New Delhi, March 23: England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to field first against India in the first ODI on Tuesday (March 23) at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
India handed ODI debut caps to all-rounder Krunal Pandya and pacer Prasidh Krishna. Team India enter the series opener with a good dose of self-belief. However, it has to be kept in mind that England are the world champions in the 50-over format and we can expect a keen contest.
KL Rahul will be keeping wickets ahead of Rishabh Pant. The tourists, on the other hand, bring in Tom Curran, Moeen Ali and Sam Billings into the playing eleven replacing Jofra Archer, Dawid Malan and Chris Jordan from the T20I side.
Kohli will be on the verge of equalling former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's record when he steps out to bat. If Kohli scores a century in the ODI series-opener, he would surpass Ponting and become the captain with the most centuries in international cricket across formats. Currently, Kohli and Ponting are both tied at the top position in the list of captains with the most centuries in international cricket (41).
Here are the live updates from the first ODI:
50 up for India in the 13th over, another 50-run partnership between Rohit and Shikhar. They have helped India reach 51/0 after 13 overs. But England bowlers have done well so far, by keeping the batsmen silent.
End of first power-play! India reach 39/0 after 10 overs. Rohit and Shikhar have seen the first 10 overs through.
Four, Four! Back-to-back boundaries for Rohit Sharma in that over bowled by Mark Wood. India - 34/0 in 9 overs.
Dropped! Shikhar Dhawan hits Sam Curran towards the point region but Jason Roy fails to take the catch; he then throws towards the non-striker's but misses the stumps and Rohit survives the run-out attempt. Roy is gutted.
Four! Shikhar Dhawan uses the pace from Mark Wood and times the ball towards mid-off and gets another boundary in that over.
Four! Back-foot punch from Shikhar Dhawan and he gets another boundary between cover and point.
Four! Rohit Sharma guides the ball over fine leg and gets a boundary on the final delivery of that Sam Curran over. India - 15/0 after 6 overs.
An emotional moment for Krunal Pandya as he raises his cap towards the sky.
There's something in my eye..
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Another maiden over, this time it's Mark Wood and Rohit Sharma is the batsman. India - 10/0 after 5 overs.
Maiden over from Sam Curran as Shikhar Dhawan sees it through cautiously. India 10/0 after 4 overs.
Four! First boundary of the match comes from the bat of Shikhar Dhawan as he cuts Mark Wood towards the cover region.
After 2 overs, India reach 4/0.
Sam Curran bowls the second over for England. Rohit on strike.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan walk in the middle to begin innings for India. Mark Wood starts the proceedings with the ball.
Sibling love! Hardik and Krunal share some emotional moment.
Some brotherly love ๐๐ซ
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Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna to make their ODI debuts.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna. England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Virat Kohli: Very happy to bat first, we had different plans. Weather is going to drastically change in the evening. It's a great opportunity for us to put runs on the board. The last game we played here against England is a great memory. If we believe we are a top side we should be ready to do anything, whether we decide or asked to do something. KL will bat at 5 and keep. The top four are Rohit, Shikhar, myself and Shreyas. Hardik bats at 6, Krunal at 7. Shardul 8, Bhuvi at 9, Prasidh and Kuldeep complete.
Eoin Morgan: Looks a good wicket, a bit more grass than we expected. It's a good challenge we are looking forward to. Sam Billings, Tom Curran and Moeen Ali are back. And we are bowling. Wood, the two Currans, Stokes, Moeen and Rashid will be our bowling attack. Jof (Archer) is unfortunately injured. The elbow injury worsened during the T20Is, so we will miss him.
Toss Update: Eoin Morgan has won the toss and invited India captain Virat Kohli to bat first.
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