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Axar Patel’s All‑Round Show Sinks England as India Take ODI Series Lead

Axar’s career‑best bowling and an unbeaten 57 finished the chase, giving India room to test selections for the 2027 World Cup.

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Axar Patel and Washington Sundar both hit fifties and put on an unbeaten 102-run stand to help India beat England by six wickets in the opening ODI in Edgbaston. 
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Overview

  • India beat England by six wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three‑match ODI series.
  • Axar Patel produced a match‑turning all‑round performance with career‑best figures of 4/62 and an unbeaten 57, sharing an unbroken 102‑run stand with Washington Sundar to complete the chase.
  • Shubman Gill top‑scored for India with 80 before retiring hurt because of cramping and a hamstring issue, forcing a middle‑order reshuffle during the run chase.
  • England collapsed from 61/0 to 107/6 before Joe Root and Liam Dawson rebuilt with a 121‑run seventh‑wicket partnership that lifted the hosts to 258 all out.
  • The match featured Jasprit Bumrah’s managed return with tidy figures of 1/31 and contributions from Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna, and both teams will use the remaining ODIs (Cardiff on July 16 and Lord’s on July 19) to test combinations ahead of the 2027 World Cup.