India vs England, 1st ODI at Nagpur, IND vs ENG, Feb 06 2025 - Match Result

9.08pm: That's your lot from Nagpur tonight. We'll be back for the second ODI in Cuttack on Sunday. For now, Vish Ehantharajah's report should be your first port of call, then stick around for more news and analysis from our man Karthik Krishnaswamy. Thanks for your comments, as always. From myself, Sudarshanan, Vairavan and the scorers, it's good night. Cheerio!

8.52pm: Time for the presentations, starting with Jos Buttler: "Disappointed not to win the game. Thought we got off to a fantastic start in the powerplay. Openers got off to a great start but to lose four wickets was frustrating. Extra 40-50 runs would have been crucial. [Losing wickets in clusters] That is not how we want to play. We want to put the opposition under pressure and keep the momentum. [A bit of predictability with fast bowling?] Guys started well, they were 20 for 2. At that point the game's in the balance, if we could have found a way to take a wicket there, but Gill and Iyer put on a good partnership. We want to play better really for longer, we have shown in stages that we are doing the right thing. When we have the momentum, we want to try and extend that longer."

Rohit Sharma, India captain: "Pretty happy because we knew we were coming after a long time to this format. We wanted to quickly regroup and understand what is to be done. Didn't start off well with their openers putting pressure on us, but the way we came back was superb. This is a slightly longer format where you have time to come back. When things start to go away from you, it doesn't mean it will keep going away. Credit to the bowlers, everyone chipped in. It was important for us to keep us going, we took wickets at crucial time, the energy on the field was brilliant as well. [Axar at No. 5] We want a lefty in the middle, it is simple. We know they have a couple of spinners who are going to bowl into the left-handers and we wanted one out there. Axar is an improved batter in the last couple of years, we got to see that today. We needed a partnership and Gill and Axar batted really well [Goal ahead of the Champions Trophy] Nothing specific, overall as a team I want to make sure we keep on doing the right things. Try and tick every boxes there is to be ticked in bowling and batting. Did that pretty much though I felt we shouldn't have lost the wickets at the end."

Shubman Gill is Player of the Match: "[Thoughts at 19 for 2] Trying to be positive. There was a little in it for fast bowlers. Idea was to not to go too much on the back foot, play good cricketing shots. When a player [Iyer] comes like that, the opposition also goes on the back foot. Good decision on his part, also helped me. [Favourote shot] The pull I hit through midwicket when I was batting on 70. [Sticky wicket?] I thought it was a bit double-paced. Spinners varied their pace well, when they bowled slow, it was turning. Had it in mind to look to square of the wicket and not try to hit down the ground. [On vice-captaincy] In batting not much has changed, but on the field I want to know what the thinking is and what Rohit bhai thinks and give my inputs. He tells me if you want to tell me anything in the match, do not hesitate."

8.35pm: So India go 1-0 up in the series with a four-wicket win. You would have thought the margin between the sides was a lot bigger at various points in the game, but England did at least keep fighting. A total of 248 looked well under par and India demonsrated that by chasing it down with more than 11 overs to spare. There were some jitters along the way, but a swashbuckling fifty from Shreyas Iyer put them back on track, before Shubman Gill and Axar Patel broke the chase with a stand of 108 at a run a ball

Axar Patel has been speaking to the host broadcaster: "I knew from before [about batting at No. 5] to keep left-right combo going. Fast bowlers' balls were coming on to the bat, so we switched to spin. But even spinners were being hit, so credit to them for starting well. [On the three spinners] We knew if we can stick to our lines and lengths, we could make a comeback given they attack the bowlers. Our plan was to make them err as they go for their shots. When we were bowling, the ball was stopping a bit. Their spinners varied the pace well, if our spinners had done the same, we would have got more turn. [On partnership with Gill] Talk was about play as it comes and not think much. As we played on, we targeted the bowlers and spoke about taking it long because it was not easy for a new batter."

India just a (big) hit away now

Mahmood continues. Umbrella field in the covers

Leg slip for Sir Jaddu

Buttler goes to Liam Livingstone again

"Is RobP still watching?!" hoots GSai

Three catchers on the drive, plus a slip

Out walks Ravindra Jadeja

Now, is there still wriggle room for Gill to get his ton?

Hardik Panfya walks in at No.7. Slip and gully