India secured their first victory of the England tour with a convincing six-wicket win in the opening ODI, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. After winning the toss, England chose to bat but were bowled out for 258 in 47.5 overs. Axar Patel starred with four wickets, while Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar claimed two wickets apiece.
Chasing 259, India suffered early setbacks as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli departed cheaply. Captain Shubman Gill anchored the innings with a fluent 80 before retiring hurt. Washington Sundar (52*) and Axar Patel (57*) then combined in an unbeaten partnership, guiding India to victory with six wickets in hand in 45.2 overs.
After enduring a 0-4 loss in the five-match T20I series, India finally bounced back with a victory. Fans were thrilled as the Men in Blue secured the win at Edgbaston.
“The perfect response after the T20I setback! 🇮🇳🔥Gill’s men came back stronger,” a fan tweeted on X.
The perfect response after the T20I setback! 🇮🇳🔥
Gill’s men came back stronger.— Sonu Jaat • Cricket (@TheSonuJaat) July 14, 2026
“After 7 matches without a win, India are finally victorious – that too in comprehensive fashion. They’ve beaten England by 6 wickets, with 28 balls remaining. It’s an important win that breaks a demoralising tour. Though it is India’s 6th consecutive win in ODIs,” another tweet read.
After 7 matches without a win, India are finally victorious – that too in comprehensive fashion. They've beaten England by 6 wickets, with 28 balls remaining. It's an important win that breaks a demoralising tour. Though it is India's 6th consecutive win in ODIs #ENGvIND
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) July 14, 2026
Here are some more twitter reactions:
🇮🇳 INDIA CONQUER EDGBASTON! 🔥
Team India finally end their 8-match winless run with a massive victory over England. What a comeback! #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/QRUg2ayicq
— Ryan Rajput (@RyanRajput1509) July 14, 2026
Sundar finishes it with a fifty!
He's finished the game with Axar which was set up by Gill's brilliant knock.
India finally win a game on the tour. #ENGvsIND
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) July 14, 2026
In ODIs india is a good team. The pressure is on england to compete with india in this format. Barring joe root their batters don't know the template of batting in this format.
— Cricketophile (@Howamialiveyet) July 14, 2026
#INDvsENG_1st_ODI Indian team back to winning ways 👏👍, from bowling point of view, have to pick the wickets in powerplay, got the Big wickets in quick time (Brook n Butler), Bumrah bowled brilliantly, Gurnoor Brar made good comeback 2 wickets back to back👍,
— Navin Kumar Sah (@NavinSa54973995) July 14, 2026
The Men in Blue extended their dominance in England by registering a sixth successive ODI victory, their longest winning streak in the format on English soil. Their previous best was five consecutive wins, a feat they had achieved on three separate occasions.
India Eye Series Victory In Cardiff
The second ODI is scheduled to be played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday, July 16. Buoyed by their convincing victory in the series opener, India will head into the contest with confidence. Led by Shubman Gill, the visitors will be eager to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead and wrap up the three-match series with one game still to play.
India also enjoyed success on their previous tour of England in 2022, winning the three-match ODI series 2-1. This time, they will be aiming to better that result by completing a 3-0 clean sweep. The Men in Blue have also held the upper hand in recent meetings, winning eight of their last 13 ODIs against England.
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