India vs England, 1st ODI: Team India captain Shubman Gill was forced to retire hurt in the first ODI against England on July 14, Tuesday at the Edgbaston in Birmingham after continuously cramping. With the elegant right-handed batter nearing his hundred on a tricky surface a stiff chase of 258, he was forced to walk off as he was seen clutching his right glue. Will the youngster come out to bat again?
India vs England, 1st ODI: Will Shubman Gill come out to bat again?
With Gill batting on 80 and looking well on track for a hundred, the right-hander was the most set batter and seemed to carry Team India to victory comfortably. While the Punjab-born cricketer will be assessed and would likely want to return to bat again, the magnitude of pain he was in, he is unlikely to come anytime soon. If the match goes down to the wire, the Indian captain will undoubtedly take responsibility to finish off the game in the visitors’ favour. There is no update as of now on his injury.
Gill’s departure also meant the highly promising and a potentially match-winning partnership of 101 had stalled. At the time of writing this, England had struck twice after the visiting captain had walked off. Harry Brook ran out Shreyas Iyer for 35, while Archer got the better of KL Rahul, keeping the hosts in sight of winning.
India vs England, 1st ODI: Shubman Gill stands tall but England dismiss Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cheaply after limping to 258
After Sam Curran dismissed Rohit Sharma for 11 off 21 deliveries, Archer trapped Virat Kohli lbw for 5 as England stormed right back into the contest following a promising opening stand.
As for the first innings, the Englishmen won the toss and opted to bat first. After a 61-run opening stand between Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell, the Men in Blue hit hard by picking up wickets in clusters. Following the 61-rin opening partnership, Brook, Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Jos Buttler failed to even cross double figures as they crashed to 107/6 eventually. But Joe Root and Liam Dawson took calculated risk to stitch a century partnership, giving their side a shot at a competitive total.
Axar Patel emerged as the pick of the bowlers for India with a haul of 9.5-0-62-4, while Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna picked up a couple apiece. Jasprit Bumrah clinched one wicket in his nine economical overs on his ODI return.
