1st ODI: Rohit, Kohli hit 50s; India in control

Rohit looks in a rush as he gives Moeen the charge and despite taking one hand off the bat, he is able to loft it straight down the ground for a six.

In the next over, Rashid makes the breakthrough for England with the wicket of Kohli, who is beaten by the turn and is stumped.

Kohli walks back after a superb innings of 75 from 82 balls, having put on 167 runs for the second wicket with Rohit to put India on course.

23:19  Rohit hits 82-ball century, India in control:  

Kohli makes most of some width from Moeen, steering it past short thirdman to end the over with a four.

Plunkett comes back as Rohit guides the first ball fine on the off-side for a four.

A single to the opener before Kohli slaps it through the covers for two runs followed by a single.

Rohit seems bothered with some injury and is limping a little bit. He chops down the track and hoists Moeen over midwicket for a six. The next ball is lofted straight down the ground for a four followed by a single.

Kohli turns the next ball square on the leg side for a couple with two more runs off the next through thirdman.

Rohit, on 92 from 76 balls, continues to go for his shots as he cuts Plunkett but Roy at point is unable to take the sharp chance.

Rohit guides the next ball to thirdman for one to bring up India’s 200, in the 29th over.

Kohli then plays his trademark cover drive and finds the gap to perfection for a four.

Two singles from Moeen’s sixth over as India race to 207 for one in 30 overs, with Rohit racing to 94 from 79 balls and Kohli on 71 from 74 balls.

Rohit bring up his century in grand style, hitting leg-spinner Rashid for a six over long-on from just 82 balls.

This is the second century in a row for Rohit, who also hit a hundred in the third and final T20 against England.

Rohit takes on Rashid as he sweeps the leg-spinner for a four through square leg. He then turns the next ball on the leg side for a couple before hitting the fifth ball over mid-on for a four and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Spin from both ends as Moeen comes back and he bowls a tidy over, giving away just two singles.

A double change as pacer Wood comes into replace Rashid. Kohli hits the first ball for a cracking boundary through the covers to raise his half-century in style, from 55 balls.

A single off the next ball bring up the 100-run stand for the second wicket between the duo from just 99 balls.

Wood attempts a short ball which Rohit ramps fine on the thirdman fence for a four and then pulls the last ball, which is again short, for a four through square leg.

Wood goes for 15 in the over as India cruise to 169 for one in 25 overs at the halfway mark, with Rohit on 75 and Kohli on 52.

Rashid sends down a tidy over, conceding just three singles in his fourth over but England need to do more to build up the pressure.

Three runs from Stokes’s third over as India reach 128 for one in 20 overs.

Rashid drops slightly short as Kohli steers it past point for a couple and then takes one.

In the next over, Rohit cuts a short wide delivery past point for a four to bring up his fifty, from 54 balls.

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India keep the boundaries coming as England’s bowlers look totally clueless on a good batting wicket.

This time Plunkett is hit for a four off the last ball as he drifts down the leg side and Kohli manages to glance it fine as the duo raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket.

In the next over, Kohli cuts a short ball from Rashid for a couple as Bairstow does well with a dive near the ropes.

He nearly drags the next ball back on to his stumps as the ball passes close to the stumps after he defends it before he keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Stokes comes back into the attack. Kohli plays another splendid cover drive for a four as he takes full toll off a wide half volley. The next ball is short as Kohli pulls it to deep midwicket for a couple as the flow of runs continue.

India are well placed on 122 for one in 18 overs, with Rohit on 45 from 47 balls and Kohli racing to 36 from 34 balls.

They need another 147 runs from 32 overs for victory at just over 4.5 per over.

22:17  Rohit, Kohli take India past 100:  

Ben Stokes comes into the attack. Rohit plays another cracking cover drive for a four to continue India’s good start with the bat as Stokes goes for nine in his first over.

Rohit looks in very good touch. He drives Plunkett again through the covers but this time for a single to the man in the deep.

Kohli turns the fifth ball on the leg side for two runs before he ends the over with a single.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack. Two singles from the first five balls before Kohli cuts the last ball to end the over with a four.

Plunkett looking to keep things tight but Kohli and Rohit are able to keep the scoreboard with regular ones and twos as the pacer gives away five runs in his third over.

For the second time in a row, Rashid’s over spoilt as he is hit for a four off the last ball. This time Rohit sweeps it behind square for a four as India reach 104 for one in 15 overs, with Rohit on 42 from 43 balls and Kohli on 21 from 20 balls.

Virat Kohli ends all debates about his batting position as he walks in at No. 3, there was a lot of talk before the game that the captain would come in at No. 4 to give KL Rahul the number three slot.

Kohli doesn’t take time to get going as he drives a full delivery from Wood through the covers for a four to get off the mark in style.

He takes a single off the next ball to thirdman before Rohit slaps a short ball from Wood through point for another four.

Woods bowls another poor delivery giving Rohit width as he again flays it through the covers for another boundary to get 13 from the over.

Pacer Liam Plunkett is brought into the attack. Kohli guides the third ball to thirdman for one before Rohit plays a handsome cover drive but is unable to beat the man in the covers.

After 10 overs, India are well placed on 74 for one with Rohit on 27 from as many balls and Kohli on six. They need another 195 runs from 40 overs for victory at under five per over.

Moeen continues as Dhawan and Rohit pick a single before the former sweeps the fifth ball powerfully for a four.

But Moeen has the last laugh as makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Dhawan.

The left-hander chips down the track but gets it off the outside half of the bat and is caught at short thirdman.

Dhawan walks back after a quickfire 40 from 27 balls, hitting eight fours, putting on 59 runs for the opening wicket from 47 balls.

Willey struggling with his length as he overpitches again, this time on the stumps, and Dhawan manages to flick it through midwicket for another four.

The left-hander keeps strike with a single from the last ball of the over.

Wood bowls it slightly but down the leg side as Dhawan nudges it fine for a four. Three balls later, he slaps a full delivery straight down the ground for another boundary and pulls the last ball fine for the third four of the over.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball to race to 32 from 20 balls.

England introduce spin early as Moeen Ali comes into the attack. Three singles before Rohit punches a short wide delivery through the covers for a four and then takes one.

Rohit goes after fast bowler, lofting a full delivery straight down the ground for a six as India cross the 50-run mark in the seventh over.

21:28  India off to a good start after England post 268:  

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the two openers for India, while Mark Wood will open the bowling for England.

He starts with a beauty, beating Rohit outside the off-stump with some hint of away movement before the right-hander takes a single off the next to get off the mark.

Dhawan gets off the mark with one on the leg side off the fourth and Rohit keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Left-arm pacer David Willey to bowl the second over. Rohit takes a single off the second ball before Dhawan plays a cracking cover drive for the first boundary of the innings.

Willey overpitches again as Dhawan slaps it again through the covers for another four.

Dhawan clips the last ball behind square for the third boundary of the over as Willey concedes 13 in his first over.

Wood bowling in a good channel as Rohit watchfully defends the first three balls before taking one to thirdman.

Woods attempts a short ball which goes down the leg side as Dhawan leaves it alone. Woods goes short again but this time it is higher and is called a wide before Dhawan taps the last ball for a quick run.

20:48  Kuldeep grabs six to send England crashing for 268:  

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav claimed a six-wicket haul as India bowled out England for 268 in the first One-Day International in Nottingham, on Thursday.

Kuldeep registered career-best figures of six for 25 in his 10 overs as England’s batsmen again once again struggled against the Indian wrist spinner.

Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed captain Eoin Morgan for 19, before Kuldeep again returned the dismiss the well-set Buttler.

He finished his spell with the wickets of Stokes and David Willey in his final over as England failed to finish off their quota of 50 overs, on the same ground where they had scored massive 481 against Australia in their previous match at the venue.

Umesh comes back as Adil Rashid edges the first ball past the wicketkeeper for two runs followed by five singles to get seven from the over.

Kaul comes back as Rashid lofts the second ball back over the pacer’s head for a four, the first boundary in 12 overs.

He miscues the pull shot off the next ball for two runs followed by a single.

Kaul bowls a half-volley before Moeen drills it through the covers for a boundary but the ends over well with a yorker.

Moeen provides some much-needed boundaries as he pulls a short ball from Umesh for a six and then squeezes a full delivery through thirdman for a four.

But Umesh gets revenge as Moeen flicks a full delivery straight into the hands of Kohli at deep midwicket to perish after a good hand of 24 from 23 balls.

Rashid looks to pull a short ball but gets an inside edge before he takes one off the last ball.

In the next over, Rashid walks across and scoops Kaul back over the wicketkeeper for a six.

He walks across and tries the same shot but it goes off his thigh pads and goes fine on the leg side for four leg byes.

Kaul pulls back his length as Rashid pulls it to deep square for one and Plunkett drives the last ball to long-on for a single.

Umesh strikes in the final over of the innings. Rashid carves the last ball straight to Pandya at deep point to fall after a good innings of 22 from 16 balls.

Plunkett lofts Umesh over mid-off for a four before he takes two runs off the next ball.

But he perishes off the fifth ball, run out for 10 as England are bowled out for 268 in 49.5 overs.

England happy to play out Kuldeep with caution as he gives away just three singles in his ninth over.

Chahal drops short as Stokes pulls but Pandya does well to save the boundary and keep it down to just a single.

England have failed to score a boundary in the last eight overs as they reach 209 for five in 42 overs.

Umesh comes back as he bowls two dot balls in a row to Stokes, who then takes one followed by a single to Moeen.

Another couple of dot balls to Stokes, who has crossed 100 deliveries for the innings, have made just 49 from 101 balls.

Kaul, who has three overs in hand, comes back. He starts with three dot balls to Moeen, and then hits him on the helmet with a quick short ball.

Moeen takes one before Stokes picks a single from the last ball to finally complete his fifty, from 102 balls.

Kaul plays a role in Stokes’s dismissal in the next over as he takes a diving catch at point to give Kuldeep his fifth wicket of the innings.

Stokes went for the reverse but Kaul took an outstanding catch diving to his right to send back the left-hander after a struggling innings of 50 from 103 balls.

He strikes again with the last ball of the over as David Willey pulls a short ball straight to Rahul at deep midwicket to fall for a duck.

Kuldeep finishes with wonderful figures of six for 25 in his 10 overs as England are reduced to 216 for seven in 45 overs.

19:55  Kuldeep dismisses Buttler, England 5 down:  

Kaul keeps things tight as he concedes just three runs from his seventh over. Pandya also does well to build some pressure as he gives away four runs in his seventh over, including two wides.

Kuldeep comes back and he makes the breakthrough with the key wicket of Buttler, who is caught down the leg side for a quick 53 from 51 balls.

A fourth wicket for Kuldeep, giving away just 20 runs from his eighth over but superb glovework by Dhoni, who does well to move quickly and snap that chance.

And spin from both ends now as Chahal is called back into the attack. Stokes turns the second ball on the leg side for one before Moeen Ali sweeps the next for a single to bring up England’s 200, in the 40th over.

Stokes goes for the sweep but gets a top edge which goes over leg slip for a couple before he tries to reverse the last ball but fails to make connection.

Buttler continues to get the runs at a good pace. He drives a full toss from Umesh through the covers for two runs before crashing the last ball through the same region for a four.

Kaul continues to bowl impressively as he concedes just four singles from his sixth over.

Umesh, who has bowled six overs for 40 runs, is given a break as Pandya comes into the attack.

Buttler clips the fifth ball behind square for two runs and then takes one from the last ball to race to his fifty, from 45 balls.

England have recovered well to reach 188 for four in 36 overs, with Stokes still battling on 37 from 75 balls.

19:22  Buttler, Stokes rally England:  

Another good over from Kuldeep, who gives away just four singles in his seventh over.

Pacer Umesh comes back as India look for a breakthrough with both Stokes and Buttler looking to bat sensibly and preserve their wickets for a dash at the end.

Stokes picks one before Buttler steers a wide delivery through the covers for a couple and takes one from the last ball.

It has been a contrasting approach from the two England batsmen with Stokes content to play cautiously, scoring 31 from 67 balls at a strike rate of below, while Buttler has stroked his way to 34 from 29 balls.

Pace from both ends as Kaul comes back from the other end. He sends down a decent over, giving away just six runs in his fifth over.

Buttler and Stokes seem to have got their eye in as he easily pick five singles off Chahal’s sixth over.

Kuldeep, who bowled a fantastic first spell, comes back with India eyeing a breakthrough as England look to build a partnership.

He is watchfully played by the two England batsmen, who easily collect three singles.

Buttler looks to break the shackles as he plays the inside out lofted shot off Chahal over the covers for a four.

Two balls later, he punches a wide delivery through the same region this time along the ground for another boundary followed by a quick single as 11 runs come from the over.

Stokes struggling to read Kuldeep as he attempts a heave across the line and is beaten but survives the shout for leg before wicket.

He plays five dot balls in a row before taking one from the last ball as just a single comes from the over.

Four singles from Chahal’s eighth over as the duo raise the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket to bring England’s innings back on track.

England have recovered to reach 158 for four in 30 overs, with Stokes on 28 from 62 balls and Buttler racing to 29 from 22 balls.

18:52  Buttler, Stokes steady England:  

Pandya, who went for runs in his first two overs, comes back well. He gives away just three singles in his third over.

Meanwhile, Chahal continues to keep it tight, conceding just a single with Stokes playing five dot balls in a row before taking one from the last ball.

Stokes finally gets his first boundary of the innings, off the 39th ball he faced, as he drills a short ball through the covers from Pandya for a four.

In the next over, Stokes hits Chahal for a boundary as he drops short through the off-side as England look to force a move on.

Buttler also gets a boundary in the following over as he gets a thick outside edge for a four past the wicketkeeper.

He hits another boundary through the covers off the fifth ball as England rally to 134 for four in 25 overs at the halfway mark.

Stokes has been cautious, scoring 18 from 43 balls, while Buttler has raced to 15 from 11 balls.

18:31  Morgan out for 19, England in trouble:  

Raina continues and bowls another good over, giving away just three runs, including a wide.

England being very watchful against Kuldeep as Morgan takes one before Stokes plays out the remaining four deliveries of his fourth over.

Raina starts his third over with a short ball which Morgan punches through the covers for a four to release some pressure. He then takes one to get five runs from the over.

Kuldeep, who has taken three for nine in four overs, gets a break as he is replaced by Pandya.

It turns out to be an expensive over as Morgan pulls a short ball over midwicket for a six and then hits a boundary straight down the ground off the last ball, to get 12 from the over as England cross the 100-run mark, in the 19th over.

Chahal comes back and he strikes with the wicket of Morgan for 19 to cripple England further.

The England captain chips one straight to midwicket to be dismissed for 19 as the hosts are reduced to 105 for four in the 20th over.

England’s two most dangerous batsmen out in the middle in Stokes and Jos Buttler, with their task cut out.

England are struggling on 107 for four in 20 overs, with the two spinners taking all four wickets.

18:21  Kuldeep picks 3rd wicket, Bairstow out for 38:  

Another one over spell for Chahal before he makes way for part-time off-spinner Suresh Raina with two left-handers out in the middle.

He makes a very good start, bowling a maiden over to England captain Morgan as India look to squeeze the pressure after three quick wickets.

Ben Stokes gets off the mark with a risky single on the off-side with just one run coming from Kuldeep’s third over, who has taken three for eight in his first three overs.

Just two runs and two wickets in the last three overs as England are reduced to 83 for three in 15 overs.

They were cruising on 71 for no loss after 10 overs, but have since then lost three wickets for 12 in the last five overs.

Change of ends for Chahal as he takes over from Hardik and he sends down a tidy over, giving away just four singles.

Kuldeep strikes again in his next over, this time with the wicket of Root, who falls leg before wicket for three.

The right-hander plays down the wrong line and is trapped plumb in front of the wickets.

Eoin Morgan gets off the mark with a single to long-off before Bairstow iis totally foxed by the googly trying to play across the line but the umpire is not interested as India appeal for LBW.

Kuldeep is totally convinced as India decide to take the DRS. The impact is in line and ball is going on to hit the stumps which means Kuldeep has his second wicket of the over.

Bairstow walks back after a good knock of 38 from 35 balls as England are reduced to 82 for three in the 13th over, losing three wickets in the space of 16 balls.

17:58  Roy out for 38, England lose 1st wicket:  

Chahal is taken off after just one over as he makes way for Kuldeep Yadav. He strikes in his first over with the wicket of Roy, who miscues the reverse sweep and is caught in the covers after scoring 38 from 35 balls.

Joe Root gets off the mark with a single before Bairstow picks two from the next ball courtesy of an inside edge followed by one off the last ball.

17:47  Openers Roy, Bairstow give England a good start:  

India introduce spin early as leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Just three singles from five balls before Roy makes up for it as he reverse sweeps the last ball for a four through point.

Another bowling as all-rounder Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. He drops short as Roy pulls it behind square for another four to take his score to 33, the same as his partner Bairstow.

Two balls later he punches it down the ground but Kaul at mid-off gives the chase and manages to pull it just inside the ropes with a slide and keep it down to just two.

The first five overs produced just 26 runs before England’s openers cut loose to score 45 from the next five to take the total to 71 for no loss in 10 overs.

Roy takes a single off Kaul on the leg side before Bairstow punches a wide delivery through the covers for a four to take his score to 20, with all of them coming from boundaries (5 fours).

He takes a single off the next, before Roy smashes the fifth ball through the covers for another four followed by one to get 11 from the over.

Umesh bowls it wide as Roy hits it square on the off-side for a four. The thirdman is brought in as Umesh again bowls it wide and this time Roy shows good awareness to steer it past the same fielder for another boundary followed by two singles to get 10 from the over.

In the next over, Bairstow clubs a short ball from Kaul over midwicket to take England past the 50-run mark in the eighth over.

After a steady start, the two openers have managed to up the tempo, scoring 30 from the last three overs to reach 56 for no loss in eight overs.

17:26   England off to a steady start against India:  

Umesh gets one to bounce more than expected as Roy gets a thick outside edge which falls safely for a single on the off-side.

Umesh pitches the next one right up as Bairstow slaps it down the ground for a four past mid-off. The next ball is short of good length as Bairstow punches it through the covers for another boundary.

Nine runs from the over as India reach 20 for no loss in three overs.

Kaul sticks to a good line and length, bowling to his field on the off-side and ends up giving away just a single in his second over.

Roy, who has struggled to seven from 14 balls, drives uppishly straight back at Umesh, who fails to hold on to the sharp chance on his follow through.

A good over is spoilt by a poor delivery from Umesh as he slips it down the leg side with Bairstow glancing it fine for a four as England reach 26 for no loss in five overs.

Umesh Yadav starts off with a beauty, full and moving away as Jason Roy gets an edge trying to play the drive but it flies of Suresh Raina in the slips and goes for a four.

Virat Kohli bring himself at second slip as Umesh pitches it up and gets some movement forcing Roy to defend watchfully.

He then picks a leg bye before Jonny Bairstow is beaten by one that moves away before he is struck on the back pads off the last ball as it comes in sharply but the umpire turns down the leg before appeal.

India decide against taking the DRS but the ball tracker shows that the impact was in line and it was going on to hit the stumps. India would regret not taking the DRS.

Debutant Siddarth Kaul to bowl the second over. Roy drives the first ball on the up outside the off-stump as Rahul does well with a dive in the covers to stop it and give away just a single.

The fifth ball is short as Bairstow pulls it comfortably through square leg for a four for the first boundary of the match as five come from the second over.

16:40  India elect to bowl against England; Kuldeep back:  

India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first ODI in Nottingham.

Kohli has no problems chasing despite the fact the last time England were put into bat at this venue, they posted a massive 481 against Australia.

“Our strengths are different, with the two wrist spinners bowling in the middle overs. We chased well in the T20 series against England,” reasons the India captain.

India have brought back left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav back into the team in place of Deepak Chahar as the only change in the team which played in the third T20 against England.

For England, Alex Hales misses out as Moeen Ali comes into the team.

16:25  India start as favourites against England:  On a high after an impressive Twenty20 series win, an upbeat India will eye another dominant performance against hosts England in a three- match ODI series, starting in Nottingham, on Thursday.

The three-match ODI series will give Virat Kohli & his team an ideal opportunity to get a drift about the conditions that his men are expected to encounter at the 50-overs World Cup at exactly same time next year.

While India will be buoyed by their 2-1 T20 series win, England, the top ranked ODI team in world cricket, come into the series having crushed a below-par Australia 6-0 in their last bilateral engagement.

England have been one of the finest 50 over sides in recent times and India will have their task cut against a batting line-up comprising Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan.Add Ben Stokes to it and England bear a formidable look.

While India will be buoyed by their 2-1 T20 series win, England, the top ranked ODI team in world cricket, come into the series having crushed a below-par Australia 6-0 in their last bilateral engagement.

England have been one of the finest 50 over sides in recent times and India will have their task cut against a batting line-up comprising Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan.Add Ben Stokes to it and England bear a formidable look.

Yuzvendra Chahal is a certainty as the wrist spinner and Kuldeep Yadav, who has created all sorts of doubts in the minds of the batsmen, may just comeback into the playing XI as the Trent Bridge ground is much bigger than the one at Bristol.