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England wins draw, chooses to play in first ODI

Pune: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and on Tuesday opted to play India in the first one-day international of the three-match series.

India handed over ODI debuts to Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna, while spinner Kuldeep Yadav also made a return to playing XI.

For England, Sam Billings, Tom Curran and Moeen Ali are back in the XI.

The opening match will be played at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje on the outskirts of the city, sans spectators.

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India beat England 3-1 in the four-Test series before securing a 3-2 victory in the five-match T20 series on Saturday.

Span:

In the: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul (w), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (w), Ben Stokes, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Source: Telangana Today

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