Ind vs Eng 1st ODI: Rohit's century helps India crush England by 8 wickets
Rohit Sharma scored his 18th ODI century and turned the match into a one-sided affair.
 "Rohit Sharma. Photo: Reuters")
Rohit Sharma. Photo: Reuters
India, led by Rohit Sharma's century, crushed England by 8 wickets in the first ODI match, chasing the target in just 40.1 overs.
Chasing the target of 269 runs, India had a flying start as openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan made the most of the English bowling that proved ineffective to deter the two from taking the charge.
It was a one-sided affair, right from the start. Dhawan scored 40 runs in 27 balls, an inning dominated by eight boundaries.
India, throughout their inning, maintained the run rate of over 6 per over that enabled them to reach the target with 9.5 overs to spare.
After that, Rohit took the charge in his hands and while England looked busy in trying to trap him, Kohli swung into action and added runs from the other end.
Virat Kohli departed after smashing a brilliant knock of 75 runs in 82 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Rohit Sharma scored his 18th ODI century and even after that continued his assault on English bowlers, settling 137 runs in 114 balls. After Kohli, he was joined by Lokesh Rahul who did not have much to worry as the earlier batsmen had already done the needful.
Even Kohli's departure could not provide England with the much-needed relief as the Englishmen knew that it was too late, hence, a low celebration took place when Kohli, in a rare case, was stumped off Adil Rashid's delivery.
India's batsmen did not face much resistance from England bowlers and thus, the batting looked smooth and inning's flow remained intact.
India vs England 1st ODI Scoreboard
Earlier, Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to field first.
The match started with both Jason Roy (38) and Jonny Bairstow (38) adding 73 for the opening stand with a flurry of boundaries.
Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav's career-best 6 for 25 restricted the hosts to a moderate 268.
This was Kuldeep's first five-for in ODIs after he had recently achieved the same feat in T20Is during the Manchester match.
Moeen Ali (24) and Adil Rashid (22) added a few quick runs to help England cross the 250-run mark before they were all out in the final over with a delivery left.
England had collapsed to 82 for 3, losing three wickets for nine runs in the space of 16 balls. Soon, it became 105-4 as Chahal got into the mix of things with Eoin Morgan (19) caught at cover.
This brought Stokes and Buttler together at the crease, and they put on 93 runs for the fifth wicket.
Buttler smacked his 18th ODI half-century off 45 balls. Stokes too completed his 12th ODI half-century off 102 balls.
12:01 AM
Over 41: Moeen Ali to Rahul, WIDE. Rahul takes a single to WIN the match. India takes a 1-0 lead in 3-match ODI series.
11:57 PM
Over 40: Joe Root comes into attack. Rohit defens the first ball for no run. DOT ball. Rohit takes a double off the 3rd ball. 5 WIDES. Rohit takes a single off the 4th ball. DOT ball. Rahul takes a single to keep the strike. India: 267-2, Over highlights: 0 0 2 5Wd 1 0 1
11:53 PM
India need 11 runs to win
11:52 PM
Over 39: Moeen Ali (7-0-49-1) is back into the attack. Moeen Ali to Rohit, 1 run, Rahul takes a single off the 2nd ball. Rohit takes a double off the 3rd ball. Rohit Sharma pulls the 4th ball in the mid-wicket region for four followed by a single. DOT ball. India: 258-2, Over highlights: 1 1 2 4 1 0
11:48 PM
India require another 20 runs with 8 wickets and 12.0 overs remaining
11:48 PM
Over 38: Willey to Rohit, DOT ball, Another DOT ball. Rohit dance down the ground for a single to long-off. Rahul defends the 4th ball straight to mid-on and pulls the next ball for a single to mid wicket. Rohit takes a quick single to keep the strike. India: 249-2, Over highlights: 0 0 1 0 1 1
11:45 PM
Over 37: Adil Rashid to Rohit, 1 run taken. DOT ball. Another DOT ball. Rahul takes a single off the next ball. One run taken. Rohit smashed the 5th ball for four followed by a single. India: 246-2, Over highlights: 1 0 0 1 4 1
11:43 PM
Over 36: Willey bowled brilliantly as didn't allowed Rahul to score off the first 3 balls. Rahul squeezed the 4th ball for a single. DOT ball. Rohit takes a single off the last ball. India: 239-2, Over highlights: 0 0 0 1 0 1
11:40 PM
Over 35: Adil Rashid to Rahul, no run. Rahul takes a single off the next ball. Rohit takes a single off the 3rd ball. Rahul takes another single. Rohit hit the 5th ball for four followed by a double. India: 237-2, Over highlights: 0 1 1 1 4 2
11:37 PM
Over 34: David Willey (2-0-18-0) is back into the attack, Willey to Rohit, no run. Another DOT ball. Rohit takes a single off the 3rd ball. Rahul takes a single off the next ball. DOT ball. Another DOT ball to end the over. India: 228-2, Over highlights: 0 0 1 1 0 0
11:35 PM
Lokesh Rahul, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11:31 PM
Over 33: Adil Rashid to Kohli, a single taken. Rohit playes two consecutive DOT balls followed by a single. Kohli fails to score a run off the 5th ball. Kohli OUT STUMPED, The flighted ball outside off lured him to a drive but the ball spun past his outside edge. The batsman had his back foot lurking outside his crease and the keeper did the rest. India: 226/2, Over highlights: 226-2
Virat Kohli st Buttler b Rashid 75 (82b 7x4 0x6) SR: 91.46
Virat Kohli st Buttler b Rashid 75 (82b 7x4 0x6) SR: 91.46
11:28 PM
Over 32: Moeen Ali to Kohli, DOT ball. Another DOT ball. Kohli takes a single off the 3rd ball. Rohit takes a single off the next ball. Another single taken by Kohli. Rohit walloped the last ball for six. India: 224-1, Over highlights: 0 0 1 1 1 6
11:25 PM
Over 31: Adil Rashid [6.0-0-36-0] is back into the attack, Rashid to Rohit, DOT ball. Rohit takes a single off the 2nd ball. Kohli takes a single off the next ball. Rohit smashed the 4th balls for six to complete his 38th century followed by 2 consecutive DOT balls to end the over. India: 215/1, Over highlights: 0 1 1 6 0 0
11:20 PM
Over 30: Moeen Ali to Kohli, DOT ball. Another DOT ball. Kohli takes a single off the 3rd ball. Rohit takes a single off the next ball. DOT ball. Another DOT ball. India: 207/1, Over highlights: 0 0 1 1 0 0
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First Published: Jul 12 2018 | 10:10 PM IST
