India beats England by six wickets in first ODI

India secured a commanding six-wicket victory over England in the first One Day International at Edgbaston, taking an early lead in the three-match series. The win was powered by a stellar all-round performance from Axar Patel and a fluent half-century from captain Shubman Gill.

Chasing a target of 259, India experienced early setbacks with the dismissals of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, Gill anchored the innings with a composed 80 before retiring hurt, maintaining India's control. Shreyas Iyer provided crucial support with 35 runs before being run out, and KL Rahul added only 1 run. The middle order, led by Patel and Washington Sundar, ultimately steered India to victory.

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Patel was awarded Player of the Match for his brilliant all-round performance.

Axar Patel was instrumental, not only taking four wickets with his left-arm spin to restrict England to 258 but also scoring an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls. He formed an unbroken 102-run partnership with Sundar, who contributed a brilliant 52 off 63 balls, to guide India home with more than four overs to spare.

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This is the first defeat for England in eight ODIs at Edgbaston since 2015; the last time, they were also beaten by India at this venue in 2014.

Earlier, India's bowling attack, featuring Patel, Prasidh Krishna (two wickets), and Gurnoor Brar (two wickets), contained England effectively. Jasprit Bumrah also claimed his 150th ODI wicket. Joe Root was England's top scorer with an unbeaten 76, supported by Liam Dawson's 68, as they recovered from a mid-innings collapse to post 258 all out in 47.5 overs.

This victory extends India's winning streak against England to six consecutive ODIs and marks England's first defeat at Edgbaston since 2015, when they were also beaten by India.

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This is also the sixth consecutive win for India against England in ODIs, the most for India against England.