Shubman Gill continued his love affair with the Edgbaston cricket ground as the Indian captain's graceful 80 laid the foundation for a walk-in-the-park six-wicket victory over England in the first ODI here on Tuesday. With the win, India now has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Axar Patel, much panned for his recent low returns in T20Is, played the perfect support cast with a superb all-round show of 4/62 and an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls in what could have otherwise been a tricky chase.
Dawson (68) and Root (76 not out) added 121 runs for the seventh wicket as England recovered well from a disastrous 107 for six.
Brief scores:
England: 258 all out in 47.5 overs (Liam Dawson 68, Joe Root 76 not out; Axar Patel 4/62, Prasidh Krishna 2/50).
India: 262/4 in 45.2 overs (Shubman Gill 80 retired hurt, Axar Patel 57 not out, Washington Sundar 52 not out; Josh Tongue 1/50).