India beat England by six wickets as Gill, Axar and Washington shine

Skipper Shubman Gill led from the front with an 80, while Axar Patel and Washington Sundar made valuable unbeaten fifties to guide India to a six-wicket win over England in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Tuesday.

Opting to bat, former skipper Joe Root and Liam Dawson struck fifties as England overcame early jitters to post 258 all out.

Dawson (68) and Root (76 not out) added 121 runs for the seventh wicket as England recovered well from a disastrous 107 for six.

For India, spinner Axar took four wickets, while pacers Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar took a couple of wickets each.

In the chase, Gill decorated his innings with 11 fours and one six, while Axar remained unbeaten on 57. Washington made 52 not out as India scaled down the target in 45.2 overs.

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Shreyas Iyer (35) also made a useful contribution.

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).