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Axar’s All‑Round Show and Gill’s 80 See India Take 1-0 Lead Over England

Using the ODI series to test World Cup combinations, India hold a 1-0 lead with Shubman Gill’s fitness under medical review.

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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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Shubman Gill India ODI AP

Overview

  • India beat England by six wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series after a chase completed in 45.2 overs on Tuesday, July 14.
  • Captain Shubman Gill top-scored with 80 but retired hurt with calf/hamstring discomfort and is being monitored by team medical staff ahead of the next match.
  • Axar Patel produced a match-defining all‑round performance by taking four wickets and then scoring an unbeaten 57, sharing an unbroken 102-run partnership with Washington Sundar who finished 52 not out.
  • The victory ended India’s winless run on the UK tour following a 4-0 T20 whitewash and owed as much to smart bowling changes and lower‑order composure as to top-order starts.
  • Team management says it will trial combinations to build depth for the 2027 World Cup and will weigh selection and Rohit Sharma’s form ahead of the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday.