1st ODI: India Beat England By 66 Runs, Lead Series 1-0

Disciplined fast bowling coupled with some good batting helped India beat England by 66 runs in the 1st ODI here at Pune. 

England was cruising in their chase of 318 runs with 135 run opening stand between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow. The pair was playing with a run rate of just under 10 especially Bairstow, who scored 94. 

Prasidh Krishna after being hit for plenty in his first three overs of debut came back well in his second spell and got the breakthrough with a wicket of Roy. In his next over, he got Ben Stokes out for 1. Shardul Thakur took three wickets, two in one over to add to the middle-order collapse. 

The lower order couldn't do much despite the likes of Sam Curran, Moeen Ali in it as England fell short by 66 runs to give India the first advantage in the three-match series. 

Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan's 98 helped India set a strong total of 317. He got support from Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Krunal Pandya who hit half-centuries to take India past the 300-run mark. 

Krunal Pandya, who was also making his debut today, hit an unbeaten 58 off 31 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes and also paired up to add 112 runs for the sixth wicket with Rahul, who hit 62* to silence his critics. Virat Kohli once again missed out on a century as got caught flicking the ball at the boundary for a well-made 56. 

Brief Score: 

India - 317/5 (Shikhar Dhawan - 98; Ben Stokes - 3/34)

England - 251/10 in 42.1 overs (Jonny Bairstow - 94; Prasidh Krishna - 4/54)