100 partnership between Root and Dawson comes up. The duo perhaps could take their side to 300 as well, with spinners operating too.

Bumrah comes back in what potentially looks like his last spell. And the way things are going, England will reach 280. 200 is up now with 10 overs still to go. This has been an excellent recovery from the hosts.

Liam Dawson has brought up his 1st ever ODI fifty in 65 deliveries. He has done a commendable job while doing the repair job for his team. There are still plenty of overs left in the match.

Brook's wicket changed the match

As soon as Harry Brook came to the crease, Gautam Gambhir sent a message through Prince Yadav to bring Jasprit Bumrah into the attack.

In the very next over, Shubman Gill handed the ball to Bumrah, and boom wicket off the very first delivery. pic.twitter.com/8P3bYqZ7gE

— Varun (@Defending_18) July 14, 2026

Ever since Dawson and Root have come together, they have looked like, they are batting on a great pitch. Spin looks rather ineffective, but Axar and Washi have stopped the runflow.

And after ages, Shubman tosses the ball up to Washi. This should have been the time when an over should have been given to Bumrah. India must break this partnership soon.

Whatever demons were there in the pitch, have gone away in the last 6-7 overs now. This pair looks really set and Dawson has been excellent. He is a great batter to come in at no. 8. A boundary through the covers brings up 50 partnership.

A four to finish a very good Prasidh Krishna over here. But the worry for India has to be the way this Dawson-Root partnership is growing. This partnership is worth 37 in 51 already.

This happened earlier in the day

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With his limited bowling, Dube has stuck to tight lines and that has benefitted him greatly. It has been a mighty good spell from him until now, as Shubman gets Axar into the attack.

There is still no sign of spin as India is looking to bundle out England in the next 10 overs. If that ploy doesn't work, then the spinners will have to operate in the last 15 overs.

Virat has been as sharp as ever

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The Indian bowlers have been excellent so far, except for their handling of Ben Duckett in the first few overs. Just about every bowler has gotten decent swing and that has made a huge difference.

KL gets a wicket? Well, actually it is Shivam Dube who removes Will Jacks for 20, but it is the brilliance of Rahul behind the wickets, that results in the batters' departure. He dives full length to take a one handed catch.

India have not deployed spinners until now, and Washi has only bowled one. Axar is yet to bowl. So when do they finish their overs? In the death?? That could be a major issue for the team. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube drops a catch off his own bowling.

From 61/0, England have gone on to 88/5 at this stage. The next step would be to restrict the opposition under 200. Another pacey over comes to an end by Prasidh. When do Indians get spin?

Prasidh gets his first wicket of the day as he gets Buttler. Leading edge and the ball flies to mid off.. Shubman Gill and Gurnoor Brar collide, but somehow the latter manages to not spill the ball. Four down now England. Wait. The drama continues as Sam Curran has been caught behind. The ball is pitched wide and he slashes, edges and goes back for a duck.

Suddenly from the T20Is, there is a change in the Indian bowling. Yes, Bumrah, but also Brar to certain extent. He is responsible adding a lot of pace and bounce into the attack. Gill seems to have learnt from his past captaincy mistakes.

MS Dhoni in the house?

INSTAGRAM STORY OF SAKSHI..!!!

- MS Dhoni might have arrived to watch the 1st ODI 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ScA1itqwq2

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Gill brings back Bumrah into the attack, and the very first ball he is on the money. Outside off, Harry Brook edges it and first slip takes a simple catch. India on top suddenly.

And the bowling change has worked. Brar got a change of ends and he has picked up Bethell here, who looked like breaking the shackled. He tries to pull and is caught at mid wicket for 14 from 31. And it is two in the over. Well-set Duckett tries to cut over third man, but Bumrah takes an excellent catch at the boundary.

Ben Duckett was on 13 off 23, but he has suddenly accelerated since. He has taken a particular liking to Gurnoor Brar, who has gone 26 runs in his two overs so far. Thanks to that, Duckett has brought up a 50-run stand with Jacob Bethell. England are 51/0 in 10 overs.

Prasidh Krishna continues but change of ends for him. Jasprit Bumrah is likely to take a break along with Prasidh.

Ben Duckett was struggling but he has now unleashed on Gurnoor Brar. He hit him for a four and then scoops him for a six. Duckett followed that up with a pull for a six. Brar's first over turns out to be the most expensive over so far, with 17 runs coming off it.

First change in bowling, as Gurnoor Brar replaces Prasidh Krishna, who bowled three overs. Jasprit Bumrah has bowled four on the trot and is likely to changed in the next over.

Six overs gone and England are just 18/0 with both Jacob Bethell and Ben Duckett only surviving the first six overs of Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna. The two batters have hit only two fours so far, both coming from Duckett's bat.

Ben Duckett is hit on his middle finger off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery that had a sharp bounce. He gets that checked as the physios come in. Bumrah has bowled two tight overs so far.

Jasprit Bumrah gets some swing to trouble Ben Duckett in the first over. But Ben Duckett gets a full delivery outside off to smash it for a four through the covers.

Jacob Bethell and Ben Duckett begin for England, and they will be careful as Jasprit Bumrah is up with the new ball on a pitch that have dry grass. Once the new ball gets a little older, it will be a batting heaven. But till then, they need to be careful. However, both are attacking batters and will look to score quick runs with the fielding restriction in place.

The England vs India 1st ODI is live in India on Sony Sports Network, with streaming on SonyLIV and JioHotstar. 

India go with three pacers in Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar, with Shivam Dube as a cover in place of injured Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel are the only spinners with Kuldeep Yadav dropped to the bench. 

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna

Josh Tongue makes his ODI debut days after making his T20I debut for England. Jos Buttler plays his 200th ODI. He is only the 2nd England player to play 200 ODIs after Eoin Morgan.

Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue, Adil Rashid 

India captain Shubman Gill and England skipper Harry Brook walk out to the middle for the toss. Brook flips the coin and Gill calls it incorrectly. England opt to bat in Birmingham.

Jasprit Bumrah last played an ODI in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad. Since then, he has only been used in T20Is and Tests. But with the World Cup 2027 on the horizon, he will skip T20Is for ODIs. India missed him in Australia during his 968-day gap. But now, he is back and India need that boost after a poor run of form in the other format. Virat Kohli also returns to his favourite format ODI after missing the series against Afghanistan due to an injury.

Terrific trio all set for a new challenge 🤩

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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2026

The pressure to stop the slide is real. There is also rust to shake off. Kohli missed the recent Afghanistan ODIs, Rohit did not look fully fluent in them, and the bowling has to reshape itself without Mohammed Siraj.

India's top order suddenly looks the part again. Rohit Sharma opens with a superb Edgbaston record. Gill has been among the most dependable ODI batters in world cricket, and Kohli returns in the middle order with six fifty-plus scores in his last seven ODI innings. That is a spine most teams would envy. The questions sit lower down and in the bowling.

India lean on Bumrah to lead an attack that includes Arshdeep Singh, still searching for rhythm, and the wrist-spin of Kuldeep Yadav, who could swing a game on a surface that flattens out. The all-rounder balance, with Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy absent, is another puzzle Gill has to solve, most likely with Axar Patel and one of Shivam Dube or Washington Sundar.

Team India are applying the final touches to their preparations ahead of the 1st ODI against England 🔵🏏

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Edgbaston in ODIs tends to reward bowlers early before settling into a good batting surface. There is usually enough movement and seam with the new ball to make the first ten overs a genuine contest, which is why the powerplay is so important here. Batters who see off that early threat generally find run-scoring gets much easier as the ball softens and the pitch loses its freshness.

Across 65 ODIs at the ground, teams chasing have a slight edge, winning 31 to the 27 wins for sides batting first, with the rest ending without a result. That said, the surface holds up well through an innings and does not tend to grip sharply for spinners, so wrist-spin like Kuldeep's relies more on drift and pace variation than big turn. Totals of 300-plus are gettable on a good day, and Edgbaston has seen some enormous scores, including England's 408 against New Zealand in 2015.

Given the warm, dry conditions forecast, expect a true surface where batting gets easier as the innings wears on. Winning the toss and making early inroads with the new ball will be key.

Edgbaston is one of the happier grounds for Indian cricket, at least in the fifty-over format. India have played 12 ODIs here and won eight of them, losing only four. That is a strong return at a ground where their Test record was dismal for decades until the 336-run win in 2025. The white-ball memories are far kinder.

One note of caution, though: Edgbaston has been a fortress for England in recent ODIs, with seven straight wins at the venue stretching back to 2015. So India's healthy overall record sits alongside a recent English stranglehold that the visitors will want to break on Tuesday.

Format	Matches	Won	Lost	Draw
Test	9	1	7	1
ODI	12	8	4	0
T20I	2	1	1	0