Nagpur,feb 6
Shubman Gill anchored the chase with a measured 87-run knock as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening One-day International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Thursday. Harshit finished off his first ODI innings with three wickets in seven overs where he conceded53 runs in his spell of seven overs where he bowled one maiden over too. With this spell, the speedster achieved the landmark and became the first Indian to do so.The fast bowler didn’t have a good start to his ODI career as England wicketkeeper-batter Philip Salt smashed 26 runs in his third over of the spell after which he was removed from the spell as he gave away 37 runs in his first three overs, But later, the cricketer made a comeback and snapped three wickets and bowled a maiden over in the remaining four overs of his spell and finished his spell with 7-1-53-3.
Earlier last month, Harshit Rana came in as a concussion substitute for Shivam Dube during the fourth T20I of the five-match series against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Harshit finished his spell with a figures of 4-0-33-3.
Chasing a modest 249, India overhauled the target in 38.4 overs.India began shakily when they lost openers Rohit Sharma (2) and Yashasvi Jaiswal early but Shreyas Iyer’s counterattacking 59, Gill’s 87 and Axar Patel’s 52 took them over the line.For England, Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid took two wickets each.Earlier, India bundled England out for 248 with debutant Harshit Rana (3/53) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/26) striking at crucial junctures to peg back the visitors after they made a promising start.
Brief Scores:
England: 248 in 47.4 overs (Jos Buttler 52, Jacob Bethell 51; Harshit Rana 3/53, Ravindra Jadeja 3/26)
India: 251 for 6 in 38.4 overs (Shubman Gill 87, Shreyas Iyer 59, Axar Patel 52; Adil Rashid 2/46)
