India takes a 0-1 lead in the three-match ODI series against the hosts England after clinching an emphatic 8-wicket victory (with 59 balls remaining) in the first game at Trent Bridge (Nottingham) on Thursday (July 12).

Indian skipper Virat Kohli decided to field first after winning the toss. The hosts were bowled out for 268 in 49.5 overs, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav’s 10-0-25-6 bowling figure.

In reply, India lost only two wickets to reach that target (269/2) in 40.1 overs. Opener Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant unbeaten century (137*) while the skipper Virat Kohli also played an important 75-run knock.

Brief Scores: England – 268 in 49.5 overs (Jos Buttler 53, Ben Stokes 50; Kuldeep Yadav 6/25)

India – 269/2 in 40.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 137*, Virat Kohli 75; Moeen Ali 1/60)

Result – India won by 8 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

i) England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored 53 runs.

• Highest ODI knock by an English wicketkeeper-batsman against India in England. The previous record was 51 by Craig Kieswetter at The Oval on September 9, 2011.   

ii) English batsman Ben Stokes completed his half-century in 102 balls.

• Since June 2001, it was the second slowest ODI half-century (by the number of balls faced) by an English batsman. In this period, Paul Collingwood had the slowest one in 108 balls against Australia at Lord’s on July 2, 2005.

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iii) England was bundled out for 268 runs (49.5 overs).

• Third highest ODI total for England against India in an all-out innings.

iv) Indian left-arm chinaman Kuldeep Yadav had a bowling figure of 10-0-25-6.

• Best ODI bowling figure by any spinner against England. The previous record was 6/29 by Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) at Moratuwa on March 20, 1993.
• Best ODI bowling figure by an Indian bowler on the England soil. The previous best was 5/27 by Venkatesh Prasad against Pakistan at Manchester on June 8, 1999.
• Second best ODI bowling figure by an Indian bowler against England. The record is 6/23 by Ashish Nehra at Durban on February 26, 2003.

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v) Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli put 167-run partnership for the second wicket.

• Highest second-wicket ODI partnership for India against England. The previous record was 163* between Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin at The Oval on May 24, 1986.

vi) Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 75 runs.

• Highest second innings ODI knock by an Indian skipper against England on the England soil. The previous record in this list was 63* by Mohammad Azharuddin at Nottingham on July 20, 1990.

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vii) Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma completed his century in just 82 balls.

• Since June 2001, it was the second fastest ODI century by an Indian batsman against England in the UK. The record is completing an ODI hundred in just 74 balls by Suresh Raina at Cardiff on 27 August 2014.
• With this century, Rohit Sharma has scored at least one century in each of last seven consecutive ODI series/tournaments. It is a new record as Rohit Sharma becomes the first player to do this. The previous record holder was Virat Kohli (India) who did this in six consecutive ODI series/tournaments.

viii) Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 137 runs.

• Highest ODI knock by an Indian batsman against England on the England soil. The previous record was 107 by Virat Kohli at Cardiff on September 16, 2011.
• Second highest ODI knock in the second innings by a batsman against England in England. The record is 152 by Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) at Leeds on July 1, 2006.
• Third highest ODI knock by an Indian batsman against England in the overall venues.

ix) India won this game by 8 wickets with 59 balls to spare.

• India’s second largest ODI victory (by remaining number of balls at the end of the second innings) against England on the England soil. The record is winning by 9 wickets with 117 balls to spare at Birmingham on September 2, 2014.