Riding on a terrific 167-run partnership between opener Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli, India on Thursday thumped England by 8 wickets in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Chasing a target of 269, India chased down the total with 59 balls remaining. Shikhar Shawan (40 off 27 balls) and Rohit Sharma provided India with a solid start, contributing 59 runs for the first wicket. After Dhawan’s departure, Kohli once again came to bat at number three position ahead of KL Rahul. Both Rohit and Kohli played brilliantly against the England spinners and seamers alike. Rohit brought his 18th century off 82 balls and went on to remained unbeaten on 137. His innings was laced with 15 boundaries and four sixes. Virat also played a stellar 75-run knock off 82 balls before getting out stumped off Adil Rashid's delivery. For England, none of the bowlers looked threatening against Rohit and Kohli. Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid took one wicket each. (Highlights : India vs England) Highlights of India vs England 1st ODI, straight from Trent Bridge, Nottingham 00:02 IST: Thank you for staying with us for the live match updates. 23:59 IST: India beat England by 8 wickets with 59 balls remaining. Rohit Sharma 137* off 114 balls. Kuldeep Yadav 6 for 25 in 10 overs. 23:57 IST: Done and Dusted! India win the first ODI by 8 wickets. 23:54 IST: 40 overs are up and India need just 2 more runs to win. 23:50 IST: FOUR! Rohit Sharma wants to finish this quickly. Pulls a short ball off Moeen Ali towards deep mid wicket boundary for a four. IND 257-2 after 38.4 overs. 23:43 IST: FOUR! Impeccable timing from Hitman. Teasing line from Rashid but Rohit times it to perfection over extra-cover. IND 246-2 after 37 overs. 23:36 IST: 36 overs are gone and India require another 30 runs with 84 balls remaining. Rohit Sharma is batting at 118 at the moment alongside KL Rahul. 23:33 IST: FOUR! India and Rohit Sharma doing with ease at the moment. Short ball from Adil Rashid and Rohit pulls it of in style. IND 235-2 after 34.5 overs. 23:23 IST: OUT! Flighted ball from Adil Rashid and Virat Kohli misses the ball in air. Quick work behind the stumps from Jos Buttler. Virat walks back after scoring 75 off 82 balls. IND 226-2 after 33 overs. 23:16 IST: 100 for Rohit Sharma! SIX! and what a way to bring his 18th ODI century. Rohit slams the ball off Rashid straight down the ground to bring his hundred off 82 balls. IND 215-1 after 30.4 overs. 23:08 IST: FOUR! Kohli cover drive is just a treat to watch! Drives Plunkett and places the ball to perfection. IND 205-1 after 29 overs. 23:08 IST: 200 up for India in 28.2 overs. Both Virat and Rohit are doing it perfectly at the moment. India require another 69 runs with 130 balls remaining. 23:05 IST: SIX! Rohit dances down the track to Moeen Ali and slams the ball over deep mid-wicket boundary for the maximum. IND 190-1 after 27.2 overs. 22:59 IST: FOUR! Deft touch from Virat Kohli. Last ball of the over was wide from Adil Rashid and just too easy for the Indian skipper. IND 175-1 after 26 overs. 22:52 IST: FOUR! What a cover drive to bring his half-century. First ball of the over from Mark Wood and Virat times it to perfection. Brings up his 47th ODI fifty off 51 balls. India 158-1 after 24.1 overs. 22:47 IST: 150 up for India! Rohit Sharma clears his front leg and slams the ball off Rashid over mid-on fielder for four. India 151-1 after 22.5 overs. 22:41 IST: FOUR! and FIFTY for Rohit Sharma! Cut through back-foot point boundary off Ben Stokes and 35th half-century for hitman in the ODI format. India 138-1 after 21.4 overs. 22:37 IST: Here's what Michael Vaughan has to say about India's chase at the moment. Can we have Australia back please ....... — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 12, 2018 22:37 IST: So 20 overs are up and India have 128 runs on the board for the loss of 1 wicket. Both Virat Kohli (38) and Rohit Sharma (48) are batting brilliantly at the moment. India require another 141 runs from 30 overs 22:27 IST: 8 runs off the second over from Ben Stokes. India 122-1 after 18 overs. Require another 147 runs from 32 overs with 9 wickets remaining. 22:20 IST: FOUR! Another last ball boundary for India. Plunkett drifts on to the pads and a fine flick from Virat Kohli for a four. India 110-1 after 16 overs. 22:15 IST: 100 up for India in 14.4 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Rohit Sharma (38) is batting alongside Virat Kohli on 21. India chasing the target brilliantly at the moment. Need 169 off 211 balls with 9 wickets in hand. 22:10 IST: FOUR! Virat Kohli cuts the final ball of Adil Rashid's over for a boundary. The ball races down the fence. India 93-1 after 13 overs. 21:59 IST: 10 overs are up and India have put 74 runs on the board for loss of 1 wicket. Rohit Sharma (27) and Virat Kohli (6) are at the centre for India. India need another 195 runs with 240 balls and 9 wickets remaining. 21:53 IST: FOUR! FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for in-form Rohit Sharma off Mark Wood. India are on the charge here. India 72-1 after 8.5 overs. 21:51 IST: FOUR! Majestic way to get off the mark. Glorious cover drive from Virat Kohli off Mark Wood. India 63-1 after 8.2 overs. 21:48 IST: OUT! Shikhar Dhawan is out after scoring 40 off 27 balls. Dances down the track off Moeen Ali but mistimes the ball. Bat takes a leading edge and a simple catch to Adil Rashid at backfoot point. India 59-1 after 7.5 overs. 21:45 IST: SIX! 50 up for India with a majestic shot from Rohit Sharma. Slams Mark Wood straight down the ground for a six.India 53-0 after 6.5 overs. 21:39 IST: FOUR! Rohit Sharma joins the party. Punch of the back-foot and the ball races towards extra-cover boundary for four. India 44/0 after 5.5 overs. 21:34 IST: FOUR! FOUR! On-drive from Dhawan on the fourth ball beats the fielder and the fifth ball is a beautiful flick down the leg side for a boundary off Mark Wood. Dhawan barring on 33 off 21 balls India 36/0 after 4.5 overs. 21:32 IST: FOUR! Adil Rashid had no chance a fine-leg. Dhawan glances the ball off Mark Wood and it races down the fence for four. Dhawan dealing in boundaries at the moment. India 28/0 after 4.1 overs. 21:29 IST: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan is timing the ball beautifully at the moment. Willey drags down the leg side and Dhawan flicks it away through mid wicket for a boundary. India 23/0 after 3.2 overs 21:23 IST: FOUR! Boundary to finish of the second over from David Willey. Flick from Shikhar Dhawan and Ben Stokes fails to cut the ball on fine-leg boundary. India 16/0 after 2 overs 21:20 IST: FOUR! FOUR! Dhawan punches the ball well and hits a glorious cover drive. Back-to-back fours for the left-hander. India 12/0 after 1.4 overs 21:16 IST: India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting for India. Mark Wood to start the proceedings for England. 20:45 IST :England 268 all-out. Jos Buttler 53 off 51 balls. Kuldeep Yadav 6 for 25 in 10 overs. 20:43 IST: RUN- OUT! England are bowled out for 268. 20:39 IST: OUT! Umesh Yadav strikes. Adil Rashid is caught at deep point by Hardik Pandya. England are 261-9 after 49.2 overs. 20:36 IST: Siddarth Kaul finishes of his final over giving away 14 runs. He finishes of with figures of 0-62 in 10 overs in his debut game. With one over to go England are 260-8 after 49 overs. 20:30 IST: OUT! Moeen Ali departs after scoring 24 from 23 balls. Trying to up the scoring rate, Ali hands a simple catch to Virat Kohli at deep off Umesh Yadav. ENG 245-8 after 47.4 overs. 20:23 IST: FOUR! First boundary after 12 overs for England. Adil Rashid cleans his front leg and slams the ball over Siddarth Kaul's head for four. ENG 227-7 after 46.2 overs. 20:17 IST: OUT! Another one for Kuldeep Yadav . Wicket off the final ball. He finishes of with the figures 6 for 25 in 10 overs. David Willey walks back after scoring 1 run. ENG 216-7 after 45 overs. 20:13 IST: OUT! Fifth wicket for Kuldeep Yadav as Siddarth Kaul takes a blinder at point. Ben Stokes (50) tries a reverse sweep and Kaul takes a brilliant diving catch to his right. Kuldeep Yadav is now the second left-arm chinaman after Brad Hogg to take five wickets in an ODI. ENG 214-6 after 44.1 overs. 20:11 IST: 50 up for Ben Stokes. It has been a lazy knock from the Durham all-rounder. Stokes has taken 102 balls to reach his fifty with only two boundaries. Now will be a really good time for him to accelerate. ENG 214-5 after 44 overs. 20:00 IST: Final over from Yuzvendra Chahal produces 4 runs. He finishes off with figures of 1-51 from his quota of 10 overs. ENG 209-5 after 42 overs. 19:53 IST: 200 up for England. Sweep from Moeen Ali off Chahal and the single brings up 200 for England in 39.3 overs. 19:49 IST: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav brought back and produces another wicket on the final ball of his over. Dangerous Jos Buttler walks back after scoring 53 off 51 balls. Faint edge down the leg side and MSD takes a neat catch. Kuldeep Yadav takes his fourth wicket. ENG 198-5 after 39 overs. 19:36 IST: 50 for Jos Buttler! Eighteenth one for the England wicket-keeper. What a knock under pressure. ENG 188-4 after 36 overs. 19:32 IST: 35 over are up! Both Jos Buttler (46) and Ben Stokes (36) are looking settled now, timing the ball really well. With 90 balls remaining it will be interesting to see how much England manage now from here on. ENG 183-4 after 35 overs. 19:20 IST: Six runs from Siddarth Kaul's over. Jos Buttler is batting on 38 off 33 balls along with Ben Stokes 33 off 69 balls. ENG 172-4 after 33 overs. 19:16 IST: Seam from both ends now! After a 4-run over from Umesh Yadav, Virat has brought on Siddarth Kaul from the other end. Both Buttler and Stokes are looking dangerous now. ENG 166-4 after 32 overs. 19:12 IST: Change in bowling from India. Umesh Yadav is back on the attack. India looking for another wicket as both Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes have managed 60 runs for the fifth wicket for England. ENG 162-4 after 31 overs. 19:03 IST: Another terrific over from Kuldeep Yadav. Just 1 run from it. England are playing him really cautiously right now. Four overs of Kuldeep still remain after this. ENG 154-4 after 29 overs. RR 5.31. 18:59 IST: FOUR! Googly from Chahal. Jos Buttler reads and times it quite well. Ball beats the deep fielder and goes past extra-cover boundary for four. 150 also comes up for England in 27.4 overs. 18:57 IST: Another brilliant over from Kuldeep Yadav. Just 3 runs from it. Kuldeep now has figures of 3 for 12 after 5 over. ENG 142-4 after 27 overs. RR 5.25. 18:48 IST: We are half way through England's inning and hosts have managed 134 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. England have struggled in the past 10 over but the last over from Hardik Pandya produced 10 runs including two boundaries. 25 overs remaining for England. 18:38 IST: FOUR! First boundary for Ben Stokes after facing 37 balls. Great timing that was from Stokes off Pandya's bowling and the ball goes through extra covers boundary for four. ENG 115-4 after 22.4 overs 18:35 IST: England struggle continues. Runs have dried up at the moment for the home team. Ben Stokes is batting at 8 off 33 balls along with Jos Buttler. Another brilliant over from Chahal comes to an end. Just 1 run from it. ENG 111-4 after 22 overs 18:27 IST: OUT! Chahal in action now.<doc-sep>It was a false dawn when England levelled their three-match T20 series against India at 1-1. On Tuesday at Headingley, following their series-levelling victory by 86 runs, it will be seen whether England can get the better of India in the three-match series of 50-over internationals. It will be some fillip for the hosts before the World Cup next summer if England do. For England the satisfactions of coping with Kuldeep Yadav, and of Joe Root returning to run-making, were almost equal to that of victory. And all three were intimately linked. It was Root who, in the course of his 12th ODI century for England (equalling the record of Marcus Trescothick), neutralised the threat of India’s left-arm wrist-spinner and who was the bulwark of a total of 322 that proved to be comfortably above par as the pitch dried and deteriorated. Nobody could play the long innings for India that Root did for England. He had struggled all season - his highest score 50 - and, by his high standards, he had struggled for most of the winter too. Absurd that a man of his talent and exemplary technique should have gone through a winter-long tour with only one competitive century, in an ODI in Dunedin, and that in a losing cause as it was outweighed by New Zealand’s Ross Taylor.<doc-sep>
New Delhi: It is expected to be a run-feast at Trent Bridge when India and England clash in the opening game of the three-match ODI series on Thursday. While both teams have a batting-heavy line-up, some interesting battles will be on the cards in the first game of what should turn out to be a scintillating contest between bat and ball. Jonny Bairstow vs Umesh Yadav AFP There is no denying the fact that Bairstow will look to go for the kill from the beginning. Known to take advantage of the early fielding restrictions, anything in his half will only head to one direction — the boundary ropes. But Yadav has been impressive with his line and length in the T20I series gone by and more importantly looked to pick wickets. With the format getting longer and the batsmen not willing to throw the kitchen-sink at every ball, it will be interesting to see how the two go about with their respective task at the top of the innings. Jos Buttler vs Yuzvendra Chahal AFP While he takes on the pacers in the powerplay in T20 cricket, Buttler’s comes in to bat in the middle-order in the 50-over format and his role is that of creating the platform for a late innings flourish. And that is exactly where he will come up against Chahal. The leg-spinner is known to bowl an aggressive line in an attempt to pick wickets and it will be interesting to see if Buttler falls for the trap or he goes on ticking the scoreboard before launching into a late-order flourish. With Chahal claiming that he has a variation in his googlies, Buttler might have to watch the ball off the wicket. Shikhar Dhawan vs David Willey The left-arm pacer has troubled batsmen with his angles and with Dhawan not looking in great touch in the T20Is, the pacer will look to send him back early. But one mustn’t forget that Dhawan has terrific numbers in the ODI format in England and this could well be another opportunity for Dhawan to return to form with a bang. The start will be important for both teams and India will hope that Dhawan can once again start getting those silken drives flowing from his bat. Virat Kohli vs Adil Rashid There has been a lot of talk about Kohli’s batting position in recent times with former skipper Sourav Ganguly saying that he should bat at No.4. If that is the case, Kohli will have to take the attack to Rashid in the middle overs and ensure that the spinner doesn’t settle down and get his rhythm going. For Rashid, it will be important to keep the India skipper tied down so that he makes mistakes and the false shot comes into the picture. Squads: England: Eoin Morgan (c), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Jake Ball, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Wood. India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shreyas Iyer, Siddarth Kaul, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.