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.

India middle order stayed firm and batted freely to secure a comfortable victory in the first ODI match against England at Nagpur

The 1st ODI between India and England is on February 6 at Jamtha Stadium, Nagpur. India have a strong ODI record against England, winning 58 out of 107 matches.

After bagging three wickets against England at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday, India seamer Harshit Rana reflected on Nagpurs pitch and said that the wicket is slightly double-paced.

This three-match series against England marks India's last ODI assignment before the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. The team has not played ODI cricket since August last year, when they lost a three-match series 2-0 in Sri Lanka, with one game ending in a tie.

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.

The first ODI of the three-match ODI series between India and England is presently being played in Nagpur, where fast bowler Harshit Rana and left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal made their ODI debuts for Team India.

Interesting decision made ahead of the toss as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana received their ODI caps in the team huddle. Big changes in store ahead of the Champions Trophy being made in this series?