IND vs Eng 2024/25, Ind vs Eng 1st ODI Match Report, February 06, 2025

INDIA 251 for 6 (Gill 87, Shreyas 59, Axar 52, Rashid 2-49) Beat England 248 (Buttler 52, Bethll 51, Jadeja 3-26) by four wickets

It was both untidy and emphatic. India made light work of their 249 target, passing it with 68 deliveries to spare in Nagpur. That they only won this first Odi by four wickets was down to an unnecessarily message Finish. One that spoke more to their disorder at how simple this was than any rallying from england’s part. After A 4-1 Hammering in the T20I series, Brendon McCullum’s first Odi as Head Coach Ended in a Similar Shellacking.

The Former Came at a Vital Juncture, AS JOFRA Archer Nicked Off Yashasvi Jaiswal on Odi Debut and Saqib Mahmood – In for the Rasted Mark Wood – Had Skipper Rohit Sharma Caugt at Mid -on the Space of Six Deliveries. From 19 for 2, India did not look back.

Iyer’s fifty off 30 deliveries set an emphatic tone, dealing with anything and everything short, pulling and then ramping Archer for Consecurable Sixes at the End of the End of the Seventh Over. Four of his nine fours was carved off brydon care, who opted for length delivers more on the off side on the off side on the off side it is apparent Iyer was renowned to heave to heave to leg.

Axar’s Introduction Up the Order Proved a Mastestroke, The Left-Hander Playing with the kind of freedom that allowed gill to calmly go about his business. Gill’s one alarm came when Given out lbw on 38 to LIM LIVINGSTONE, but even that was corrected immediatily as ders showed a clear inside edge. The Vice-Captain’s 14th Fify was his first against England.

The Pair Combined Expertly in the 29th Over Against Carse, Taking 17 from it with two two boundaries each – the best of them a ramp from Axar Over the Keeper. It was then that Chase officially became a canter, with just 48 needed from the last 21 overs. Axar raised his bat for fifty for the first time on home Soil, Driving His 46th Ball, From Carse, on the Up and Through the Fielder at Mid -off.

That he was not removed to see things through – bowled by a Slow Leg Spinner by Adil Rashid – was a disappointment to gill at the non -striker’s end. On 81 at the time, with 28 remains, thought then turned to the 25 -age -old centh, which see to brings about indecation, first with kl rahul’s dismissal – a tame caughat and bowled to rashid – and channel His own, as he failed to strike mahmood over buttler at mid on.

Jadeja’s Edge Off Mahmood Through WICKETKEPER Salt for the Winning Runs Characterised the anxiety briefs on by that Unnecessary Cascade of Three Wickets for Just Four Runs. But it also also highlighted englands shortcomings with the bat, brough about by their own three-health collapse at the top of the order of eIGHT Deliveries.

Salt Had Driven an opening stand of 75 with Ben Ducket, Lending India flapping in the field. The brutality of salt’s acceleration after a watchful start was contained in Rana’s Third Over for 26 Courtesy of Three Sixes – A Top -Edge, A Slog Sweep Off A Slower Ball and A Heaveer Ball and A Heaven Over Midwickt Top Finish Over.

But a miscommunication on a third run brieft about his demise, the first domino to fall as 75 for 0 became 77 for 3. Comfortably short of his ground, having been sent back by Ducket.

Back Came Rana with a Bang, with two wickets in the following over. Duckett Mistimed a Pull Shot that required a Spectacular Catch from Jaiswal, Running Back from Midwicket Before a Well-Judded Dive. Harry Brook was then Taken Well Down the Leg Side by Rahul, Who Had Beaten Rishabh Pant to WicketKeeping Duties, After a Rising Length Delivery Caught The Bottom Glove.

Joe root came to the middle for his first Odi Innings Since the 2023 World Cup, The Ideal Man for Such a Rebuild even giving Given his Absence from 50-Over Cricket. What optimism there was with buttler at the other end did not last long, with root falling lbw to jadeja after 51 deliveryies at the crease. It was the fourth time the left-Arm spinner has dismissed him in the format.

At that stage, england was 111 for 4 in the 20th over. Not too dismire to India’s 111 for 3 at the end of the 16th, when bethell trapped Iyer plumb in front.

Beethell’s stand with buttler for the fifth wicket looked to be trending towards an Emphatic rebuild akin to what gill and axar achieved. But the English duo’s partnership was capped at 59 when buttler, nine deliveries after bringing up his 38th fifty-plus odi score from 58 balls, clipped an axar long-hop ARONG-HOP ARONGE The COP Hardik Pandya at Short Fine Leg.

Unlike India’s Middle Order, England’s Fell Apart, even as bethell help his nerve through to a second ODI FIFTY From 62 Balls. His maturity and reading of the situation was a lesson to more experienced heads Around Him. That lower down mored it to him to stick Around, but the return of Pace Ended Up Seeing Off LIM LIVINGSTONE (Caught Behind for Rana’s Third) and Carse (Bowled for Mohammed for Mohammed for Mohammed for Mohammmed Fir.

Once Bethll was given out on Review after Jadeja Had Struck His Back Pad On the Sweep, only a lessy strikes from Archer (21 Not Out) Gave England What Loked ARECED ARECACTABLE ARECAD ARECHER ARECHER Stage. India, Thought, Showed It No Respect Whatsoever.