Watch the highlights of England vs India 1st ODI - 2026 India tour of England 3-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between England and India played at the Edgbaston, Birmingham on July 14, 2026.
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| Axar Patel reached his fifty first despite coming in after Washington Sundar © PA Photos/Getty Images |
Match Overview:
All-round display from Axar Patel's four-for with a unbeaten half-century, Shubman Gill's solid 80 and Washington Sundar's unbeaten fifty steers to India convincing six-wicket victory over England and take a 1-0 lead in the first ODI.
Match Stats:
- India chased 259 was their 14th highest successful run-chase against England in one-day internationals.
- 121 : Joe Root and Liam Dawson set up the record seventh-wicket partnership for England against India in one-day international, previously held by the 105-run stand between Paul Collingwood and Geraint Jones at Margao in 2006 and the England's fourth highest seventh-wicket stand in ODIs.
- England's 258 was their third highest score against India at Birmingham in ODIs.
- 8 : Joe Root equalled a joint second most 50-plus scores hit by an England batsman against India in one-day internationals, jointly with Ian Bell.
- 101* : Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer set up the tenth highest third-wicket partnership for India against England in one-day internationals.
- 102* : Washington Sundar and Axar Patel set up the ninth highest fifth-wicket partnership for India against England in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
England bowled out for 258 in 47.5 overs with top scorer by Joe Root cracked a run-a-ball unbeaten 76-runs including 6-fours & a six.
Liam Dawson struck 68 off 83-balls including 6-fours & a six, Ben Duckett hit 43 off 65-balls included 6-fours & 2-sixes.
Will Jacks struck 20 off 19-balls including 3-fours, Jacob Bethell scored 14 off 31-balls included a boundary and Jofra Archer hit 12 off 6-balls contained one-six & a six with strike rate of 200.
India best bowler by Axar Patel claimed a career-best 4-wickets, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar both took 2-wickets and one for Shivam Dube - Jasprit Bumrah.
India chase down the target of 259, finishing at 262 for 4 in 45.2 overs with top scorer by Shubman Gill retired hurt for 80 off 75-balls - due to his right hamstring appears to be the specific issue - including 11-fours & a six.
Axar Patel hit a unbeaten 57 off 52-balls, Washington Sundar cracked a unbeaten 52 off 63-balls included 4-fours & a six and Shreyas Iyer scored 35 off 53-balls contained two boundaries.
England best bowler by Debutant Josh Tongue - who took one-wicket on his debut ODI match, Sam Curran and Jofra Archer picked up 1-wickets.
Axar Patel named Player of the match for his match-winning all-round performance to scored a unbeaten 57 off 53-balls including 5-fours & a six after claiming a career-best 4-wickets for for 62-runs in 9.5-overs.
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