Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

India rode on Shubman Gill's 87, Shreyas Iyer's 59 and 52 from Axar Patel to win the first game by four wickets. Chasing England's 248, India romped home in 38.4 overs.

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Debutant Harshit Rana grabbed three wickets and vice-captain Shubman Gill hit 87 runs off 96 balls for India to beat England by four wickets in the first one-day international at VCA Stadium on Thursday.

England batsman Joe Root will make his first ODI appearance since 2023 after being named in the team to face India in the opening match of the series in Nagpur on Thursday.

India will now play 3 ODIs against England as a pre-cursor to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai, hosted by Pakistan. Bet on India vs England 1st ODI and win cash prizes! After suffering a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in their only ODI series in 2024,

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

Indian fans are getting see Yashasvi Jaiswal for the first time in ODI cricket while Rohit Sharma is looking to rediscover some form in the format he has found the most success in.

The first ODI of the three-match ODI series between India and England is presently being played in Nagpur, where fast bowler Harshit Rana and left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal made their ODI debuts for Team India.