IND VS ENG 1ST ODI 2021 , INDIA DEFEATED ENGLAND BY 66 RUNS , GREAT COME BACK VICTORY FOR MEN IN BLUE , INDIA LEAD THE SERIES 1 - 0, MARCH 23 , 2021

 INDIA DEFEATED  ENGLAND BY 66 RUNS, A GREAT COMEBACK VICTORY FOR INDIA.  FROM  ENGLAND  135/0 TO 251 /10.

 INDIA LEADS THE SERIES  1 - 0.   TWO MORE TO GO. 

INDIAN  BATSMAN SHIKHAR DHAWAN, VIRAT KOHLI MAKE A BRILLIANT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEM, AFTER  KL RAHUL  AND  DEBUTANT KRUNAL PANDYA   PLAYED FANTASTIC FINISHING   KNOCK BOTH PLAYERS SCORE FIFTY-PLUS SCORE TO  HELP INDIA A GOOD TOTAL ON THE BOARD.   

INDIA -  317/ 5 ( 50 ) 

ENGLAND OPENERS GAVE A FIERY START SMASHING THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK IN THRE STANDS ENGLAND  FROM FIRST 14.1 OVERS 135/ 0 TO NEXT 28 OVERS 116/10. A REMARKABLE TURNAROUND BY INDIAN BOWLERS, 

PRASIDH KRISHNA, SHARDUL THAKUR, BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR,  WITH THE HELP OF TERRIFIC BOWLING  PERFORMANCES BY INDIAN BOWLERS, INDIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 66 RUNS,  INDIA LEAD THE  SERIES  1 - 0,  TWO MORE TO GO.

                                                            MATCH  PREVIEW 

INDIA VS ENGLAND 1ST ODI 2021,  PUNE, MAHARASHTRA CRICKET STADIUM,  ENGLAND WON THE TOSS CHOOSE TO BOWL FIRST.

(INDIA PLAYING XI ) VIRAT KOHLI ( CAPTAIN ) ROHIT SHARMA, SHIKHAR DHAWAN, KL RAHUL,  ( WK ) SHREYAS IYER, HARDIK PANDYA, KRUNAL PANDYA, SHARDUL THAKUR, BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR, KULDEEP YADAV, PRASIDH KRISHNA.

(ENGLAND PLAYING XI ) -    EOIN MORGAN ( CAPTAIN )  JASON ROY, JONNY BAIRSTOW,  BEN STOKES,  JOS BUTTLER ( WK ) SAM BILLINGS, MOEEN ALI,  SAM CURRAN, TOM CURRAN, ADIL RASHID, MARK WOOD.

INDIA OPENERS DECENT START BY SHIKHAR DHAWAN AND ROHIT SHARMA  IN THE POWERPLAY,   

AFTER POWER PLAY ROHIT SHARMA GONE EARLY SCORE 28 RUNS, 42 BALLS, BEN STOKES TAKE A BREAKTHROUGH FOR ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM.

INDIA  - 64 / 1  ( 15.1 ) OVERS .

CAPTAIN  VIRAT KOHLI COMES TO THE CREASE AND GAVE GOOD SUPPORT TO SHIKHAR DHAWAN. 

VIRAT KOHLI AND SHIKHAR DHAWAN MAKE CONTROL OF THE INNINGS AND IMPORTANT RUNS FOR HIS TEAM,  SHIKHAR DHAWAN, AND VIRAT  KOHLI  SCORES FIFTY-PLUS SCORES, 

AFTER FIFTY  FROM VIRAT KOHLI   SCORES OF 56 RUNS.  60 BALLS,  WITH 6  FOURS, MARK WOOD STRIKE A WICKET. 

INDIA -  169/ 2  ( 32.1 ) OVERS .

SHREYAS IYER IS ALSO GONE EARLY MARK WOOD STRIKE.

BUT ON THE OTHER  END  SHIKHAR DHAWAN PLAYING SOME AMAZING SHOTS. 

AGAIN BEN STOKES STRIKE A BIG WICKET OF SHIKHAR DHAWAN SCORE OF 98 RUNS, 106 BALLS, 11 FOURS, 2  SIXES.  BUT FELL SHORT BY 2 RUNS HIS CENTURY.

AND HARDIK PANDYA ALSO GONE EARLY.

 INDIA -   205/ 5 (40.3 ) OVERS.

KL RAHUL AND KRUNAL PANDYA SMASHING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEM,  FANTASTIC BATTING PERFORMANCES BY  BOTH BATSMAN SCORES A FIFTY-PLUS FINISHING UNBEATEN   PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEM TO HELP INDIA A GOOD TOTAL ON THE BOARD.  

INDIA - 317/ 5 ( 50 ) OVERS .

ENGLAND NEEDS 318 RUNS TO WIN OF  50 OVERS.

ENGLAND OPENERS GAVE A FIERY START BY JASON ROY AND JONNY BAIRSTOW  SMASHING  PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEM. 

JASON ROY AND JONNY BAIRSTOW SMASHING BALL OUT OF THE PARK IN THE STANDS, JONNY BAIRSTOW SCORE A HALF-CENTURY  ON THE OTHER END JASON ROY GAVE GOOD SUPPORT 

 ENGLAND - 135/ 0 ( 14.1 ) OVERS.

THEN PRASIDH KRISHNA TAKES A BREAKTHROUGH FOR  INDIA TEAM TO BREAK THE VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP, STRIKE A WICKET OF JASON ROY SCORES  46 RUNS, 35 BALLS, 7 FOURS, 1 SIX. 

INDIA GOT ANOTHER BIG WICKET OF BEN STOKES GONE EARLY,   

SHARDUL THAKUR TAKE A BIG  WICKET OF JONNY BAIRSTOW 94 RUNS, 66 BALLS, 6 FOURS, 7 SIXES,   SHARDUL THAKUR TAKE  TWO  QUICK BIG WICKETS OF EOIN MORGAN, JOS BUTTLER, 

ENGLAND -  176/ 5  ( 24.4 ) OVERS.

THEN INDIAN BOWLERS ARE DOMINATING,  BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR, PRASIDH KRISHNA, SHARDUL THAKUR   TERRIFIC BOWLING PERFORMANCES BY INDIAN BOWLERS.  

ENGLAND ALL OUT BY  251/ 10  ( 42. 1 ) OVERS.  

INDIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 66 RUNS.  INDIA LEADS THE SERIES 1 - 0.

THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH, SHIKHAR DHAWAN FOR HIS BRILLIANT INNINGS  AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR HIS TEAM  AT A CRUCIAL TIME, SHIKHAR DHAWAN SCORES 98 RUNS,106 BALLS,  11 FOURS, 2 SIXES,  PLAYED MATCH-WINNING INNINGS FOR HIS TEAM. 

WHAT AMAZING  PERFORMANCES BY BOTH PLAYERS GREAT START OF HIS ODI CAREER,  KRUNAL PANDYA SMASHES FASTEST FIFTY  ON HIS ODI DEBUT, PRASIDH KRISHNA BECOME THE BEST FIGURES  BY INDIAN BOWLER ON HIS DEBUT  4/ 54 (8.1 ) OVERS.

                                      INDIA VS ENGLAND 1ST ODI  2021  SCORECARD.

TOP PERFORMANCES BY IND                                  TOP PERFORMANCES BY ENG

SHIKHAR DHAWAN - 98 ( 106 )                                 JONNY BAIRSTOW - 94 ( 66 )

VIRAT KOHLI -    56 (60 )                                          JASON ROY - 46 (35 )

KL RAHUL -  62* (43 )                                               BEN STOKES -  3/ 34   ( 8 )       

KRUNAL PANDYA - 58 * (31 )                                    MARK WOOD - 2/ 75    ( 10 )

PRASIDH KRISHNA -  4/54  (8.1 ) 

SHARDUL THAKUR -  3/ 37 ( 6 ) 

BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR - 2/30 ( 9 )

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