Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

Shreyas Iyer (59) and Axar Patel (52) have chipped in with half-centuries in the chase on Thursday chasing 249 runs

Shubman Gill played a pivotal role in India's chase, anchoring the innings with a composed 87 runs as they chase

Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer helped India chase down 249 runs in just 39 overs. Axar Patel also played a solid knock with the bat to help India win the game. Earlier, Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each to set the tone with the ball.

India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against England by getting over the line by four wickets and 68 deliveries to spare.

Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja finished the run-chase in the 39th over after three wickets fell in quick succession. Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood took a couple of wickets each for England

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

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India are all set to kick start their final preparations for the Champions Trophy, which will begin on February 19, with the three-match home series against England. Having last played an ODI game on the tour of Sri Lanka in July last year,

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and put India to bowl in the first ODI at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. After an enthralling T20I series ended with a thumping 4-1 for the hosts,