England vs India, 1st ODI, India tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs IND, 1st ODI, India tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Axar Patel to Josh Tongue, out Bowled!! Timber! 83kph, Axar Patel bowls this slow and gets it to drift inwards. Tongue leans forward to play across the line and plays all around it. Beaten on the inside edge and Tongue hears the death rattle. Axar - who initially wasn't supposed to bowl this over - picks two more wickets to finish with his career-best figures of 4/62. Josh Tongue b Axar Patel 0(2)

Axar Patel to Josh Tongue, no run, 90kph, flat and quick around off, pushed to the right of the bowler and Axar stop it

Axar Patel to Adil Rashid, out Stumped!! Third wicket for Axar Patel. 88kph, the bowler knows that the batter would leave the crease once again. So he shortens his length. Rashid is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball, swings wildly and gets beaten on the inside edge. KL Rahul calmly finishes the formalities. Adil Rashid st Rahul b Axar Patel 1(5)

Axar Patel to Adil Rashid, no run, in-drifter, Rashid waltzes down to flick and misses to get hit on the pad outside the line of the leg-stump

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 94kph, Root comes down the track and miscues the loft. No elevation and gets a single as the ball rolls to long-on

Axar Patel to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Washington Sundar!! SIX and OUT! Axar follows a backing away with a short ball again. This time it's quicker at 96kph. Archer doesn't get the timing right as he heaves and holes out. Washington comes in from deep midwicket to take the catch. Jofra Archer c Washington Sundar b Axar Patel 12(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

Axar Patel to Jofra Archer, SIX, second six of the over! A drag down from Axar, Jofra Archer spots the length and waits back to pummel it over deep midwicket with a pull shot. 250 up for England with that maximum

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, comes down again, moves leg-side to try and go inside-out. Ends up dragging it to long-on off the inner part of the bat

Axar Patel to Root, SIX, 90kph, good use of the feet from Root. He dances down the track, it's a non-turner and swings hard to loft this fullish ball over straight long-on

Axar Patel to Jofra Archer, 1 run, eased through point off the front foot

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, gets down on one leg to sweep and inside-edges to short fine leg

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, out Caught by Rohit Sharma!! Liam Dawson perishes in an attempt to go for the big shot. It was actually the ball to be deposited into the stands. 86kph, short and angling down leg. Dawson goes back and crouches a bit to swing across the line. Hits it straight down deep backward square leg's throat where Rohit takes a safe catch. End of a crucial knock from Dawson. Liam Dawson c Rohit Sharma b Axar Patel 68(83) [4s-6 6s-1]

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 93kph, Dawson backs away a long way to access the off-side. Shapes to cut and misses this in-dart

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 2 runs, 94kph, Dawson shimmies down the pitch and makes room to slap this length ball. Falls just short of Gill at extra cover and hits his shin

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 85kph, slower and drifting in on a length, Root flicks through backward square leg

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 93kph, Dawson goes on the back foot to pull and loses his shape a bit. Goes a lot straighter and it's just a single to long-on

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, flat ball on a short of length, pulled to deep midwicket

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 85kph, clipped through midwicket, Root slips as he turns around and the batters settle for a single

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, stays in his crease and pats this length ball to cover-point

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 91kph, Dawson comes down the track premeditatively for a big slog across the line and inside-edges towards midwicket

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 86kph, clips this length ball to midwicket

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, FOUR, 94kph, fuller and straighter, Dawson uses the bowler's pace and angle to his advantage. Gets low and paddle-sweeps it fine of short fine leg. The boundary brings up the century stand

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 88kph, non-turner on a length, turned to midwicket off the back foot and Axar moves to his right to cut it off

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 86kph, another flighted delivery, full ball, Dawson pushes to cover off the front foot

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, slower from Axar - 86kph. Dawson gets forward and pushes it to backward point. Eyes a single, gets rightly sent back

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, SIX, 90kph, full delivery on the stumps, Dawson gets low and slogsweeps. Decent contact, hits with the wind and the ball sails over Arshdeep Singh's head at deep midwicket

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 91kph, full and that's been push-driven to long-off

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 88kph, in-dart on middle-leg, punched to long-off off the back foot

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 90kph, short of length, Root goes on the back foot to cut it through point

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 90kph, fuller length, Dawson stays back to ease it to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 91kph, stays back and defensively pushes this length ball to cover

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 2 runs, 85kph, slower and with width on offer, Dawson waits on the back foot and cuts it behind square on the off-side. Shreyas runs to his left from deep cover and dives to stop the boundary. Washington - running back from short third man - is quick to release the ball

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 91kph, full delivery, Dawson leans forward and drives hard to cover

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 91kph, another non-turner, on a length and on off-middle, punched to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 93kph, flat ball on a length from round the wicket, Dawson shimmies down to knock it to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, fraction short around off, Dawson attempts the cut and is beaten on the outside-edge. Heard a noise but Rahul is not interested

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, tossed up close to off, Dawson prods forward and eases it to cover

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, uses the incoming drift, camps back and knocks it down to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, throws it up outside off, Dawson leans forward and drives to sweeper cover

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 92ks fuller and close to off, Dawson blocks off the front foot

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, stays back to a fullish delivery and brings the bat down in time to keep it out

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, on the shorter side, Root rocks back and pulls to deep square leg

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, shortens the length, Dawson stays leg-side and punches to sweeper cover

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, tossed up close to off, Dawson blocks it back to Axar

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, flighted around off, Dawson settles into the forward defensive

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, FOUR, Dawson getting a move on. Back to back fours for him. Short and angling down, Dawson swivels across and pulls it over backward square leg. No one in the deep to stop that

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, tossed up on off, Root presses forward and works it to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, flatter and attacking the stumps, Dawson knocks it to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 2 runs, 94ks quicker and turns away sharply, Dawson flays it uppishly through the backward point region, picks up a couple

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 86ks sliding in with the arm, Root eases it down to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, short and hint of turn, Dawson cuts it square and rotates strike

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, more flight and gets it to drift in, Dawson blocks off the front foot

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, 93ks quicker and skidding in, Dawson knocks it towards cover

Axar Patel to Root, 1 run, 88ks flighted on off, Root leans forward and works it past Dawson to long-on

Axar Patel to Root, no run, flatter and drifting in, Root hangs back and turns it to mid-wicket

Axar Patel to Root, FOUR, no slip for Root and he takes advantage of that. He sinks down, gets under the ball band reverse scoops it over the vacant slip region. No chance of stopping that

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, 1 run, sliding in from a shortish length, Dawson knocks it to long-on

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, tossed up on off, Dawson defends it back with a straight bat

Axar Patel to Liam Dawson, no run, drifting in with the arm, Dawson prods forward and blocks it to the leg-side