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1st ODI: Kohli, Jadhav measure tons as India kick England in Pune
- Updated: January 15, 2017
India’s Kedar Jadhav celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during a initial one-day general cricket compare between India and England during The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune. Pic/AFP
Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav slammed quickfire centuries to drive India to a three-wicket feat over England in a initial One-Day International during a Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.
Chasing a formidable 351-run target, a hosts were rickety during 63/4 when a twin came together to supplement 200 runs between them in 24.3 overs. India now lead a three-match array 1-0.
Kohli, who so enjoyed a winning start to his army as India’s limited-overs captain, plundered 122 runs over 105 deliveries, attack 8 bounds and 5 sixes.
Jadhav crushed 120 runs over a whirlwind 76-ball innings that enclosed 12 bounds and 4 sixes. He fell to pacer Jake Ball while attempting another large hit.
India’s captain Virat Kohli plays a shot during a initial one-day general cricket compare between India and England during The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune. Pic/AFP
Hardik Pandya afterwards scored an widespread 40 off 37 balls to safeguard that India crossed a line with 3 wickets and 1.5 overs to spare.
Jake Ball was a many successful among a England bowlers with total of 3/67 while associate pacers David Willey and Ben Stokes returned 2/47 and 2/73 respectively.
Chasing a formidable target, a hosts were off to a bad start with a England pacers distinguished early blows.
The perennially underperforming Shikhar Dhawan was a initial to go, circumference Willey to Moeen Ali during third man.
Willey discharged Lokesh Rahul — a other Indian opener — in his really subsequent over with an inswinging full length smoothness that uprooted a center stump.
Comeback male Yuvraj Singh seemed to be in decent hold during his 12-ball stay in a center that constructed 15 runs. But he was finished in by a bad square of shot selection, circumference a Stokes smoothness that was sailing down a leg side to England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
Ball clinched a desired wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni when a former India captain misjudged a rebound of a short-pitched smoothness while attempting a pull.
The round took a tip corner and lobbed adult for an easy locate to Willey during midwicket as a hosts mislaid roughly their whole tip sequence by a 12th over.
But with a Indians clearly rickety their approach towards defeat, Kohli and Jadhav incited a waves with their widespread batting.
Following a duo’s departure, Pandya finished off a follow with Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin providing glorious support during a other end.
Ashwin finished things off in character with a 6 off Ali in a penultimate over.
Earlier, half-centuries by Jason Roy (73) and Joe Root (78) helped England post a huge 350 for 7 in 50 overs opposite India in their initial One-Day International (ODI) compare during a Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.
Besides Roy and Root, all-rounder Ben strokes (61) and wicket-keeper Jos Buttler also constructed excellent knocks and contributed handsomely to a visitors’ cause.
Put in to bat, England started a record on a discreet note as both openers Roy and Alex Hales (9) were personification a round to a merit.
Just when things seemed good for a visitors, India bounced behind in character to sent behind Hales in a seventh over with 39 runs on board. He was run out by middle pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
The tumble of wicket brought in Root, who along with Roy fake a essential 69-run partnership with an normal run rate of 5.67.
In a 19th over, Mahendra Singh Dhoni designed a stumping exclusion of Roy off left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja as a batsman was terribly mistaken as a round went true on underneath his bat.
Roy played 61 deliveries and slammed 12 bounds with 119.67 strike rate.
The tumble of Roy’s wicket brought in skipper Eoin Morgan, who also contributed 28 runs and built 49-run partnership with Root for a third wicket.
But after 7 overs, Morgan was sent make-up by middle pacer Hardik Pandya with 157 runs on board. He gave an easy locate to Dhoni, who did not make any mistake.
Incoming batsman Buttler and Root afterwards slammed 63 runs in 10 overs for a fourth wicket to put England on drivers’ chair before Buttler was held by Shikhar Dhawan off Pandya in a 38th over.
The middle-order also stepped adult to a arise as Ben Strokes and Moeen Ali (28) stitched a 73-run partnership for a sixth wicket in only 6 overs.
Ali’s 17-ball hit was laced with 3 bounds and one 6 while Strokes slammed dual bounds and 5 large sixes.
Seventh and eighth wicket also contributed as they scored 34 runs in a finish to post 350 in their allotted 50 overs.
For India, middle pacers Pandya and Bumrah took dual wickets any while left-arm spinner Jadeja and pacer Umesh Yadav chipped in with one wicket each.