England vs India, IND in ENG, 3 ODIs, 2026 Jul 14 Full score card

SIX! Washington Sundar finishes the game with a big hit and also brings up his FIFTY. India win by 6 wickets to go 1-0 up in the series. Flighted delivery by Rashid, a bit too full, on middle. Sundar crouches to get under the ball and launches it downtown towards the sight screen for a six. The 100-run stand also comes up between these two all-rounders.

Pushed through, on a good length. Axar knocks it in front of mid off and sneaks in a quick single.

FOUR! Banged away! Into the wicket, on off. This sits up to be hit and Sundar stands tall to smack the pull over mid-wicket for a boundary. Washington moves to 46. India need 4 more runs.

Fractionally short, on off. Axar gets on top of the bounce and punches it past cover for a single.

Serves it full, on off. Patel goes hard on the drive but the bat turns in his hand and he miscues it off the inner half to mid on.

On middle and leg, on a good length. Sundar nudges it to the left of mid on for a single. The 250 is up for India. They need 9 more runs.

FOUR! Straight as an arrow. Curran pushes the length up, on off. Sundar collapses his back knee and goes back over the bowler's head with a high elbow. The bat turns in his hand but the connection is decent enough to fetch him a boundary.

Lands it on a good length, on middle. Sundar punches it to mid on.

Drags his length back, on off, Washington Sundar moves back and tucks it to the leg side for one more. India need 14 runs to win now.

Change of bat for Washington Sundar.

Tossed up, full and on leg, Axar Patel eases it down to long on for a run.

A loopy delivery on middle, dips in. Axar Patel drills it back to the bowler.

Short and outside off, Axar Patel cuts it to point.

Flighted, full and on off, Axar Patel taps it to short cover.

Floated, short and around off, Washington Sundar punches it through covers for a single.

Adil Rashid comes on now.

Dishes out the moon ball, full and sliding down the leg side. Axar Patel waits for an eternity before trying to whip it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Pitched up and on middle, Washington Sundar steps across and knocks it towards mid on for a quick run.

Bangs in a bouncer and on middle, gets some extra juice on this one, Washington Sundar tries to pull it away but misses.

A slower one, full and on middle, Washington Sundar clips it to mid-wicket.

Short of a length and around middle, Washington Sundar pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket. Ben Duckett runs to his left and slides to collect the ball. He throws the ball to Josh Tongue, who comes in from deep square leg. Two taken. India need 18 runs to win now.

Fuller one and on middle, Washington Sundar fends it to short cover.

Sam Curran (8-0-42-1) is back.

Good length and on off, Washington Sundar stays back and pats it towards cover for one more.

Short of a length and on middle, Axar Patel swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Overpitched and on middle, Axar Patel drills it back to the bowler.

Fuller one and on off, Washington Sundar taps it out towards cover for a run.

Hard length and on off, takes off and nips away a touch. Washington Sundar has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length and around off, Axar Patel punches it through cover-point for a single.

Dragged back, outside off, Axar Patel cuts it away to deep point for one more. 12 runs off the over. India need 24 more now.

Quicker, full and on leg, Washington Sundar works it through square leg for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Washington Sundar tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Flatter, full and on leg, Axar Patel drills it to long on for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR AXAR PATEL! A fantastic knock on his return to the ODI team, and this is his 4th half-century in this format. Floated, full and on middle, Axar gets down on one knee and slogs it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

WIDE! Slows it up, short but down the leg side, Axar Patel misses his flick. Wided.

FOUR! The intent is clear now! Tossed up, full and around middle, Axar Patel clears his front leg away and hits it through the line to lift it over mid on for a boundary.

Powerplay 3! Now, five fielders are allowed outside the inner ring till the end of the game. However, with India needing just 36 runs, Harry Brook will look to have more fielders in the circle to make the batters take a few risks.

Bashes the hard length, on off. Patel hops and slaps it hard to backward point. Will Jacks gets low to his left but can only make a half-stop. They cross.

FOUR! Gets it through! A bit too full by Tongue, on off. Axar springs onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive. Threads the gap between cover and mid off and it races away. India need 37 more runs.

At 138 kph, on the shorter side, outside off. Axar gets low and tries to go up and over the keeper with the ramp but fails to connect.

Targeting the off stump. Axar stabs it down to point.

Fuller in length, on off. Patel extends his hands but mistimes the drive to cover.

On a hard length, on off. Axar arches back and cuts it late to beat the backward point fielder to his right and collects a couple of runs.

Drags the length back, on off. Patel angles it past point and keeps the strike with a single.

Full and on middle, flicked past mid-wicket for a single.

A lucky escape for Sundar. This is pushed through, on middle and leg from around the wicket. Not all that short but Sundar goes deep in the crease in an attempt to shovel it behind square leg. It keeps low to go under the blade and catches him on the front pad. It dribbles on the turf and the ball gets deflected off Sundar's front leg onto the stumps but the bails don't fall. There is half a shout for LBW but it is turned down by the umpire. Harry Brook sends it upstairs. No bat involved and the Ball Tracking has the ball pitching outside the line of the leg stump. Review lost by England.

Flatter trajectory, on the shorter side, on middle. Patel presses back and punches it through covers for a run.

Full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler.

On the pads, on a length. Sundar works it in front of backward square leg and takes a quick single.

Well kept out. Archer delivers a searing yorker at 148 kph, right at the toes. Axar is equal to the task as he jams it out to mid-wicket. Jofra is done for the day.

On a hard length, on leg. Sundar rides the bounce and flicks it past mid-wicket for a single.

Dishes out a bumper, on off. Sundar hops and angles it to backward point.

Into the deck, on off. Washington Sundar drops his wrists and lets it through to the keeper.

Goes past the bat! In the corridor of off, seam-up ball, on a nagging length. Sundar pushes away from his body and is beaten past the outside edge.

Tailing back in, on a good length, on off. Sundar tries to punch it on the up but mistimes it to cover.

Full and at the the sticks, Sundar drills it to long on for one more. 48 more needed for India.

Drifting in on leg before landing and straightening off the deck. Sundar tries to clip it away but gets a soft leading edge and it dribbles to point.

Flat and short, on off. Sundar punches it to cover.

Fuller and drifting in, on middle. Patel knocks it to long on and turns the strike over. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.

Fractionally short, on off. Washington taps it wide of cover and crosses over.

Tossed up, on a good length, on off. Axar extends his hands and goes inside out to deep cover for a single.

Hits the back of a length at 143 kph, on off. Axar glides it down to deep third for a single. Not the kind of over Harry Brook was hoping for from his trump card. 11 runs off it. India need 52 runs from 84 balls.

A sharp and quick bumper, over off. Axar arches back to play te upper cut but is beaten for pace.

Floated up there, on off. Patel presses forward and firms the drive but can't get it past Josh Tongue at mid off.

Spears in a full ball, tailing back in at the toes. Axar hurriedly gets his bat down and whips it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! The runs are flowing for India. Archer goes into the deck but offers width on off. Axar stands tall, frees his arms and flays it wide of backward point for four more.

FOUR! Jofra Archer has been welcomed with a boundary. At 135 kph, sliding onto the pads, Patel brings his wrists into play and flicks it behind square leg for a boundary. The 200 is up for India.

Slanting in at the pads, on a length. Patel helps it fine of the man at short fine leg. Josh Tongue gives chase and hauls it in. Three runs taken.

Darted in on a good length, on middle, that is flicked off the back foot wide of mid-wicket for one.

Shorter and turning away, on off. Patel punches it to long off for a single.

SIX! In the arc and dispatched! Floated up by Axar, a bit foo full, on off. Patel gets down on a knee and clobbers it way over the deep mid-wicket fence. A fan in the crowd went for the catch with a drink in one hand, only to end up flat on his back with the beverage all over himself. He couldn't help but laugh it off.

Full and angled in on middle. Axar blocks it out.

Missed out. Drifting down leg, on a length. Sundar tries to play the fine sweep. The ball brushes his gloves and goes behind for a single.

England will now select one of the two balls that will be used for the rest of the chase. Will Jacks comes back into the attack.

Dug in short, across off at 133 kph. Patel stands tall and drags the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. 75 required off 96.

Half a shout for LBW. From around the wicket, cross-seam ball, on a nagging length, landing well outside the line of the leg stump. Patel plays all around it and wears it on the back pad.

Fuller and honing in at the stumps. Washington Sundar clips it in front of square on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Targeting the off pole, on a good length. Axar runs it down to deep third for one more run.

Into the wicket, on off. Sundar hops across in the crease and lifts his front leg before pulling it through square leg. Single taken.

On the pads, on a length, helped behind square leg for a single.

Slower and fuller, on middle. Sundar reaches out in front and clips it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs. 81 needed off 102.

Across the left-hander, Sundar presses back and cuts it to backward point.

A hint of turn, on a good length, on middle. Axar nurdles it behind square leg for one.

Shorter and on middle. Sundar punches it to long on for a run.

FOUR! In the gap! From the front of the hand, too full, down leg. Sundar walks inside the line, rolls his wrists over the ball and sweeps it to the left of deep square leg for a boundary.

Short and turning in, on off. Patel pats it wide of cover and gets to the other end.

Adil Rashid is back on.

Oh, my! How did that miss the stumps? A loopy slower ball at 109 kph, very full, landing beyond the popping crease, around the off stump. Sundar is deceived by the flight and is late getting his bat down. It sneaks under the willow and it goes just past the off stump.

Pitched up, on middle. Washington Sundar firms the drive to mid on.

Takes pace off and this is fuller, on off. Sundar toe-ends the drive to cover.

Out comes the short ball, at the right shoulder. Axar swivels and pulls it behind square leg for one more.

Fuller in length, on off. Sundar punches it on the up wide of cover, where Joe Root dives to his left and parries it away, allowing a single.

Bowled on a back of a length, on off. Axar arches back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

On the shorter side, on off. Axar slaps it to deep cover for one.

A bit of turn, on a good length, on off. Washington turns it in front of square on the leg side for one more.

Pushes it through, in line with the off stump. Sundar stabs it down.

Slows it down, on a length, on off. Patel eases it to long off and rotates the strike.

Shorter and on off, punched to cover.

Flighted up, on middle. Sundar reaches out in front and clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Very full and on middle and leg, Axar Patel drills it to mid on. Just one off the over!

Good length and on middle, Washington Sundar works it towards mid on and scampers across for a single.

Four dots in a row! Pulls his length back, on off, Washington Sundar pats it towards mid off.

Pitched up and on off, Washington Sundar drives it away to mid off.

On a length and on off, Washington Sundar knocks it to the left of short cover.

Fuller delivery, on middle, Washington Sundar pushes it back to the bowler.

DRINKS BREAK! The momentum has swung dramatically after Shubman Gill's departure with cramps. India looked firmly in control of the chase, but two quick wickets, coupled with the loss of the architect of the chase, have breathed new life into England's hopes. Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue have two overs each left. Although Adil Rashid still has 7 overs in hand, Harry Brook might be reluctant to bring him back on with two left-handers at the crease. Sam Curran to bowl after the break.

Another short delivery, on off, Axar Patel moves back and pats it to short cover.

A bit short and around off, turns away and keeps low, Axar Patel tries to cut it away but misses.

Flighted, full and on off, Washington Sundar crouches low and lofts it through extra covers for a single.

Short again and around off, Washington Sundar punches it away to point.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Washington Sundar blocks it out.

Floated, short and on off, Washington Sundar stabs it out to cover-point.

Will Jacks comes back on.

Dug into the surface, on off, Axar Patel dabs it down to cover-point.

Axar Patel comes out to the middle. A slip and a leg slip in place for Axar.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! One brings two for England. Maiden ODI wicket for Josh Tongue. He hits the deck hard and just around off, gets some extra lift off the deck. KL Rahul stays deep inside his crease and tries to punch it away from his body. He only manages to get an inside edge and the ball crashes back onto the stumps. India are 160/4, still needing 99 runs in 133 balls.

Short of a length and on middle, KL Rahul stays back and blocks it out.

Back of a length and around leg, Washington Sundar tucks it through square leg for another run.

Fuller and around off, KL Rahul drives it towards cover for a run.

Had to hurry! On a hard length, on middle. Sundar stands tall on top of the bounce and nudges it wide of mid-wicket. KL Rahul puts the afterburners on and gets home. Even with a direct hit, Rahul would have been safe.

OUT! SHREYAS IYER IS RUN OUT! Jofra Archer goes fuller and on middle, Washington Sundar knocks it towards mid on and sets off for the single. Shreyas Iyer responds, but he does not anticipate the throw coming at his end. He is caught ball-watching and also takes the long route around to avoid being hit by the ball. Harry Brook is quick to pick up the ball and scores a direct hit at the batter's end. Iyer is a bit late to slide his bat inside, and the replay confirms that he is short of his crease. Well, the English players were already celebrating even before it went upstairs.

Direct hit. England are celebrating. The replays confirm that Shreyas Iyer is short of his ground.

7 runs off the over so far.

Hits the deck hard and around off again, Washington Sundar gets on his toes and dabs it down to point.

FOUR! Makes full use of the Free Hit! Archer tries to bowl the wide yorker but goes a bit too full. Washington Sundar gets his hands through the shot and cracks his drive through covers for a boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, shoots up off the deck. Washington Sundar gets surprised by the extra bounce but manages to keep it out towards point. Archer has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit up next..

Dug into the surface, around off, angling in, Washington Sundar leaves it alone.

Short of a length and on off, Shreyas Iyer rides the bounce and guides it through point for a run.

Hard length and around leg, Washington Sundar nudges it through square leg for a single.

Jofra Archer time? Bingo. A new batter at the crease and Harry Brook turns to his premier pacer. A slip in place to start with.

On a length and on middle, Washington Sundar clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. 150 up for India!

Back of a length and on middle, Washington Sundar hops up and tucks it to the leg side.

Shubman Gill is really struggling. The physio rushes out. With the treatment breaks starting to add up, the umpires are having a word with Gill. The decision has been made. The Indian skipper is going off the field. Washington Sundar walks out to bat. England have a window of opportunity with a new batter at the crease.

Ouch! Shubman Gill is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Shubman Gill is retired hurt.

Much fuller now, around off, Shubman Gill goes for the big booming drive but fails to connect.

Back of a length and outside off, Shubman Gill slashes hard and misses. He is not happy with himself for missing out on that one.

FOUR! Great shot! Short of a length and on off, sits up nicely for the batter. Shubman Gill picks the bones out of that and hammers it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. That also brings up the 100-run stand between these two batters.

Fuller delivery around off, Shubman Gill lunges out and guides it to point.

Just the one over for Will Jacks then. Pace is back on through Josh Tongue.

Pushed through quicker now, full and on off, Shubman Gill taps it through covers for one more.

More air on this one, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer opens the bat face and steers it towards point for one.

Flighted, full and on off, Shubman Gill drives it to long off for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer lunges out and taps it towards cover-point for a single.

Uppish but safe! This is slower through the air, full and on off, grips in the surface. Shreyas Iyer looks to work it away but gets a leading edge that drops just in front of short cover.

Tossed up, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer looks to drive but gets an outside edge along the ground to short third.

Slows it up, full and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill turns it to the leg side.

FOUR! Top shot! Will Jacks gives this one some more air, full and around middle, Shubman Gill gets down on one knee, keeps his front foot outside the line and sweeps it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Drops it short and around leg, Shreyas Iyer moves back and heaves it to deep square leg for a run.

Flighted, full and on middle, Shubman Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and on off, turns in, Shubman Gill steps across and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Shubman Gill defends it on the front foot.

The physio has made his way out again for Shubman Gill. He is having his legs stretched. The physio is now working on Gill's lower back as well. The Indian skipper is back on his feet, and we are ready to resume. Will Jacks to bowl now.

Looped up, full and on off, Shubman Gill backs away and drills it to sweeper cover for one more.

Flatter, full and around middle, Shubman Gill goes down and swipes it wide of square leg. The fielder dives to his right and gets a hand on it to parry it behind. Two taken.

Pushed through quicker, shortish and on leg, Shubman Gill fends it to the leg side.

Slows it up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer waits for it and pushes it through cover-point for a run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer taps it out to short cover.

WIDE! Flatter, full and down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer fails to glance it away. Wided.

Floated, full and on middle, Shubman Gill eases it to long on for a single.

It will be spin from both ends as Liam Dawson has been tossed the ball.

Quicker, full and on middle, Shubman Gill jams it out to long on for one more. 10 runs off Bethell's first over. 130 needed off 168 balls.

FOUR! Beautifully played! Jacob Bethell flights it up, full and around off. Shubman Gill goes inside out and hits it cleanly over extra cover for a boundary.

Goes short and on off, Shubman Gill moves back and stabs it out to short cover.

Floated, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer drills it to sweeper cover for a run.

Flatter, full and on middle, Shubman Gill drives it to long off for a single.

Fires this one, full and down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer tickles it away nicely towards fine leg. Adil Rashid chases after it from short fine and just gets to it before the ropes. Three taken.

Jacob Bethell has been introduced into the attack. Still no sign of Will Jacks or Liam Dawson. Shubman Gill still appears to be struggling with cramps and is stretching his legs at the non-striker's end.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Adil Rashid drops it short and down the leg side once again. Shubman Gill sits down on one knee and shovels it to the vacant deep fine leg fence for four more runs.

Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill tuns it to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Good shot! Floated, full but down the leg side. Shubman Gill gets down on one knee and swipes it away through backward square leg for a boundary.

Slightly shorter, on off, Shubman Gill punches it out to short cover.

Between overs, Shubman Gill was being treated by the physio. It looks like he could be dealing with cramps in his legs.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer strides out and pushes it towards cover for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to short cover, where the fielder makes a good diving stop.

On off, on a good length, Iyer guides it to third man for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Way too short by  Curran with the keeper up the stumps, angled down leg. Iyer gets his hands high to help the pull but misses and Jos Buttler stands no chance.

Into the wicket, on middle. Gill pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR GILL! A streaky boundary, but he won't mind one bit. Shubman's love affair with Edgbaston continues. He scored 269 and 161 in the Test here last year, and now adds an ODI half-century. Short and wide on off, Gill reaches out, and it goes off the toe end past the keeper and down to the deep third fence.

Drags the length back, does Curran. Iyer turns it off the pads through square leg and rotates the strike.

Bowled by going wide on the crease, on a length, on off and middle. Iyer punches it to cover.

Full and attacking the front pad. Gill wrists it to the right of mid on and crosses over. With this single, the 50-run stand comes up.

Quicker through the air, darted in at the pads. Gill drives it to long on and keeps the strike with a single.

Flighted delivery, on off. Shubman defends it out.

Loopy ball, on off. Shreyas plays a slightly uppish drive but away from Harry Brook at cover for a single.

Keeps the stumps in play. Iyer drives this full ball back to the bowler.

Floated up, on off. Iyer plays it with the spin to point.

Flat and short, on middle. Gill turns it square on the leg side for a single.

A bit short, on off. Gill waits on the back foot and cuts it behind point. Jofra Archer is quick across the turf in the deep and keeps it to a single.

Two wides! Sprayed down leg. Iyer lyer misses out on the glance. Jos Buttler is standing up to the stumps and does well to get a hand on it. It is deflected behind to deep fine leg for a bye.

Fuller in length, on the pads. Gill flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.

Serves it on a back of a length, on off. Gill works it to cover.

Top edge but safe. Curran bends his back and digs it in short, on off and middle. Iyer gets his hands high for the pull but can't roll his wrists over the ball. It gets big on him and the ball is skied off a top edge. It goes on the bounce to deep fine leg. Single taken.

This straightens off the deck, on a good length, on middle. Iyer is squared up and the ball goes off a soft leading edge to cover.

Begins from around the wicket with the keeper up to the stumps. On a good length, on the off stump. Iyer punches it to cover.

Double change? Yes, Sam Curran replaces Jofra Archer. Jos Buttler is standing up to the stumps.

Floated up, on middle. Gill pushes it to the left of the bowler. Harry Brook gets to the ball from a catching cover position and prevents the single.

Full and on off, driven to long off for another single.

Slows it down and offers flight, on off, that is pushed wide of point for one.

From the front of the hand, full and on middle. Gill gets forward to defend. Ekes out an inside edge and it rolls to square leg.

Flighted delivery, drifting in, on middle. Iyer eases the drive to long off for a single.

On a length, outside off. Iyer chops it down to cover.

First look at spin as Adil Rashid comes into the attack.

On a hard length, zipping through, on middle. Gill is taken aback as the ball rears up at pace but manages to fend it down towards gully.

Two wides! Another short ball, this keeps climbing, on middle. Shreyas sways away from the line of the ball. Jos Buttler leaps to collect the ball but it clips his fingertips and goes behind. The batters cross.

Dishes out a bumper, over off. Iyer sways away but leaves his bat hanging like a periscope. No threat, though, as the ball went well over his blade.

Back to bowling at pace, on a nagging length, on middle. Gill drops it beside the strip on the leg side and hurries to the other end.

Fuller in length, seemed like the slower one at 120 kph, on middle. Gill lunges and blocks it out.

Into the wicket, on off. Iyer gets his hands high and plays a half-hearted pull wide of mid-wicket. They cross.

At 140 kph, on a hard length, on off. Iyer presses back and uses the pace of the ball by steering it to the right of the gully fielder. Liam Dawson gets around in the deep and mops it up. Two runs taken.

DRINKS! Despite losing both experienced batters, India are in a comfortable position largely due to the free-flowing batting from skipper Shubman Gill. Shreyas Iyer has looked a bit jittery since his arrival but has done well to survive and will look to build on it. England have used the leg slip/gully tactics against Iyer, which have not worked yet, but they have come close on a couple of occasions. It will be interesting to see whether Harry Brook employs his spinners now or attacks with pace for a few more overs and see if they can get a couple of wickets to make a game out of this one.

FOUR! Hit with authority. This is on the fuller side, on off. Gill does not move his feet at all and just goes hard on the drive with his hands. Plays it uppishly but well away from Harry Brook at mid off to his left.  India need 179 runs in 210 balls.

That shot through. At 141 kph, on a good length, in the channel. Gill hangs back to deal with it but the ball does not rise and goes past the vertical willow of the Indian skipper.

A bit fuller, around the off pole. Gill stays back and pushes it to cover.

Bangs it away on a back of a length, on off. Shubman stands tall and taps it to cover.

On a hard length, tucking the batter up for room. Shreyas rises with the bounce and tucks it in front of square on the leg side. Single taken.

Full and at 142 kph, on middle and leg. Iyer helps it away but this time, there is a leg slip in place and the fielder makes the stop to his left.

In and around the off stump, on a nagging length. Iyer presents a straight bat for the block. It goes off an outside edge down to deep third. They cross.

At the hips. Iyer hops to turn it away but misses and wears it on the body.

Drags the length back, this is angled in at the hips. Iyer gets on his toes and glances it away with no leg slip in place. Josh Tongue moves to his right but fumbles a bit while picking the ball up and the batters sneak in a second run.

Full and at the sticks. Iyer firms the drive down the strip. Archer makes a sharp and threatens to throw at the batting end. Shubman Gill scrambled to get back in his crease just in case the ball deflected onto the stumps off Archer's hands.

Attacking the stumps, a bit fuller. Iyer is squared up slightly but manages to tap it back to Archer.

Bowled into the surface, on off. There is a bit of extra bounce as Shubman guides it wide of gully for a single.

Wide! Sliding down leg. Gill fails to help it away.

Not in control but safe. Tongue pitches it up, on off. Iyer stays rooted to the crease and pushes at the ball out in front of his body. It goes uppishly off the outer half but on the bounce to Will Jacks at backward point.

Hits the hard length, on off. Iyer hangs deep in the crease and keeps it out on the off side.

Dug in short, over off. Iyer sways away and droips his wrists to let the ball go through.

Wide! Down leg, Iyer misses out on the tickle.

A play and a miss. Tongue delivers it on a back of a length at 148 kph, on off. Iyer tries to punch it away but is beaten past the outside edge.

Around off, on a length, driven through covers for a single.

Untidy. Hurls it full, outside off. Iyer does not move his feet at all and goes hard at the drive. The bat turns in his hands and he mishits it wide of mid off. Harry Brook moves to his right and gets on his knees but ends up parrying it away to his right. That allows a single to be taken.

Targeting the off pole, on a good length. Gill brings his bat out in front and defends it out.

FOUR! Majestic. Curran floats it up there, on off. Gill leans into the drive and creams it between cover and mid off with a high elbow. It races away in a flash.

Edged away! From around the wicket, on off, on a back of a length. Iyer takes a step back in the crease and punches at the ball. There is a bit of extra bounce and an outside edge is found. Joe Root dives to his left at gully but the ball stays out of his reach and goes away to deep third. They cross.

Fractionally short and equally wide. Iyer slaps it hard but can't get it past Will Jacks at backward point.

On the off stump, on a length. Shreyas blocks it out to the off side.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Angled away, on the fuller side. Iyer extends his hands into the drive and caresses with a slightly open bat face. Plays it all along the ground, beating Harry Brook to his left at mid off.

Fuller and on off. Iyer gets half-forward and guides it to point with an angled bat face. Will Jacks lets it through and concedes a single.

Keeps it in and around the off pole, on a good length. Iyer angles it to backward point from the crease.

Hits the top of off, does Tongue. Shreyas dabs it to backward point.

Superb stop! A half-volley, wide on off. Iyer leans into the drive and the ball pings off the bat. Ben Duckett is in at a catching cover and he dives to his left to save a certain boundary.

At 140 kph, fuller and on middle. Iyer taps it to mid on.

Angled in at the hips. Gill gets inside the line and helps it down to deep fine leg for a single.

Done with the first Powerplay. England can now have a maximum of four fielders outside the 30-yard circle, but with the pressure created by those two quick wickets, Harry Brook will not want to spread the field just yet and allow India easy singles. Josh Tongue replaces Jofra Archer. A change of ends for Tongue.

A bit fuller and on the pads, Shubman Gill works it through square leg for one.

WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer, on off, but too high for the batter, Shubman Gill lets it go. Given as a wide for height.

Hard length and around off, Shreyas Iyer punches it through covers for a run.

Slower again, full and on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer turns it to the leg side.

Touch slower, length again and around off, Shubman Gill steers it towards point for a single.

On a length and on leg, Shubman Gill clips it to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill fends it on the pitch.

FOUR! Close! Hard length and angling down the leg side, Shreyas Iyer looks to tickle it away but gets it much finer. However, that saves him as the ball goes between the keeper and leg slip for a boundary. Archer has his hands on his head. That also brings up the 50 for India.

A bit fuller, on middle, Shreyas Iyer drops it down to the off side.

BEAUTY! Jofra Archer hits the back of a length and around off, jags back in. Shreyas Iyer stays back and tries to play at it but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Two wickets in 7 balls for England. Shreyas Iyer is in next. A slip, a gully and a leg slip in place for Iyer.

OUT! LBW! Jofra Archer gets the big fish and it's the end of Ro-Ko for this game. This is a full delivery, on middle, shaping in too. Virat Kohli is not expecting that length, and his head falls over to the off side as he tries to clip it across the line. He gets rapped on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. It looks plumb, and Kohli, after having a chat with Gill, decides to walk away. India are 48/2 now.

FOUR! Gets it away! Jofra Archer bangs this into the pitch, angling into the ribs of the batter. Virat Kohli gets inside the line of it to hook it away but gloves it past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Good-length delivery, around off, holds its line, Virat Kohli watches it through and leaves it alone.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli clips it through square leg for a single. Gets off the mark.

Pitched up, on off, shapes in, Virat Kohli looks to push it away but gets an inside edge to short mid-wicket.

Back of a length and on off, Virat Kohli plays it right under his eyes and keeps it out on the pitch.

Virat Kohli makes his way out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Sam Curran draws first blood in his first over. He sticks to the fuller length, on middle, and angles it away a bit. Rohit Sharma charges down the track to loft it over mid on but his bat turns in his hands, and he ends up slicing it. It goes in the air towards mid off, where Harry Brook moves to his left and takes an easy catch. India are 43/1, chasing 259 runs.

Full again and on middle, Rohit Sharma blocks it down the pitch.

Fuller in length and on middle and on off, Rohit Sharma lunges out and dead-bats it.

Sam Curran comes on as the first change.

Hits the deck hard again, on off, Shubman Gill punches again but with better timing through covers. Will Jacks chases after it and dives forward to push it back inside. Just two taken. The third was there for the taking. 11 runs off the over.

Hard length and around off, Shubman Gill stays back and punches it through covers for a couple of more runs.

Jaffa! Short of a length and in the channel outside off, gets it to shape away late. Shubman Gill follows it with his hands and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Good length and around off, Rohit Sharma pushes away from his body and the ball goes off the outer half of the bat to third man for a single.

On a length and on middle, Rohit Sharma flicks it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Nicely played! Just back of a length from Archer, on middle and off. Rohit Sharma picks up the length early, lifts his front leg and heaves it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Shubman Gill tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Lands this short of a length and on off, Shubman Gill dabs it down to backward point.

FOUR! Put away! Touch fuller and around off. It is not there to drive, but Shubman Gill just transfers his weight on the back foot and punches it with sweet timing through covers for a boundary.

Hard length and on middle, holds its line and kicks up. Shubman Gill gets squared up early but manages to keep it out as the ball rolls back to the bowler.

Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill stays back and fends it to short cover.

SIX! Cracking shot! Josh Tongue bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg. Shubman Gill gets on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Dug into the surface, around off, Shubman Gill punches it to the left of cover for a single.

Hits the length hard, on middle, no real movement, Shubman Gill keeps it out on the pitch.

Short of a length and around off, takes off again. Shubman Gill rides the bounce nicely and steers it wide of deep third for a couple of runs.

Goes back to the fuller length, on middle and leg, Shubman Gill knocks it to mid on.

Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, Shubman Gill stays back and fends it to the off side.

Fuller in length and on middle, Shubman Gill gets right behind it to block it down the pitch.

Dug into the surface around off, shapes away, Rohit Sharma steers it and almost carries to gully but goes on the bounce.

Much fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma knocks it towards mid off.

Lands this on a good length and on off, shapes in a touch. Rohit Sharma stabs it down off the bottom half of the bat on the pitch.

Hard length and around leg, Shubman Gill nudges it off his hips to deep fine for a single.

Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill pats it down in front of short cover.

Fuller and on the pads, Shubman Gill clips it away but finds short mid-wicket.

Excellent bowling! Jofra Archer sticks to the nagging length and on middle, gets it to jag back in sharply. Rohit Sharma gets cut in half as the ball goes past the inside edge this time. Much better over from Archer.

Hard length and on middle, Rohit Sharma pats it down the pitch.

And again! Jofra Archer puts in a bit more effort on this one and hits the deck hard, around off, nips away with extra bounce. Rohit Sharma stays back and has a push at it but the ball zips past the outside edge again.

Beaten! Back of a length and on off, straightens off the deck, Rohit Sharma has a tentative poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Touch fuller and around off, Rohit Sharma pushes it through covers, but the ball does not have enough legs to go to the fence. Harry Brook runs after it to collect it. Two taken.

Good length and on the sixth stump line, Rohit Sharma lets it go.

On a length and around off, Shubman Gill offers no shot at it.

FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs! Josh Tongue sees the batter back away and tries to follow him, lands this short of a length but this one angles down the leg side. Shubman Gill fails to glance it away and Jos Buttler has no chance of stopping it as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Almost a wicket! Much fuller and around off, holds up in the surface. Shubman Gill looks to drive it away but ends up slicing it. It lobs up towards point, where Will Jacks dives forward but just grabs it on the bounce.

Falls short! Back of a length and on off, kicks up off the deck and jags back in as well. Shubman Gill tries to play at it from the crease but the ball hits the splice of the bat. It goes in the air but drops in front of gully.

Hard length and just around off, Shubman Gill tries to force the drive through covers but toe-ends it towards mid on.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up and on middle and leg. Shubman Gill steps across, brings his wrists into play and whips it away between mid-wicket and mid on for another boundary.

Josh Tongue begins with a full delivery, on off, Rohit Sharma drives it square through cover-point for a single.

Josh Tongue will take the other new ball on debut.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Jofra Archer errs in line and serves this full but angling into the pads. Shubman Gill clips it away nicely and beats Ben Duckett's dive to his right at fine leg for the first boundary of the chase.

First runs off the bat! Fuller delivery, on off, Rohit Sharma drives it to the left of mid off for a single.

A bit of indecision again! Jofra Archer hits the deck hard, on off, gets it to jag back in. Rohit Sharma once again fails to lift his bat in time and gets a bottom edge behind the stumps.

Lands this on a good length and just outside off, Rohit Sharma opens the bat face and guides it to backward point.

Short of a length and on off, gets some extra bounce, Rohit Sharma leaves it alone.

Just back of a length and around off, holds its line. Rohit Sharma is in two minds whether to play or leave it and is late to get his bat away. It hits the toe-end of the bat and rolls wide of first slip, where Root makes a good diving stop.

WIDE! India are underway in the chase with extras! Jofra Archer starts with a full delivery but going down the leg side. Rohit Sharma fails to glance it away. Called a wide.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Axar Patel wraps things up with a four-fer. England have been bowled out for 258. This is the arm ball, full and on middle, angles in. Josh Tongue lunges out to push it away but plays completely down the wrong line as the ball sneaks in the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps.

Shorter in length, on middle, Josh Tongue pats it to the right of the bowler.

Josh Tongue is the last man in.

OUT! STUMPED! Axar Patel gets his third wicket now. He anticipates the batter coming down the track and bowls this flatter, full and on middle and leg. Adil Rashid steps out of his crease to work it across the line, but the ball goes past the inside edge, behind, where KL Rahul does the rest. Root is stranded at the other end, and England are 258/9 now.

Slows it up, full and around leg, Adil Rashid advances and tries to clip it away but misses. The ball lobs up off his pads and drops to the leg side.

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root uses his feet and lofts it to long on for a single.

Gurnoor Brar to bowl out now. Or will he? Brar has pulled up before his delivery stride. He is experiencing some discomfort in his right leg and has called for the physio. It looks like it could just be a cramp, and India will be hoping it's nothing serious. Brar is back on his feet, but he still looks to be in some discomfort and is walking off the field. Axar Patel to bowl this over.

Attempts the yorker but bowls a full toss, on off, Adil Rashid has no intention to hit it and just taps it out to cover.

In the blockhole, just outside off, Adil Rashid jams it out to extra cover.

Pitched up and on middle, Joe Root clips it through mid-wicket and calls for two. Virat Kohli from the deep is quick to get to the ball and keeps it to just one.

FOUR! Smartly played! Jasprit Bumrah bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes all the pace off. Joe Root bends his back to sway away, waits for it before playing the upper cut over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, Adil Rashid opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for a run.

Back of a length and on off, Joe Root runs it down to deep third for a single.

Adil Rashid is the new man in. Jasprit Bumrah returns to bowl.

OUT! CAUGHT! Axar Patel has the last laugh here. He goes short again but pushes it through quicker, on leg. Jofra Archer once again moves back to pull it away but gets a bit cramped up to free his arms fully. He does not get the timing right as the ball flies straight towards deep mid-wicket, where Washington Sundar pouches it safely. England are 250/8.

SIX! Jofra Archer joins the party now! Axar Patel drags his length back, on middle and leg. Archer picks up the length early, rocks back and smacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. A spectator has taken the catch in the stands. Also, 250 comes up for England.

Fires this one, full and on leg, Joe Root comes down the track again and drags it to long on for one.

SIX! Nice use of the feet! Tossed up, full and around middle. Joe Root dances down the track to get to the pitch of it and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Floated, full and on off, Jofra Archer steers it away towards point for a run.

Flatter, short and around leg, Joe Root gets low to heave it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a single.

Reload! Joe Root showed his intentions early by charging down the track, but the umpire stopped Axar Patel in his run-up. The square-leg umpire asks KL Rahul to put his helmet back on. Jasprit Bumrah was initially set to bowl, and that prompted Rahul to hand over the helmet, but Shubman Gill had a late change of plan and stuck with Axar instead.

On a length, outside off. Root plays the drive to deep cover for a single.

Jofra Archer was gone had the throw hit. Fuller in length, at the sticks. Archer hops back and squeezes out an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls in front of point, and Root is nearly halfway through the run by the time Archer decides to set off. Rohit Sharma swoops in, picks the ball up with his right hand and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses.

FOUR! Cleverly played. Into the surface, around off. Archer waits on it on the back foot and uses the pace of the ball. He rides the bounce and steers it in the gap between backward point and deep third for a boundary.

Hurls it on a good length, on off. Archer hangs deep in the crease and taps it to cover.

Wider on off, on a length. Root reaches out and plays the squrae drive to deep point for one.

Bowled on a good length, outside off. Root flashes at the ball but it stays a bit low to go under the blade.

End of the big 121-run stand. Jofra Archer walks out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Liam Dawson will be mighty disappointed as this was there to be put away but he has picked out the fielder in the deep. Dragged down by Axar, this is slower through and angling in at the hips. Dawson hops back to unleash the pull but the ball comes on slower than he expected. As a result, he does not quite get the timing right on the pull. Hits it flat to deep backward square leg, where Rohit Sharma comes in off the ropes and gets on a knee to take a safe catch. End of a fine knock by Dawson.

Short and sliding on with the arm. Dawson makes room to force it away but misses.

Just short. On a good length, on off. Dawson shimmies down the track and extends his hands. Slams it to extra cover, where the ball bounces on the edge of the practice pitches and scoots through. Shubman Gill cops a blow on the shin and it goes behind for a couple of runs. Dawson moves to 68 and this is now his highest international score, according to Eoin Morgan.

Short and flat, on middle. Joe nurdles it behind square leg and turns the strike over.

Slows it down, keeps it short, on middle. Liam flat bats it to long on for another single.

Drops it short, on off, pulled through mid-wicket for a single.

Another off-pace delivery, on a length, on middle. Root clips it square on the leg side and keep the strike with a single.

Not all that short, on middle and leg. Dawson attempts to nudge it away on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the batters cross as the ball dribbles to short third.

A loopy slower ball at 103 kph, fuller in length, on off and middle. Root whips it to wide long on for a single.

FOUR! In the gap. Pace off, fractionally short, on off. Root presses back in the crease and shuffles a bit. He pivots on the back foot and with fine leg up in the circle, he pulls it to the left of the man there for a four.

Krishna bangs it into the surface again, on middle. Root walks across for the scoop but does not connect.

Wide! Serves a bumper, over off. Root lets it through. Wide given for height.

Not in control but safe. Dawson gives the bowler a premeditated charge. Krishna hits the hard length and angles it into the batter. Liam gets it high on the bat and he mishits the pull over mid-wicket for one.

Prasidh Krishna replaces Axar Patel.

In the channel, zipping through, on a short of a length. Root premeditates as he walks across for the scoop but then moves back towards the stumps in an attempt to play the late dab, but misses.

A bit more effort behind this ball by Brar, on a hard length, on middle. Dawson is taken aback by the lift off the deck and cops a blow on the bottom hand. Fends it in front of square on the leg side. They cross.

At 141 kph, on a hard length, on middle. Root swings it away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Into the wicket, on off. Root swivels for the pull but wears it on the body.

Angled in at the pads, on a good length. Dawson turns it through square leg for one.

41.1: Gurnoor Brar to Joe Root, FIFTY FOR JOE ROOT! Edgbaston crowd goes 'Roooooot' as England's premier batter brings up his 46th ODI half-century. Brar hits the back of a length, on middle. Root gets on his toes and nudges it square on the leg side for a run. Root has once again shown why he remains the backbone of this batting line-up.

Gurnoor Brar (8-0-57-2) is back on.

Full and straight, on middle. Root clips it wide of deep mid-wicket. They think about the second run but Root slips and he cannot come back for the second run.

Slows it down, on a length, on off. Liam dabs it to point for a single.

Speared in, full and on middle. Dawson charges down the track and swings at it. Ekes out an inside edge and it drops beside the strip on the leg side.

Shorter and on middle. Dawson nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely done. Tossed up, on middle. Dawson reaches out in front and plays the paddle down to deep fine leg. With this boundary, the 100-run stand comes up.

Short and at 90 kph, on middle. Root taps it in the vacant mid on region and takes a single.

Time for Powerplay 3! India can now have 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the rest of the innings. Axar Patel has been brought back.

Full again and on off, Joe Root drives it to the left of mid off for one more. He moves to 47 now.

Pitched up and angling into the pads, Liam Dawson tucks it towards mid-wicket for another run.

Hard length and around off, Joe Root steers it through backward point for one.

FOUR! Loose delivery and gets the treatment! Jasprit Bumrah attempts the yorker but serves a low full toss, on middle. Joe Root uses his wrists and clips it away through mid-wicket for a fine boundary. The 200 comes up for England.

Almost dragged on! Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit. Joe Root tries to guide it away but chops it down off the bottom edge, and the ball just bounces past the stumps.

Good length and on off, angling in, Joe Root gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

A double change as Jasprit Bumrah is back.from the other end. 7-0-17-1 so far for Bumrah.

Hits the deck hard, on off, nips back in, Liam Dawson gets rushed as he tries to play at it. The ball goes off the inside edge and hits his back pad before rolling to point.

Hard length and on middle, angling in a bit, Liam Dawson clips it to square leg.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Gurnoor Brar bangs this into the pitch, on middle, not short enough to trouble the batter. Liam Dawson picks up the length early and whacks it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

On a length and on off, Joe Root flicks it through square leg for a run.

Good length and around off, Liam Dawson stabs it out towards short cover. Virat Kohli gets undone by the spin and lets it through for a single.

Back of a length and on off, Liam Dawson hops up and dabs it to backward point.

MAIDEN ODI FIFTY FOR DAWSON! A gritty knock and it has come when England needed it the most. This is looped up, full and on middle, Liam Dawson milks it to long on for one more.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root drives it to long on for one.

Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root knocks it down the pitch.

Drops it short and on middle, Joe Root pats it down the ground, where Sundar moves to his right to stop it.

Flatter, full and on middle, Liam Dawson drills it on the move to long on for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Joe Root gets down to paddle it away but misses as the ball goes off his forearm towards fine leg. They cross. It is given runs. There is a shout for LBW, but turned down. Gill has a chat with his players but does not take the review.

Quicker, full and on off, Liam Dawson drives it to extra cover.

A bit short and around off, Liam Dawson dabs it down to backward point.

SIX! BANG! Liam Dawson goes big now. Tossed up, full and around middle. Dawson gets down on one knee and nails the slog sweep. He hits it to the shorter side and into the breeze as the ball sails over deep square leg for a biggie.

Flatter, full and on off, Joe Root drives it on the up to long off for another run.

Short again, on off, Liam Dawson forces it down to long off for a run.

Short and outside off, Joe Root moves back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Liam Dawson strides out and taps it to short cover.

Gives this one a bit more air, full and on off, Liam Dawson gets down and across to sweep but misses as the ball goes off his pads to the leg side. A gentle appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Darts one, full and on off, Joe Root eases it down to long on for a run.

Flatter, short, on middle, Joe Root tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and on middle, Liam Dawson drives it to long on for a single.

FOUR BYES! That beats everyone! Tossed up, full and around off, grips and turns in with extra bounce. Liam Dawson lunges out to block but gets beaten on the inside edge. It goes over the stumps, and KL Rahul can only deflect it behind to the fence for a boundary.

Slightly quicker, shortish and on leg, Liam Dawson pats it down to long on for one more.

Dragged back, on off, Liam Dawson stays back and stabs it out to short cover.

Drops it short and outside off, Liam Dawson moves back and cuts it aerially but over point. Shreyas Iyer in the deep runs to his left and slides to make the stop. Two taken.

Flighted, full and on off, Liam Dawson drills it hard but finds short cover.

Shorter in length, on middle, Joe Root punches it to long on for a run.

Floated, full and on middle, Liam Dawson comes down the track and drives it down to long on for a single.

Quicker one, shortish and on off, Joe Root stabs it to the right of the bowler.

Short again, on middle, angles in, Joe Root steps across and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Drops it short, on off, Joe Root pats it to short mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and around middle, Joe Root gets down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through backward point for a brace.

Floated, full and on off, Liam Dawson uses his feet and drills it down to long on for a run.

Flatter, full and on leg, Root clips it to square leg for a single.

Will Prasidh Krishna continue? The answer is no. Washington Sundar has been brought back.

Drags his length back, just around off, gets some extra bounce. Liam Dawson backs away to cut it but fails to connect.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Liam Dawson strides out and taps it to short cover.

Goes short and on middle, Joe Root punches it down to long on for a run.

Flighted, full and around off, Liam Dawson reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Nicely tossed up, full and on off, Liam Dawson prods forward and blocks it out.

Floated, full and on middle, keeps low, Liam Dawson pushes it back to the bowler.

Pitched up, on middle and leg, Liam Dawson works it through mid-wicket for one. 10 runs off the over!

FOUR! Lovely shot! Prasidh Krishna serves another half-volley, around off, there to be hit. Liam Dawson leans into his drive and creams it as the ball pings his bat through covers for a boundary. That also brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Back of a length and around off, jags back in, Liam Dawson tries to punch it away but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Hard length and on off, Joe Root tucks it through square leg for a single.

Short of a length and on middle, Joe Root stays back and pats it down on the pitch.

FOUR! The runs have started to flow now! Fuller delivery, angling into the pads. Joe Root clips it away and times it beautifully through mid-wicket. Washington Sundar in the deep runs to his left but has no chance of stopping that from going to the boundary.

Goes short again, on middle and leg, Joe Root heaves it away to deep square leg for one. 150 up for England!

Dragged back, around off, Liam Dawson punches it through covers for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Liam Dawson knocks it to the left of the bowler.

Flighted, full and on middle, Liam Dawson prods forward and blocks it out.

FOUR! Put away! Axar Patel drops a half-tracker down the leg side. Liam Dawson rocks back quickly and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root eases it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Krishna loses his radar, and Dawson cashes in. A bit too full and sliding onto the pads. Liam stays balanced at the crease and wrists it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a good length. Dawson gets behind the line and stabs it down the strip.

Spears in a yorker, at the toes. Liam digs it out to the right of the bowler.

Bowled into the deck, on middle. Dawson looks to work it across the line but ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Fuller now, on off. Dawson pushes it back to the bowler.

At 140 kph, on middle and leg, a good-length ball. Dawson misses the flick and is hit on the pads.

DRINKS! England are in a difficult spot, but Joe Root, along with Liam Dawson, has steadied things a bit. This pair have all the responsibilities on their shoulder to navigate and help them get close to a fighting score. However, India know that if they can break this stand, and especially if they get Root out, they can maybe wrap things up pretty quickly. The bowlers have done pretty well so far but would like to finish it off and not let the hosts have any sniff of getting back in the game. Also, Prasidh Krishna to bowl after the break.

Angled into the right-hander, on a good length. Dawson knocks it to long on and retains the strike with a single.

Uppish but safe. Axar drops it short, on off. There is a bit of grip and turn as Dawson plays away from his body. It goes wide of backward point for a couple of runs.

Quicker through the air, on a length, on middle. Root works it to long on for one more.

A bit of turn, outside off, that is cut away through point for a single.

Slows it down, fuller and on middle. Liam tucks it to mid-wicket.

Sliding on with the angle, on a good length, on middle. Dawson pushes it to cover.

A bit wide on off, not all that short. Dawson tries to force it away and it goes uppishly but well wide of the man at backward point to his right. They cross.

Fractionally short, on off. Dawson cuts it hard but picks out the man at backward point.

Slightly fuller, on off. Liam defends it right under his eyes.

On off, on a short of a length. Dawson chops it down the deck.

FOUR! Good shot. Dube serves the short ball at the bodyline of the batter. Dawson gets his hands high and rises with the bounce. Pulls it firmly wide of deep square leg, where Washington Sundar slides to his right and gets fingertips to it but not enough to prevent the boundary.

On the shorter side, on middle. Joe gets on his toes and turns it behind square leg for one.

Speared in, fuller and on middle. This is driven to long on for a single.

Pushed through, on a good length, on middle. Root clips it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely done! Floated up, on off. Root reaches out in front and gets low for the reverse scoop. He plays it fine of the man at short third for a boundary.

Shorter now, on middle. Dawson taps it to long on for a single.

Flighted up a bit, on middle. Dawson brings his bat out in front to push it back to Axar.

From around the wicket, darted in on a length, on middle, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

On a shortish length, on middle. Dawson swivels and rides the bounce to pull it behind square leg for another single.

A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a nagging length. Joe runs it down to deep third and turns the strike over.

Around the off pole, on the shorter side, punched to deep cover for a single.

Attacking the front pad with a full ball. Dawson is solid in defence.

Fuller and on middle and leg. Dawson cannot keep his flick on the ground but manages to get it wide enough of Washington Sundar at mid-wicket. Two runs taken.

A good-length delivery, on the off stump. Liam pats it to cover.

A sharp and quick short ball at the left shoulder. Dawson takes his eyes off the ball and awkwardly fends it behind square leg for one.

In the channel, Dawson makes the leave.

Half a shout for LBW. A shake of the head by the umpire. After a couple of short balls, Brar pitches it up now, on middle. Dawson is caught in his crease while trying to block. Gets rapped high on the back thigh. It seemed to be going over the stumps.

Another short ball, on off. Dawson swings across for the pull but the ball sails over his blade.

Good effort. Dug in short, over the left shoulder. Dawson gets his hands high and helps the pull down to deep fine leg. Jasprit Bumrah covers good ground to his right and gets low to flick the ball away from the fence. Saves two runs for his side.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on middle. Root rises with the bounce and drops it with soft hands beside the strip on the leg side. They cross.

Nice and tight, just around the line of the off pole. Root waits on it on the back foot before gliding it down to deep third for one.

Honing in on the off stump, on a good length. The keeper is up to the stumps and Root can only stab it down on the off side.

Into the surface, on middle. This does not rise much but Dawson manages to clip it to the right of mid on and takes a quick single.

Keeps it in and around the off stump. Dawson tries to defend it with a straight bat. it squirts off the outer half to point.

Pushes the length up, on the off pole. Dawson keeps it out with a straight bat.

Serves it on a length, outside off. Root leans across and plays the late dab behind square on the off side. Single taken.

Hits the back of a length at 141 kph, on off. There is a bit of extra bounce. Dawson angles it to backward point.

Slanting in at the pads. Dawson wrists it from the crease to mid-wicket.

Skidding through, on a back of a length, on off and middle. Liam gets on his toes to work it across the line but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the thigh pad.

Short and wide on off. Root arches back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Attacking the stumps, this stays a trifle low but Root keeps it out watchfully.

Wow, that reared up. Brar bangs it into the deck, on off. Dawson is taken aback as the ball climbs onto him. He cops a blow on the gloves as he looks to fend it down. It goes behind point for a single.

Targeting the off pole on a good length. Root defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Hurls it on off, on the shorter side. Dawson angles it wide of point and gets off the mark with a single.

The new batter is Liam Dawson. A slip in place for Dawson.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A stunning one-handed grab by KL Rahul. Shivam Dube breaks through just as this English pair was starting to settle in. Angled in before nipping away off the seam, on a back of a length, in line with the off stump. Jacks hangs back to deal with it but is squared up by the seam movement. The ball takes an outside edge and goes low to the keeper's right. Rahul's body weight is on his left leg but he dives quickly to his right to snaffle it with his right glove.

A bit of lift off the deck, on a nagging length, on off. Root arches back and runs it down to deep third for one more.

Fuller and on the pads. This is turned to deep mid-wicket. They cross.

Bowled on a good length, on middle and leg. Root nudges it wide of deep square leg for a single.

Shreyas Iyer is receiving treatment on his lower back near the ropes between overs. Shivam Dube to continue.

Pitches it up, on off. Jacks leans into the shot and just eases it to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Drags the length back now, on off. Will taps it to cover.

FOUR! Takes the aerial route this time. Brar drifts on the pads and the length stays full. Jacks picks it up neatly off the pads and plays it towards the deep backward square leg fence. One bounce and over the ropes. The 100 is up for England.

FOUR! Lovely shot. On the fuller side, on middle and leg. Jacks stays balanced at the crease and brings his wrists into play to flick it to the right of mid on for a boundary.

Bashes the hard length, on middle. Root stands tall on top of the bounce and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Hits the back of a length, on middle. Root gets on his toes and stabs it down.

Angled in at the sticks, Jacks watchfully blocks it out.

Hard length and around off, Will Jacks pushes it to cover.

Fullish and around off, Joe Root drills it to sweeper cover for one.

DROPPED! That should have been taken! Pitched up and around off, Joe Root stays in his crease as KL Rahul is standing up to the stumps. He mistimes his drive uppishly back towards the bowler and gives up on it. Dube on his follow-through, is not sure whether to reverse cup it or grab it normally and ends up doing neither, spilling it. A big chance goes begging here.

A helmet has been brought out for KL Rahul to stand up to the stumps. It was a tactic New Zealand employed to great effect during the Test series, with Tom Blundell putting on a masterclass.

Good length and on middle, Will Jacks clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller one and angling into leg, Will Jacks misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads and rolls towards square leg. Root calls for two, and Jacks hurries back and makes his ground in time.

Shivam Dube has been brought back.

Pitched up and around off, Will Jacks opens the bat face and drives it square through backward point for one.

Good length and on off, Will Jacks gets behind the line of it and fends it out.

Fuller delivery, on off, Will Jacks drives it wide of mid off for a brace.

That's a beauty! Short of a length and on middle and off, nips back in a long way once again. Will Jacks gets cut in half as the ball whizzes past the inside edge.

FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length and on off, jags back in with extra bounce. Will Jacks looks to play at it, but the ball catches him on the gloves and goes past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

On a length and on off, Will Jacks gets half-forward and pats it to short cover.

Dug into the surface again, on middle, Will Jacks gets on top of the bounce and tucks it towards backward square leg for a run.

Hits the deck hard and around off, Joe Root runs it down to deep third for a single.

A bit fuller in length and on off, Joe Root knocks it towards mid off.

Close leave! Jasprit Bumrah bowls this on a good length and around off, gets it to jag back in sharply. Joe Root trusts his judgement and lets it go as the ball just skips past the off pole.

Short of a length and on off, Joe Root stays back and dabs it down to point.

Hard-length and on middle, Joe Root hops up to ride the bounce and keeps it out on the pitch.

Short of a length and around off, shoots up off the deck, Will Jacks watches it through and leaves it alone. A double-wicket maiden over!

Pitched up, on middle, Will Jacks jams it down the pitch.

Half the side down. England have lost 5 wickets for 19 runs after being 61/0 at one stage. Will Jacks is the new man in.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Prasidh Krishna with the double-strike now. He goes fuller and wider outside off, tempting the batter. Sam Curran stays in his crease and just throws his bat at it. A nothing shot really, especially when you're this new at the crease. He only manages to nick it behind, where the keeper, KL Rahul, takes a good catch, moving to his left. It's going from bad to worse for the hosts here.

On a length and around off, Sam Curran gets forward and pats it down to mid off.

Back of a length and on off, Sam Curran dabs it down to gully.

Into the all-rounders now. Sam Curran makes his way out to bat.

OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! A bit of a mess, but India get away with it. Prasidh Krishna gets the big fish on his return to the attack. He goes fuller in length and on middle, holds up in the surface. Jos Buttler looks to whip it across the line but closes his bat face early. He gets a leading edge as the ball goes high in the air behind the bowler. Gurnoor Brar from mid on runs to his left and Shubman Gill also converges from mid off. There is no proper calling, but Brar manages to hold on to it despite colliding with his skipper. Not the way Buttler would have hoped for his 200th ODI to go, as he falls cheaply. England are 80/4 now.

Prasidh Krishna (4-1-13-0) returns to bowl.

Loose delivery but not punished! A low full toss, on the pads, Jos Buttler clips it but straight towards deep square leg for just one.

Touch fuller and around off, Jos Buttler gets across and knocks it towards mid off.

Beauty! Jasprit Bumrah lands this back of a length and on the sixth stump line, gets it to nip away late. Jos Buttler has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Joe Root guides it off the outer half towards point for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Slightly overpitched and on middle, angling in a bit. Joe Root steps across, brings his wrists into play and flicks it with pure timing past mid on for his first boundary.

Fuller one and on middle, holds its line, Joe Root almost gets squared up but blocks it down the pitch with a straight bat.

Hard length and on middle, jags back in a bit. Jos Buttler gets cramped up but manages to tuck it away towards deep square leg for a brace.

Bangs in a bouncer at 141 kph, on middle, Jos Buttler ducks under it.

Back of a length and on off, Joe Root rides the bounce and steers it to deep third for a run to kickstart his innings.

Lands this on a good length and around off, Jos Buttler guides it towards point for a single.

Full again and on off, Jos Buttler drives it gently to mid off.

WIDE! Errs in line and pitches it up but down the leg side, Jos Buttler fails to glance it away. Wided.

Fuller in length, on middle and leg, angling in. Jos Buttler looks to flick it away but his head falls and he misses to get hit on the pads.

Fullish, on middle, Jos Buttler tucks it in front of short mid-wicket for a quick single. Gets off the mark in his 200th ODI.

FOUR BYES! KL Rahul is having a difficult time behind the stumps! Jasprit Bumrah bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, takes off sharply and keeps rising. Jos Buttler ducks under it. Rahul leaps up to grab it, but the ball deflects off his gloves and runs to the third man fence for a boundary.

Pitched up and around off, Jos Buttler drives it firmly but to mid off.

Good length and on off, Jos Buttler opens the bat face and steers it towards point.

Much fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Jos Buttler drills it down the pitch.

DRINKS BREAK! England have slipped from 61/0 to 64/3, and with Harry Brook's dismissal, the players take a breather after a dramatic passage of play. Ben Duckett looked all at sea against Jasprit Bumrah early on before taking down Gurnoor Brar, only for Brar to hit back with a double strike, and Bumrah followed it up by removing Brook. Joe Root is yet to face a ball and has the task of weathering this storm and rebuilding England's innings. Playing his 200th ODI, Jos Buttler joins Root in the centre.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is exactly why Jasprit Bumrah was called back into the attack. He gets rid of the English skipper, and England are in a spot of bother now. 150th ODI wicket for Bumrah. He steams in from over the wicket, lands this back of a length and in the channel outside off, gets it to angle in but then straightens off the deck with extra bounce. Harry Brook stays back and tries to run it down to third man with an angled bat but only manages to get a thin outside edge to first slip, where Rohit Sharma takes a sharp catch. 3 wickets in the last 7 balls, and this has been a roaring fightback from India.

With two new batters at the crease, Shubman Gill brings back Jasprit Bumrah. 4-0-8-0 so far for Bumrah.

Fuller and on middle, Harry Brook drills it to mid on for o a single.

On a length and on off, Harry Brook pats it to point.

Time for England's captain. Harry Brook joins Joe Root in the middle. A slip in place for the new batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gurnoor Brar with the double whammy. He bends his back and digs it into the surface, just outside off. Ben Duckett, without much foot movement, slashes hard at it. The ball once again bounces a bit more and catches the top edge and flies towards third man. Jasprit Bumrah, who is stationed there, settles under it and grabs it above his head with a timely leap. He realises that he is losing his balance and pops the ball in the air and then takes it cleanly by staying inside the ground. The third umpire is called in, and after checking it from different angles, he is convinced that it is a fair catch. Both English openers are gone in the same over.

Gone? Jasprit Bumrah is pretty confident that his effort is clean. Ben Duckett has been asked to wait by the umpires. The third umpire checks all angles available but finds no evidence to suggest that Bumrah's feet touched the boundary cushions.

Pitched up and around off, Ben Duckett reaches out and drives it away but straight to extra cover.

Two wides! Hard length but down the leg side. Joe Root leaves it alone and KL Rahul also fails to gather it cleanly. Wide given and a bye taken.

In walks Joe Root at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Change of ends works for Gurnoor Brar, and he strikes the first blow. He bangs this into the pitch, on off, gets some extra lift off the deck. Jacob Bethell stands tall and looks to pull it away but the ball hits him high on the bat. It flies flat and towards deep square leg, where Washington Sundar is standing quite a few yards ahead of the ropes. He moves forward and to his left quickly and with the ball dying on him, he puts in a dive to take a fantastic catch just inches above the ground. End of the 61-run opening stand.

Lands this on a good length and around off, Jacob Bethell moves across for the scoop but gets cramped up to free his hands as the ball hits his thigh pad.

Gurnoor Brar is back with a change of ends. Ben Duckett is having some work done on his bat before we are ready to go again.

Drops it short and on leg, Jacob Bethell stays back and nudges it to deep square leg for one.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it down to long on for an easy run. The stand moves to 59. Nasser Hussain on air mentions that this is now England's highest opening stand in ODIs in the last 10 innings.

Drags his length back, around off, Ben Duckett stabs it out to cover-point.

Slows it up, full and around off, gets some extra bounce. Ben Duckett looks to push it away but the ball hits the splice of the bat and goes on the bounce to short cover.

Flighted, full and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it down the pitch with a straight bat.

Flatter delivery, full and on middle, angling in. Jacob Bethell works it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg for a single.

First look at spin as Washington Sundar comes on.

Another fuller delivery, just around off. Ben Duckett shuffles across early for the scoop but fails to connect this time. The intent from Duckett is pretty clear now.

Much fuller this time, outside off, Ben Duckett goes for the big booming drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball stops on the pitch. Could have easily rolled back onto the stumps.

Hits the deck hard, on off. Jacob Bethell waits for it, opens the bat face and runs it down to deep third for another run.

Back of a length and on off, Ben Duckett stays back and punches it through covers for a run.

Pitched up and just outside off, Jacob Bethell takes a couple of steps out and across his stumps to drive it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary but a streaky one! Shivam Dube goes fuller and around off, angling it away a bit. Jacob Bethell throws his hands at it and gets a thin outside edge. It flies through the vacant first slip region for four runs.

Powerplay 2! India can now have four fielders outside the inner ring till the 40th over. England have managed to up the tempo in the last three overs, and more importantly, they have not lost a wicket, despite the new ball doing a bit early on. Shivam Dube has been called into the attack.

On a length, on off. Duckett gets his hands through the line and plays a punchy drive straight to cover. After 10 overs, England are 51/0.

Fuller in length, on off. Duckett goes a bit too hard at the ball and loses his shape. Miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Off the edge. At 142 kph, on a hard length, on off. A bit too close to the body, but Duckett still flashes at the ball. Gets a thickish outside edge that sails over Rohit Sharma at slip. The 50 is up for England with this boundary.

Closer to the off stump and a bit fuller as well. Duckett swings at it, only to miss.

FOUR! Duckett has found some real fluency since Bumrah has been taken out of the attack. Cross-seam ball, short and wide on off, there to be put away. Duckett gets on top of the bounce and slaps it past point.

At 142 kph, outside off, on a good length. Bethell shimmies down the track and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a thickish outside edge down to deep third, where the fielder collects it on the bounce. They cross.

Krishna pulls the length back and hits the top of off. Duckett stabs it down the strip whilst taking his bottom hand off the bat. A few words exchanged between Krishna and Duckett.

FOUR! A statement shot. Across off, on a length. Duckett charges down the track and stays leg side of the ball. He frees his arms and slams it over cover for a boundary.

Back to over the wicket, angled across the left-hander. Duckett pushes at the ball without any footwork and is lucky not to edge it behind.

Direct hit! Slightly fuller, on off. Bethell presses forward and punches it wide of mid off before hurrying to the other end. Shivam Dube moves to his left, picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the bowling end. The third umpire is called into action. The replays find Bethell to be safe as he slid his bat inside the crease before the throw hit the stumps.

Bowled by going wide on the crease, served on a good length, around off. A tentative prod by Bethell and he is beaten on the outside edge.

At 139 kph, on a back of a length, outside off. It keeps a bit low as Bethell chops it down to cover.

Expensive first over from Gurnoor Brar. Change of ends for Prasidh Krishna.

SIX! Off the top edge. Brar digs it in short, over off. Duckett gets his hands high for the pull but the ball gets big on him and takes the top edge. It sails over long leg for half a dozen more. 17 runs off Brar's first over.

A bit of aggression shown by the bowler. Full and wide on off. Duckett reaches out for the drive but miscues it off the inner half to the bowler. Brar picks the ball and has a shy at the batting end. It bounces past the batter before going towards the keeper. Duckett responds with a smile.

SIX! Innovative and effective. Bowled into the wicket, outside off. Duckett shuffles across early and watches the ball all the way onto the bat. He uses the pace and scoops it over the keeper's head for a six.

A flash and a miss! On a good length, across. Duckett throws his hands at the ball, only to connect with thin air.

FOUR! Gets it through. Brar changes his angle of attack for Duckett as he comes from over the wicket. Angled away and the length stays full. Duckett angles the drive wide of cover-point, where Shreyas Iyer is late to slide to his left and can only get fingertips to the ball.

Good stop. Brar serves a full ball first up, outside off. Bethell leans into the drive and plays it wide of cover, where Virat Kohli moves to his right and sticks out the right hand to make a half stop. Just a single.

First bowling change as Gurnoor Brar replaces Prasidh Krishna.

Fractionally short, across off. Duckett goes hard at the ball, trying to force it through the off side. Ends up chopping it down the strip.

Bumrah varies his length again as pushes it up, on off. Duckett tries to play it on the up but there is a bit of kick off the deck. He adjusts by taking the bottom hand off the bat handle as he plays it to mid off.

Drags the length back, on off and middle. Ben blocks it out from the crease.

A little too straight, on the pads, on the fuller side. Duckett lets the ball come to him and plays a wristy flick between mid-wicket and mid on for a couple of runs.

Hits the back of a length at 140 kph, on middle. Duckett dabs it to backward point.

Duckett continues to ride his luck against Bumrah. Another ball that is pushed across the left-hander. Duckett fiddles at it and is beaten on the outside edge.

At 137 kph, a bit more effort behind this ball by Krishna, in and around the off stump. Bethell stays back to deal with it but is squared up and eventually drops his wrists to let the ball go through.

In the channel, on a length. Bethell goes for an expansive drive and is beaten past the outside edge.

Very full, on off. Duckett slices it with an angled bat face between cover and mid off for one.

Another play and a miss for Duckett. Angled away, on a good length. Ben flashes at the ball but misses and the ball keeps rising on its way to the keeper.

Fuller in length, on off. Bethell taps it wide of cover, where Virat Kohli stretches his left hand out and makes the stop. He turns around and has a shy at the batting end to keep Bethell honest in his crease. He misses the stumps and KL Rahul can't get around quickly enough to back the throw up. It goes down to deep fine leg for one.

From around the wicket, on a good length, on off. Bethell punches it to cover.

A play and a miss! Fuller in length, going away in the air. Duckett does not move his feet at all and goes hard on the drive, only to miss.

A bit of extra bounce from a good length, on middle. Duckett is wise enough this time to take the bottom hand off the handle as he drops it down beside the strip on the off side.

Beaten on the outside edge again. At 142 kph, bowled on a hard length, across off. A nothing shot by Duckett as he pokes at the ball with no real convicition and the ball whistles past the outside edge.

From over the wicket for Duckett. Pushed across off, on a good length. Ben angles it to point.

Angled in at the hips. Bethell helps it down to deep fine leg for a single.

Bashes the hard length, over off. Bethell gets on his toes and defends.

FOUR! Easy pickings. Krishna drifts on the pads with a length ball. Duckett picks it up nicely and plays it aerially behind square leg for a boundary.

At the stumps, on a length. Bethell pats it in front of Shivam Dube at mid on, who is caught on his heels and the batters pinch in a quick single.

Well bowled! Prasidh Krishna goes wide on the crease and lands it on a good length, in the corridor of uncertainty. Bethell feels the need to play at it due to the angle and is beaten on the block on the outside edge.

Full and targeting the off pole. Jacob pushes it to mid off.

Switches to around the wicket, angled in at the off stump. Bethell taps it down on the off side.

A bit of shape back into the pads, on a length. Duckett checks his shot as he flicks it wide of mid-wicket. Washington Sundar dives to his right and parries it towards the mid on fielder. They cross.

The physio is in now to bandage the injured finger of Ben Duckett. All good to resume again.

Fuller in length now, on the off pole. Bethell plays a punchy drive straight to mid off.

Beaten! Angled in before nipping away off the seam, on a nagging length, in the channel. A little fiddle at the ball by Bethell and he is beaten on the outside edge.

From around the wicket for Bethell, bringing the ball back into the left-hander. On a good length, at the sticks. Jacob defends it out with a straight bat.

Moving away off the seam, on a good length, on off. Ben runs it down to deep third with an open bat face and gets to the other end.

Ben Duckett has taken a blow on his index finger. Looks in some discomfort but does not need the physio yet.

That leapt up. Bumrah hits the deck hard and gets a good lift off the deck, on middle. Duckett stays back to fend it down but is taken aback by the extra bounce. His fingers get trapped against the bat handle and he cops a painful blow.

Hooping away, on a short of a length, around off. Duckett hangs back and tries to play the late dab but misses.

Pushes the length up at 144 kph, on off. Bethell makes a watchful leave.

Bowled into the wicket, on off. Bethell stands tall and goes hard on the pull but the ball does not rise as much as he anticipated. It goes under the bat to hit him on the body.

Goes fuller in length, on middle. Jacob firms the drive to mid on.

Seam-up ball, on a good length, on the off stump. It kicks up a bit to catch the splice of the bat as Bethell stabs it down on the off side.

FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone. Going across the left-hander, on a back of a length. Bethell tries to punch it away but the ball scoots through and sneaks under the willow. It bounces in front of KL Rahul and clips his gloves before racing towards the fence.

A hint of inward shape, very full in line with the off pole. Bethell gets his bat down and keeps it out.

A probing start from Jasprit Bumrah. Prasidh Krishna will take the other new ball.

FOUR! Nicely done. Ben Duckett and England are underway. Angled across by Bumrah, a bit too full. Duckett presses forward and just caresses the drive. It comes off the toe end of the bat, but it goes through the gap at cover and races away.

Rapped on the pads! Not given. Doing too much, it seems and might have pitched outside leg as well. There comes the surprise inswinger, full and landing around the line of the leg stump. Duckett hurriedly tries to get his bat down but is beaten for pace and wears it on the front pad. The replays confirm that the ball pitched outside leg and the impact seemed outside the line as well.

Pitches it up again, on off. Duckett leans into the drive and times it well, but can't get it past Virat Kohli at a catching cover, who moves to his left to make the stop.

And again! Starting from middle and leg before shaping away from the left-hander. This is fuller in length and Ben pushes out in front but is beaten past the outside edge.

Goes past the bat! This is fuller in length, pushed across the left-hander. A tentative poke at the delivery by Duckett and he is lucky not to nick it behind.

Bumrah steams in from over the wicket and hits the back of a length, on off. It moves away in the air, and Duckett watchfully dabs it down on the off side.

All in readiness for the series opener! We can see the Indian players spread out and take their respective field positions. Virat Kohli is also having a playful chat with one of the umpires, Kumar Dharmasena. A new opening pair for England, as Ben Duckett will have Jacob Bethell as his partner. Jasprit Bumrah has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

United for a cause - Edgbaston will turn blue today in support of the annual 'Blue for Bob' campaign. The initiative raises awareness and provides support for those affected by prostate cancer, while honouring the legacy of the late Bob Willis.

India (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (WK), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna.

England (Playing XI) - Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Josh Tongue and Adil Rashid.

The skipper of India - Shubman Gill says that they were anyway looking to bowl first. With most of the squad coming off the T20I series, he feels they are already in the groove, while the rest have settled in nicely. Gill adds that the atmosphere in the camp has been excellent. Shubman acknowledges the importance of the series, especially with conditions likely to be similar to those expected in South Africa for next year's World Cup. Believes it is a good opportunity to test different combinations and players. He says it is great to have the experienced players back in the ODI setup, adding that their presence brings immense value to the side. Gill shares that he is excited for the series and that he has fond memories of playing in England, particularly at Edgbaston. Informs that they are going with four pacers, including Shivam Dube and the two spinners are Axar Patel and Washington Sundar.

The captain of England - Harry Brook says it looks like a good surface, but they are not sure how it will play, and they fancy themselves putting on a good score, and then maybe the spinners will get some help later on. Brook mentions that they are approaching this series the same way they approached the T20Is. It is about assessing the conditions quickly, communicating well and seeing where they are at the end of the day. The English skipper shares that having a similar group across formats gives him a lot of confidence and shows the trust they have in the squad. Reckons they are looking forward to giving a good challenge to India. Harry says that they have struggled a bit in this format over the last couple of years, but hopefully they can turn the page and start performing consistently. Ends by saying that they are going with two spinners and three seamers.

TOSS - All in readiness for the coin to go up in Birmingham. 'Heads' is the call from Shubman Gill, but it has come down as a Tail. England elect to BAT first.

200 not out - Jos Buttler is all set to play his 200th ODI. Fittingly, he receives his commemorative cap from Eoin Morgan, the only other England player to achieve the feat. 

PITCH REPORT - Former India pacer Varun Aaron is near the deck. He says that it is bright and sunny in Birmingham. Adds that the dimensions are 67 meters all over, with just one part 2 meters short behind the wicket. Mentions that looking at the wicket, it is good news for the fast bowlers because there is a good covering of grass. Says that when he puts his thumb on it, it creates a decent indent, which means there is a lot of moisture on it. He reckons the team winning the toss will look to bowl first and get early wickets.

Looking for a revival  - England have looked only a shadow of the side that revolutionised white-ball cricket under Eoin Morgan and won the 2019 ODI World Cup. Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, they have won just two of their eight ODI series. Yet, there is reason for optimism. Edgbaston has become a fortress, with England winning their last 7 ODIs at the venue. For English fans, 14 July brings back memories of the 2019 World Cup triumph. 7 years on, the hosts will hope the anniversary ushers in a new chapter in their ODI journey. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

Building towards 2027 - Since Shubman Gill took over as ODI captain, India have endured mixed results, losing series to Australia and New Zealand, with their only series win coming against Afghanistan. However, their record in England offers plenty of encouragement. No touring side has a better win percentage in ODIs in England, and Birmingham has been India's happiest hunting ground, with more ODI wins here than at any other venue. Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Men in Blue also boast the second-best win percentage among Full Member nations in the format, underlining why they remain the team to beat.

Time for ODIs - The T20I series was anything but competitive, with England handing India an absolute shellacking. That saw the hosts dethrone India at the top of the T20I rankings, but the picture is very different in the 50-over format. India sit comfortably at the summit of the ODI rankings, while England are down in 8th. Let's hope that gulf in the rankings doesn't translate onto the field and that we are in for a cracking series. Let's get going in Birmingham. 

... MATCH DAY ...

Round 1 of 3 - The white-ball tour hits its final stretch with a 3-ODI series, pitching camp in Birmingham and Cardiff before the curtains come down at Lord's. After being drubbed by England 4-0 in the T20I series, this wounded Indian side will be fueled with a hunger for redemption and resurrect their white-ball dominance in the longer limited-overs format. England, by winning the T20I series, have snatched the No. 1 position from the Indians in the ICC rankings, but when it comes to the ODIs, it's India who sit atop the pile, while the hosts find themselves marooned at eighth, trailing teams like Afghanistan. With the 2027 World Cup already casting its shadow, this series becomes the opening examination for both sides, and neither will fancy stumbling out of the blocks. Different format, different picture - Since the last ODI World Cup, both teams' journeys have been pretty noteworthy. England's journey has been nothing short of underwhelming, managing just two bilateral series wins in eight since November 2023, with wins coming only against West Indies and Sri Lanka. Sandwiched in between was a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of India, suffered right on Indian soil. And at home as well, they have an okay-ish record, winning five ODIs and losing six out of eleven in the same span. India, on the other hand, don't exactly boast a screamingly dominant run either. A mixed bag of results reads four ODI series wins out of seven played since the last global event, a record that's solid without being spectacular. Those defeats include series losses to Sri Lanka and Australia, along with a historic dent to their pride when New Zealand pulled off a first-ever ODI series win on Indian soil earlier this year. But India arrive with confidence restored after their latest home outing, where they steamrolled Afghanistan in a clean sweep. Gen-Next leads the charge - Two of the game's sharpest young minds, wielding contrasting styles with the bat, will lock horns, leading their respective sides. Shubman Gill for India, Harry Brook for England. Both were handed the reins in 2025, and both now shoulder the task of steering their teams into a fresh chapter of white-ball cricket. Fittingly, both also happen to be the highest-ranked ODI batters within their own camps. What sharpens this duel further is how prolifically both have churned out runs since taking the armband. Brook has averaged a hefty 60.71 since stepping into the role, stockpiling 850 runs studded with three fifties and three hundreds. Gill, despite featuring in nearly half as many matches as his counterpart, has been every bit as ruthless, averaging 59.4 across eight innings for 416 runs. Their numbers so far in ODIs in 2026 alone are downright insane. Gill sits at an average of 93.25, with Brook not far behind at 92. Their methods with the bat couldn't be more different. Gill leans into a measured, conservative game while Brook thrives on all-out aggression, but both have found their own route to run-scoring gold. The big daddies collide - Boasting over 26,500 ODI runs between the two of them, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, arguably the most prolific pair Indian cricket has produced, return to fortify the batting order. This duo has plundered more runs on English turf than anyone else in the current squad, with the Ro-Ko pairing, now confined to this one format alone, having stacked upwards of a thousand runs apiece on these shores. Mirroring India's Ro-Ko axis, England counter with their own grizzled campaigners in the Jos-Joe combination. Root sits unrivalled as England's all-time leading run-getter in the format, while Buttler occupies third spot on that same list, having already elbowed past Ian Bell. Add to that Root's standing among the top scorers against India specifically, and this battle of the old guard promises to be every bit as fascinating as the one brewing between the new generation. Steady hands in the middle - Whereas the likes of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been the steady pillars of the Indian middle order, as their contributions have quietly held the innings together, even when the top order has hogged the headlines. Another name making a comeback into the ODI setup is Shivam Dube. Last seen in the format back in August 2024 against Sri Lanka, this recall marks his return to the 50-over fold after a gap of nearly two years. Whereas for England, that responsibility falls on the shoulders of the likes of Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Buttler himself, and the two southpaws, Bethell and Duckett. It's a group that brings its own flavour of power and versatility, with Curran and Jacks lending all-round depth, the left-handed duo of Bethell and Duckett offering a different approach. Whereas James Coles from Sussex has received his maiden ODI call-up as well. He can bat right-handed and can turn up with his left-arm orthodox spin as well. Battle of the bests with the ball- This series also marks the return of Jasprit Bumrah, who will be turning out in international colours for the first time since a lean IPL 2026, where he managed just 4 wickets. Strikingly, this will also be Bumrah's first ODI appearance since the 2023 World Cup final. Bumrah has always relished English conditions, having picked up 30 wickets in the format here, the joint most by any Indian bowler in ODIs, levelled with Ravindra Jadeja. He leads the pace attack featuring the mainstays Prasidh Krishna and Arshdeep Singh. England counter with Jofra Archer, who also returns to the ODI fold after nearly a year out of the format. He will spearhead the pace attack alongside Josh Tongue, who is set to make his ODI debut in this series. Both were part of the pace unit that obliterated India through the recent T20Is with their precision and pace. Gus Atkinson and Saqib Mahmood provide the other frontline options, alongside Sam Curran, who has rediscovered his rhythm with the ball of late. In the spin department, the duel to watch out for will be between Adil Rashid and Kuldeep Yadav. Among full-member nations, both stand as the leading wicket-taking spinners for their respective sides since the start of 2023, Kuldeep leading the way with 75 scalps in that span, with Rashid not far behind on 73. Team form (Last 5 completed ODIs, recent first) - ENG - WWLLL | IND - WWWLL. Aiming to repeat the dose - England would be eagerly waiting to execute the same dominance they displayed in the T20Is in the longer white-ball format. But lurking beneath that confidence is an ODI record against India that's been nothing short of threadbare. They've managed just one win from their last eight face-offs and haven't tasted a single triumph over the Men in Blue since 2022. That lone victory came at Lord's, back when Jos Buttler still helmed the side. India, meanwhile, will look to preserve their own stranglehold over England, having lost just a solitary bilateral ODI series to them since 2013, a 2-1 defeat back in 2018. However, Birmingham has been something of a happy hunting ground for the hosts lately. England have won their last seven ODIs there, and will be eager to keep that streak alive.