Axar Patel Brilliant Half Century Against England In Nagpur Ind vs Eng 1st ODI latest Sports News

Axar Patel, Champions Trophy 2025: India has defeated England in Nagpur ODI. In this way, the Indian team has been ahead 1-0 in the 3 ODI series. The target of 249 runs was in front of the Indian team. Rohit Sharma -led Indian team achieved the target for 6 wickets in 38.4 overs. 3 batsmen crossed the fifty runs figures for India. Shubman Gill scored 87 runs off 96 balls. He hit 14 fours in his innings. Shreyas Iyer played a rapid innings of 59 runs off 36 balls. He hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.

Akshar Patel’s tremendous innings before Champions Trophy …

Apart from this, all -rounder Akshar Patel scored 52 runs from 47 balls. He hit 6 fours and 1 six in his innings. However, scoring Akshar Patel’s run before the Champions Trophy is auspicious sign for Rohit Sharma -led Indian team. Earlier, Akshar Patel took 1 wicket in bowling. Actually, Akshar Patel’s batting will give depth to the Indian batting order in the Champions Trophy. At the same time, now Akshar Patel has presented his strong claim before the tournament begins, as the Indian team has all -rounders like Hardik Pandya, Rahindindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Therefore, there will be a tremendous race among these players to make a place in the playing XI.

At the same time, India easily defeated the British in the first ODI. After winning the toss, the England team came out to bat first for 248 runs in 47.4 overs. In this way, the target of 249 runs was to win before the Indian team. India achieved the target for 6 wickets in 38.4 overs. However, the Indian team did not start well. India’s openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion cheaply. But after this, the Indian team had no problem in reaching the target due to Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel.

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