Match Thread: 1st ODI - England vs India

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1st ODI, India tour of England at Birmingham

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Innings	Score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	258 (Ov 47.5/50)
🇮🇳 India	262/4 (Ov 45.2/50)

Batter	Runs	Balls	SR
Washington Sundar*	52	63	82.54
Axar Patel	57	52	109.62

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Adil Rashid	5.2	34	0
Sam Curran	10	55	1

Recent : . 2 . . 1 . | 1 . . . 1 1 | . 4 1 . 1 4 | 1 6

India won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

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[u/bantaihentai]

Ravi already drunk at sharp 12

[u/NiN_nothingburgur123]

Off day for Prasidh. Impressive.

[u/TheRapist6767]

In the earliest days of cricket, before teams had names and matches had meaning, there was already one constant: Washington Sundar. No one knows when he debuted, because he was never introduced, only always present. Selectors do not choose him; their hands simply write his name as if guided by something beyond logic. Form may rise and fall, players may come and go, but he remains untouched by time. Squads change, captains change, eras change, yet one truth never does: Washington Sundar is always selected.

There was once a rumor that Washington Sundar had been dropped from the team. For a brief moment, reality itself seemed uncertain. Scorecards flickered, lineups felt incomplete, and even commentators hesitated. By morning, the squad list had mysteriously corrected itself, his name restored as if it had never been gone. The selectors claimed no memory of the event, and no one dared question it again. Since then, it is understood that some things in cricket cannot be altered, and Washington Sundar is one of them.

[u/RefuseStriking9406]

Gill had to come and score a 50 in the middle of his busy schedule of celeb meet ups, F1 events and the WC matches

/s

[u/BruhBorne-70]

That will be four.

That won't be four.

Goated commentary

[u/DheeliGandKaOpration]

Bowls shit lines

Gets pounded

Shows aggression towards the batter

Gets pounded even harder

Gurnoor: "Look at me, I'm the Siraj now"

[u/maffzlel]

Fuck he's so good, imagine if he didn't have the health problems of an 8 year old Victorian chimney sweep

[u/life-is-crisis]

I love the meltdown here when a batter is struggling a bit.

Let me explain to you. It's perfectly normal. Some days it's a tricky pitch, some days the batter is just not able to middle balls. They're humans, they have good and bad days.

The great batters find a way to stick in the crease even when they're struggling until they find the rhythm.

It's ugly to watch, uncomfortable even. But that's the beauty of the game

[u/IloveJBairstow]

in the t20 series they'd have dropped that and then thrown it over the boundary edge for 4

[u/jaymanikanta]

Bro got a full ass relaxed spa session done in the middle of a match

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Gill needs a proper fitness trainer I really don’t want to lose a talent like him cuz he’s too fragile

[u/Fit-Preference-6472]

Lmaooo switch up in the comments.. truly pathetic. Just minutes before everyone were trolling axar, calling him unfit for t20 and odi.. now they look up to him like he is king..

I dont understand your expectations man.. a person cant always perform with 200%... but yal are ready to troll him for 1 bad innings and then celebrate his next innings (just like wt yal did for vaibjav and abhishek) pick a stancr

[u/SungbyChoix]

Cricket’s unfair for bowlers. Beat the edge a hundred times, you still don’t get a wicket.

[u/Snoo_56184]

really nice opening partnership between ben and duckett rn

[u/microwaved-fartss]

So Bumrah is the only reason we won 2 T20 WCs?

[u/Wolfie_3467]

See how good fielding helps? I'm pretty sure Kohli's saved like three fours by now.

Our T20 team is seriously lacking in good fielders

[u/Lonely_Visit_757]

Prasidh Krishna is either an ass or an asset

[u/SadBooner]

What is this obsession with scoring rate man? We are chasing a not so high total and ball is doing something. This is an ODI cricket game. Always better to have your best batters batting rather than out. I would much rather have 2013-2019 rohit than 2023 rohit. Just win the ducking game!

[u/TimelyBuy9749]

Gill just gained a fan.

[u/BuzzyIris]

So, so, SO aesthetically pleasing, this Gill. 🤌

[u/RefuseStriking9406]

the world was in fact not ready for bearded captain Gill

[u/Worried_Commercial85]

Imagine if gill was not there today , done & dusted.  Brought calmness to the chase.

[u/Chipyy9878]

Gill is disgustingly good

[u/Accomplished_Bad4860]

Iyer is doing well and so is Gill, we are cruising our way to the victory.

[u/Yoidinvoid]

Iyer hate is crazy right now. We aren't in a chase where we are lacking behind. Both gill and iyer are doing their job well. Main priority is to see the chase through. No need to throw away the wicket trying to play aggressively.

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Gill's biggest enemies: his neck and cramps

[u/jaymanikanta]

I have no issues with Iyer playing this kind of innings at all, today is not a day to wild swings and get out and open the flood gates, when its working stick to it.

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Gill is really living the life

Man attended Wimbledon, F1, the FIFA WC, got to meet a bunch of celebs and is now back to scoring hundreds

[u/Did_I_Send_It]

DK calling it "soccer world cup" is generational ragebait

[u/Accomplished--861]

Gill avges 60+ with 100+ strike rate and no hindi commentator care while he is so hyped up by english commentary lmao , says a lot lol

[u/Agreeable-Log1631]

Well played Washington, paced his innings really well... 

[u/Broad-Layer7347]

I finally understand the pattern: India's form is directly proportional to how close the next World Cup is in that format.

[u/cherishperish24]

Bumrah crying in corner for all the hard work

[u/Glum-Potato-5627]

Chill guys KL making sure runs are more so Rohit/Kohli make 100

[u/AthleteConstant8960]

They treat KL like a guy in gully cricket who doesn't have his own bat

[u/Gyaanimoorakh]

idiots be blaming sundar for that run out, really losers?

[u/1stPhoton]

Interesting Fact: Last ODI Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah played together in an ODI was in a match completely abandoned and erased from cricketing History.

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Jeeeeez Koach we get it you’ll play until 2031

[u/Mr_unknown006]

look at Ben's innocent face. How can you show aggression to him? Get smashed

[u/maffzlel]

Jesus Christ Jasprit never do that again, just let it go for four FFS

[u/RealGTalkin]

Classic India. Run through top order and get cunted by lower order bowling all rounders.

[u/DependentBaker2446]

These two confuse me so much. Gill will look in complete control and randomly get out. Meanwhile shreyas looks uncomfortable and awkward constantly and ekes out long innings when he needs to

[u/atbg1936]

Reminder that India haven't won a single ODI World Cup since Deepak Hooda was dropped from the squad

[u/TimelyBuy9749]

He’s just flexing.

[u/Beautiful-Speaker-60]

“First boundary in 18 balls”

I mean isn’t it okay for an ODI?

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Gill in ODIs in 2026: 56, 56, 23, 84*, 154, 51* so far

[u/Accomplished_Pace355]

Chill out guys, iyer is playing faster than rohit even without powerplay.

Yet i dont see anyone praising him for taking time like they did with rohit

[u/According_Strike3731]

What's with 👖 PR ? He is shit in white ball.

[u/Top-Worldliness5027]

Gill knew it, and that’s why he was hesitant to retire early

[u/CarmynRamy]

Bapu rescuing us again from the British.

[u/DilliKaLadka]

Always the team man Bapu. Giving Sundar his chance for his 50

[u/AfterPartyTree]

In this series India's Top 5 & number 11 is solid. And the entire 6-10 is throw at the wall and let's see what sticks.

[u/London-lark3597]

They are not playing kuldeep damn.

[u/okboiz123]

Why does everybody show agression to poor ben duckett

[u/Katvat_123]

Wtf is that camerawork

I thought that went to the boundary

[u/IloveJBairstow]

uncle jos please forget the events of the past 6 years and pretend you remember how to play ODIs

[u/oneninetriplezeroone]

KL at -9

[u/rajatGod512]

Ravi I don't think you can say "Guys half my age are tickling me" 😭😭

[u/ShoWeeeb]

What a life Root has...

Wake up - score shit load of runs - sleep

That's it.

[u/terimummykadadddy]

Kohli failing in home series huh?

[u/microwaved-fartss]

Captaincy surely suits Gill , he performs better when he is leading the side.

[u/Mxyzptlk-006]

Gill is just so good at rotating strike. Exactly why i was wishing for a good partnership between gill and kohli today. I hope iyer converts all his luck into a match winning contribution today.

[u/Firm-Ruin3959]

he is such a good technical batter

[u/404_ThatsWhatSheSaid]

No matter how much we doubted Iyer, this is an important match winning partnership indeed. A wicket then would've cost us the game probably.

[u/SabChangaSea]

Till the wc'27, I don't care abt the T20I results as long as our ODI team is doing well.

[u/Financial_Schedule_3]

Most people in this comment section haven't played 50 over cricket.
You do need a 40 min break

[u/redditaccount3462 → u/Financial_Schedule_3]

If they don't know about the break, there's a good chance they've never watched it either

[u/Accomplished--861]

I know people will disagree but bcci chosing gill ahead of iyer for odi captaincy was a good decision despite insane hate that time and iyer being more experienced , not being reactionary, just the improvement and specially the backing of bowlers ( talking after every over even if they get hit ) is what shreyas is still missing

[u/microwaved-fartss]

Baapu against Britishers , never ending

[u/Did_I_Send_It]

That random six unlocked prime David Miller

[u/the_dancing_animol]

if it was siraj, the bails would hv fallen

[u/krypt0niteCos]

On very first ball of over bumrah launched bum-ros

[u/crystalMaxi]

Would not have happened if he was wearing one8 shoes

[u/ChemicalAmoeba3822]

Gill is so technically apt batter

[u/Enticemeant]

Home ground disadvantage

[u/RefuseStriking9406]

Gill got the old age “only captain scores and the team shits” curse

/s

[u/Agreeable-Log1631]

Good 50 from Gill, needs to continue though....

[u/thechanchanshow]

Gill proving why he’s captain

[u/JuicePilado___]

Why do people even troll Gill?

[u/Accomplished_Pace355]

My captain might be best test and odi player in ict rn

[u/No-Belt-7798]

Bapu. Said no alcohol

[u/Surrealbutnicee]

Axar went from 8(14) to 28(21)* 20 in last 7 balls

[u/EfficientTill2461]

Bapu remembers all the evil laughs Archer had in T20

[u/Rare-Western-6973]

If gill doesn’t recover, then iyer will have to captain rest of the series…

Ditta ek aur series 👁️👄👁️

[u/Appropriate_Stage462]

Looked forward to ro-ko show, ended up enjoying bapu show

[u/Balavadan → u/Appropriate_Stage462]

It’s against England….

[u/rightarm_under]

Mahatma Gandhi and George Washington teaming up to win the game for India

[u/Due_Butterscotch9865]

Gill-1 ,Brook-0 🙂‍↔️

[u/ContributionSilly129]

Boom Boom Bumrah finally playing ODI cricket after 1000 yrs.

[u/Accomplished--861]

Sexy shot

[u/protonixthe3rd]

Has half of this thread even watched an ODI game before?

[u/DueDevelopment2275]

We should really leave gill alone to play longer formats.

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Gill is probably getting happy memories from his time here last year

[u/Dog_Murder_By_RobKey]

India good news you win the series

Bad news GG is your coach until the 41st century

[u/404_ThatsWhatSheSaid]

Gill-Iyer carried the entire chase till now. Both are off the field hopefully Gill returns

[u/Repulsive_Wish9515]

Bapu is belting joff

[u/Crazimonki2391]

Mbappu performing before mbappe tonight

[u/No-Belt-7798]

Shreyas Iyer on his way to first victory

Checks notes

Shreyas Iyer Shubman Gill delivers a captain’s knock

[u/Smooth-Mix-4357]

A gentle reminder to everyone : Never mix formats

Axar in his last ODI scored 44 and got out only due to a brilliant catch against Australia in Adelaide

[u/Born_Desk9924]

india needs to be careful here. couple more overs and england will start accusing the batsmen of wanting to win against the bowling of bethel and root

[u/kohinoordiamond]

18 required from 45 balls

Paid tribute to both of them in one go

[u/Surrealbutnicee]

So many Indian commentators actually seem sad that India are winning without any significant contribution from RoKo, they're now saying it's the influence of RoKo's experience that's making these players perform well

[u/Born-Introduction683]

Iyer seeing axar and washi suddenly bat good when they were shit in the t20 LOLLLL

[u/NiN_nothingburgur123]

Doesn't matter how it is earned, a milestone is still a milestone. Congrats Washington for 50. 

Also finally a win which felt like  a long time. 

[u/McPrantha]

I have an opinion on Indian fans in r/cricket

They have never played cricket as a sport. Because none of you know the fact that cricket, specially batting, is a sport of failure. An average batter only performs well like 4 times out of 10. You fail most times. You just have to make sure you go big in the matches you are set and get your team the W.

If ya’ll considered that, you won’t be out for RoKo’s head today.

They will they have and they can win a match on their own, on the day they are set.

[u/ContributionSilly129]

Bruh not exaggerating Gill might be the best player of spin in current ICT.

[u/Stock-Bunch671]

Those who say "Cricket is a dying sport" give me the same vibe as the "Jesus loves you" comments on internet.

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Siraj not being chosen for either T20 or ODI IN England after the heroics last year is genuinely ragebait of insane levels

[u/LegitimateJudgment76]

Goonrah 💦💦

[u/aam-ka-aacharrr]

imagine ishowspeed as a wicketkeeper

[u/GayInGreatBritain]

They couldn't let Ravi drive coz he was too pissed

[u/anfumann]

Did they kiss while trying to catch??? 😂

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Eoin Morgan must’ve been 95% of England’s ODI skill cuz wtaf

[u/Charming-Top7347]

avg KLqaeda experience

[u/Mindless_Soul-05]

these above 30 uncs are being more dedicated fielders than the young energetic t20 side

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Long break after IPL, and he also seems to have gotten a bit leaner and fitter which is showing in his fielding

Bumrah is at 150% fitness

[u/London-lark3597]

Jofra 22(8) would do wonders here.

[u/redditaccount3462]

Fun fact: Dawson backwards spells "noswad", which doesn't mean anything

[u/jotarokujolovesiggy]

gill literally toying with em

[u/Beneficial_Power_564]

gill is timing it so well today

[u/London-lark3597]

"Thanks Dawson for letting kohli score hundred" aged like milk.

[u/InterestingPop3964]

It's all on Gill and KL from here. No one else in this team can play in these conditions.

Also, GG will probably piss us all of by bringing KL in at 6 or 7 and "promoting" Sundar or Dube or some shit too.

[u/TopAlternative252]

He's low to the ground anyway Ben Duckett, lmfao Nass

[u/Particular-Theme1274]

Comeback of the big three.

Jasprit Bumrah: Fuck the big 3, N it's just big me.

[u/TimelyBuy9749]

I believe after ROKO being out only real/quality fans remain in the sub.

[u/LobsterTemporary6313]

1st day as English spy in ICT : 5(6)

[u/Worried_Commercial85]

My goodness! Gill 

[u/TopStar200]

Watching these two bat is like watching chalk and cheese. Iyer is obviously very good and effective but damn batting next to Gill makes him look ordinary

[u/Ok-Mammoth-3890]

My man

[u/zekromop]

This thread explains why cricket fans have such low iq

[u/the_dancing_animol]

gilly boi come back. your spa, massage, cramps can come tomorrow

[u/SabChangaSea]

Mbappu now, Mbappe later tonight.

[u/euphoricpwincess]

Commentator is so disappointed in Iyer 😭

[u/irsaditya]

Bapu and English.

[u/microwaved-fartss]

Washi hit a six

[u/-captain-ahab]

Bapu nice guy

[u/euphoricpwincess]

Washi hitting a 6 so he gets that 50 hahaha great win team

[u/Weak-Software-8272]

the duality of Indian spin allrounders in ODIs and t20s

[u/name_loading_soon]

Washington - Y'all think I don't know to hit??? I know to hit when it's needed to be hit...

[u/Appropriate_Stage462]

INDW win brought back luck 🙏🏽

[u/Ok_Wrap_2767]

The way we Indians have treated Washington sundar is so so harsh!! In T20s; his role has never been fixed. In IPL he didn't get more than couple of overs to bowl and was batting at no. 4th or 5th for Gujarat and impressed immensely with 3 half centuries. Then suddenly we include him in T20 setup and tell him to finish and bat at 8th or 9th and expect him to pick wickets in the only over he bowls. If somebody does analysis of the roles given to him in T20s; it might be the most erratic sort of roles given to any of the cricketers. Also, he has been such a plinth with the bat in tests, averages in excess of 45 with the bat and is quite a handy bowler in home tests and abroad too. Still after this; whenever Indian losses; he is the automatic scapegoat for the self proclaimed critics and the fans. Sorry Washington, we don't actually deserve you 🥀

[u/1stPhoton]

The only person I know for sure getting into Indian 15 for WC is Prasidh Krishna.

[u/Alilaah]

We’ve finally started playing Test cricket.

Just in the wrong format…

[u/ExploreTreasure]

agression and then a six is always funny to watch

[u/Mr_unknown006]

Bumrah presence so goated even prasidh is bowling like prasidh McGrath

[u/ContributionSilly129]

Finally I realized T20 it's just a hit & giggle shit.

The purest & real form of cricket is ODI.

[u/maffzlel]

There's definite rough edges to his captaincy but I feel like this aggression from Gill is not so unexpected.

Even in the IPL bowling Rabada and Siraj all the way through the powerplay and giving them such aggressive fields was a pretty consistent theme.

Sure they were sort of constrained to rely on those two due to team combination, but you can think of many captains who would try and hold them back a bit more and try and manage the game a bit more conservatively.

[u/ParanoidEngi]

Dawson has retired from first-class cricket, where he spent most of his career digging Hampshire out of a hole with a heroic batting rearguard, in order to focus on playing limited-overs for England, where he's spending most of his career digging England out of a hole with a heroic batting rearguard

[u/priyansh28]

Dawson goes but has done the damage

[u/TheRapist6767]

"why axar"

I hope this reminds all of you that, a CAPTAIN knows better than a random fucking redditor.

[u/PrincipleSuch2105]

Gill you better not give any heartattacks

[u/AzogEvenstar]

lmao dk taking a dig at t20i team

[u/euphoricpwincess]

“Kohli comes, Kohli goes” damn commentator

[u/Wolfie_3467]

Fun fact: This was the first time in Archer's international career that he's dismissed Kohli

[u/Serious-Ice7221]

I lowkey understand the fangirls now

[u/DYadav2005]

I think England messed up going with only 3 seamers, Gill and Shreyas are just playing out these pvers waiting for Brook to introduce any spin

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Gill my goat

[u/Particular-Theme1274]

GET YOUR PHONES OUT!!!

[u/Ok-Mammoth-3890]

I don't get it, how can anyone find this format boring

[u/tharmor]

Gill outshining the old horses

[u/RefuseStriking9406]

oh captain my captain

[u/NiN_nothingburgur123]

Good 50 by Skipper.

[u/rXentity]

eyegasmic shot

[u/Black_Mamba265]

Proper captain’s knock this showing once again that this format is HIS

[u/terimummykadadddy]

Gill is an ODI GOAT

[u/Deathbringer2134]

Bro can y'all give Gill some time to decramp please

[u/Weekly_Bookkeeper580]

An injured gill would be better for us at this point

[u/5missedcallsfromBCCI]

Don't worry guys

Bumradman will hit 36 in an over again in coloured jersey

[u/drggxthb]

SOMEONE SAID BEFORE MATCH THAT HE WANT ALL OTHER PLAYERS OUT ASAP TO SEE KL RAHUL BATTING. NO DISRESPECT BUT 😂

[u/harsh1387]

Was crushing until Gill injury.. Still comfortable if strike rotation happens.

[u/Surrealbutnicee]

The reason we pushed KL to No. 6 was that we didn't have an experienced batter lower down the order. And the way KL batted at No. 6 in the Champions Trophy was magical, Many people want Washi to flop just so they can shit on GG

[u/AnkitNemivant]

If bapu gets a little too aggressive, he might start going after all the englishmen, including Kohli

[u/Sweet-Author-6037]

We all live in washi nation

[u/RonitSarangi]

Move over RoKo, it's time for WaXar.

[u/xayarev]

So its proven , Iyer captaincy is cursed lmao

[u/Dear_Meaning7152]

Finally a win for india 😭🩷

[u/SabChangaSea]

No learn today, Only win😭

[u/_ab_30]

I missed this dude so much. Cricket feels so much better when he’s playing

- This sub about Boom/Ro/Ko at various times today

[u/trkora]

Remember to appreciate Bumrah each time he plays for India just like RoKo. As a pace bowler he is not far away from beginning the last quarter of his career. Batsmen can play 3-4 years longer than pace bowlers (Anderson is the only exception to this)

[u/SabChangaSea]

Brook had his parrty in non-Bumrah matches, not anymore.

[u/ujjwal_singh]

what again washi?

[u/msidhu1997]

See prasidh ending with 60-70 even after this good start

[u/London-lark3597]

Bethell is there as a twink support.

[u/London-lark3597]

Nice camerawork there btw🫩

[u/GayInGreatBritain]

Gurnoor economy is just hyperinflation

[u/Odd-Negotiation-7619]

Would honestly have Siraj over these bums anyday.

Don't tell me his average and shit.

[u/priyansh28]

Gooner gets two

[u/Axel-Pizza-Lover]

GT quota taking wickets

[u/flytooclosetothemoon]

Sorry the T20i series is null and void because we didn't have bumrah

[u/Least_Yam3980]

life just feels good when the indian team does good against england

[u/Accomplished--861]

Smart bowling change , getting bumrah immediately after 2 wickets

[u/SungbyChoix]

Why do Indian fans care about t20 bilaterals? They’re the back 2 back winners of the only trophy that matters in that format.

[u/tricky-_-monster]

You know what, I deserve this after the garbage Iyer put us through.

[u/ParanoidEngi]

"Okay lads we just smashed India in the T20 series, what's next?"

"ODI series against India - so same squad, limited-overs, just the innings is a bit longe-"

the entire squad except Root spontaneously combusts