England's captain Jos Buttler, left, and India's captain Rohit Sharma greet each other at the end of the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
Shubman Gill played a crucial role in India's chase, scoring a solid 87 runs as India secured a four-wicket victory over England in the opening One-Day International (ODI) in Nagpur on Thursday. Chasing a target of 249 runs, India successfully reached it in 38.4 overs. The innings got off to a shaky start for India as they lost openers Rohit Sharma (2 runs) and Yashasvi Jaiswal early on. However, Shreyas Iyer's aggressive 59, along with Gill's 87 and Axar Patel's contribution of 52, helped India cross the finish line. For England, Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid each took two wickets. Earlier, India dismissed England for 248 runs, with debutant Harshit Rana taking 3 wickets for 53 runs and Ravindra Jadeja claiming 3 wickets for just 26 runs. Their efforts were crucial in slowing down the visitors after England had made a strong start.
England's captain Jos Buttler, left, and India's captain Rohit Sharma greet each other at the end of the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's captain Jos Buttler, right, shake hands with India's captain Rohit Sharma after the toss prior to the start of the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Mohammed Shami, right, reacts after bowling a delivery to England's Phil Salt, left, during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Phil Salt, left, and Ben Duckett run between the wickets to score during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Phil Salt plays a shot during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Phil Salt hits a six during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Ben Duckett plays a reverse sweep for four during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Phil Salt walks off the field after losing his wicket during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Harshit Rana, left, celebrates the dismissal of England's Ben Duckett, right, during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Harshit Rana, center, celebrates the dismissal of England's Harry Brook, left, during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Ravindra Jadeja, right, celebrates with teammate Hardik Pandya after the dismissal of England's Joe Root during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Joe Root walks off the field after losing his wicket during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's captain Jos Buttler bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's captain Rohit Sharma tosses the ball during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Jacob Bethell plays a shot during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's captain Jos Buttler walks off the field after losing his wicket during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Harshit Rana, left, celebrates the dismissal of England's Liam Livingstone, right, during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Mohammed Shami, second left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of England's Brydon Carse during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Jacob Bethell celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Ravindra Jadeja, center without cap, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of England's Jacob Bethell during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shreyas Iyer bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shreyas Iyer, right, celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shubman Gill bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Axar Patel bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Axar Patel bats during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shubman Gill, right, hugs to congratulate batting partner Axar Patel on scoring fifty runs during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Shubman Gill reacts after losing his wicket during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
England's Saqib Mahmood, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill during the first one day international cricket match between India and England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.
India's Hardik Pandya, left, shares a laugh with batting partner Ravindra Jadeja after their win in the first one day international cricket match against England at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur.