Skipper Virat Kohli and local boy Kedar Jadhav produced a record 200-run fifth-wicket stand to help India chase down an improbable looking target of 351 runs in Pune.


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India won the match by three wickets with 11 balls remaining, and take 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.


It's India's second highest successful run chase in ODIs. In 2013, India chased down Australia's 359.


Overall, it's the sixth highest successful chase in ODI history.


INDIA INNINGS; ENGLAND 350/7


Over 48.1 || Score 356/7 (Hardik Pandya 40; R Ashwin 15)


Ravichandran Ashwin hit the winning runs, a big six to the wild celebrations of Team India.


Over 48 || Score 350/7 (Hardik Pandya 40; R Ashwin 9)


Scores tied. Hardik Pandya creamed the last ball of the over for a six. Adil Rashid punished. 11 runs from the over.


Over 47 || Score 339/7 (Hardik Pandya 31; R Ashwin 7)


India inched closer to the target with each passing ball. A tidy over for England, for a change, with Jake Ball leaking only five runs in his last over.


His figures: 10-0-67-3


India need another 12 runs from 18 balls.


Over 46 || Score 334/7 (Hardik Pandya 30; R Ashwin 4)


Another good over for India, as Hardik Pandya and R Ashwin kept the funs flowing.


India need another 17 runs from 24 runs.


Ben Stokes completed his spell for figures of 10-0-73-2.


Over 45 || Score 325/7 (Hardik Pandya 24; R Ashwin 1)


India lost the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja. But Hardik Pandya continued with his attacking game.


WICKET:  Ravindra Jadeja c Adil Rashid b Jake Ball 13 (15b)


That happened off the first ball of the 45th over.


Seven runs and a wicket from the over. Ravichandran Ashwin is the new man, and India need another 26 runs from 30 balls.


Over 43 || Score 314/6 (Hardik Pandya 16; Ravindra Jadeja 12)


Nine runs from the over as Ravindra Jadeja took the initiative from his batting partner Hardik Pandya with some clean hitting.


Coupled with poor bowling from Jake Ball, India are now in firm control of the match.


Nine runs from the over, and India need another 37 runs from 42 balls.


Over 42 || Score 305/6 (Hardik Pandya 15; Ravindra Jadeja 7)


Moeen Ali returned for his sixth over. A leg bye to start the new spell. Two singles followed, as both Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja happy to rotate the strike.


And it meant six singles. India need another 46 runs from 48 balls.


Over 41 || Score 299/6 (Hardik Pandya 12; Ravindra Jadeja 5)


New man Ravindra Jadeja got into the action with a well-times four through mid-on. Adil Rashid chased like a marathon runner, with the ball beating the fielder just near the 'finish line'.


That happened off the second ball.


A huge shout for LBW off the fifth ball, with Hardik Pandya on strike. Review showed the ball was high. Ben Stokes, the bowler.


A dot ball to end the eight-run over.


India need 52 runs from 54 balls.


Over 40 || Score 291/6 (Hardik Pandya 10; Ravindra Jadeja 0)


Kedar Jadhav departed. His pull shot ended as a  catch for Ben Stokes at deep square leg. Wicket to Jake Ball.


WICKET: Kedar Jadhav c Ben Stokes b Jake Ball 120 (76b)


Three runs and a wicket from the over. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man.


India need 60 off 60.


Over 39 || Score 288/5 (Kedar Jadhav 119; Hardik Pandya 8)


Stand and deliver stuff from Kedar Jadhav.


The over started with Hardik Pandya hitting a four, a single followed, then Jadhav pulled a short ball for another four.


Ben Stokes leaked 11 runs from his seventh over.


India need 63 runs in 66 balls.


Over 38 || Score 277/5 (Kedar Jadhav 114; Hardik Pandya 2)


Probably the match defining moment. After hitting a six, Kedar Jadhav found himself on the floor. Needed medical attention.


Then, he hit another six. No need to run.


13 runs from the over. India need another 74 runs from 12 overs.


Over 37 || Score 264/5 (Kedar Jadhav 102; Hardik Pandya 1)


Huge over. Virat Kohli out, holed out at extra cover. And the skipper is furious, hits his left leg with the bat. Wicket to Ben Stokes.


WICKET:  Virat Kohli c David Willey b Ben Stokes 122 (105b)


New man Hardik Pandya almost followed his skipper, but was lucky the ball landed in no man's land.


Two runs and a wicket from the over.


Over 36 || Score 262/4 (Virat Kohli 122; Kedar Jadhav 101)


Battling with cramp, Kedar Jadhav reached his second hundred. A four to reach the landmark, off 65 balls.


11 runs from the over.


Over 35 || Score 251/4 (Virat Kohli 117; Kedar Jadhav 95)


In the last five overs, India have added another 43 runs without losing a wicket.


India need another 100 runs from 15 overs.


Kedar Jadhav need another five runs for his second ODI hundred. And for skipper Virat Kohli, it's another day.


He has equaled Sachin Tendulkar's world record of 17 hundreds while chasing.


Over 32 || Score 229/4 (Virat Kohli 105; Kedar Jadhav 86)


A brilliant hundred from the skipper. Hit a six to reached his 27th hundred.


Eight runs from the over. Chris Woakes did well to keep Kohli quiet for sometime, for three balls to be precise. But then came a six.


Over 31 || Score 221/4 (Virat Kohli 98; Kedar Jadhav 85)


Then, Kedar Jadhav hit the last two balls of the over for a four and six, but no fault of Adil Rashid, the bowler.


13 runs from the over. India need another 130 runs from 19 overs. It's pretty much T20 game now.


47 runs in the last five overs.


Over 30 || Score 208/4 (Virat Kohli 97; Kedar Jadhav 73)


Another ten runs. Virat Kohli raced to his 27th hundred.


David Willey continued with his sixth over, and ended up leaking runs. The fourth ball was hit for a four by Kohli, and there were four singles and a double too.


Over 29 || Score 198/4 (Virat Kohli 89; Kedar Jadhav 71)


Moeen Ali continued his fifth over. Singles off the first two balls, then a touch of genius from Virat Kohli to helped along the ball for a four through short fine leg area.


A single, then a double followed. Kedar Jadhav took a single to end the 10-run over.


India still need another 153 runs from 21 overs.


Over 28 || Score 188/4 (Virat Kohli 83; Kedar Jadhav 67)


David Willey returned for his fifth over. The medium pacer has operated well within his limits and has been impressive.


But after three good deliveries, he strayed the line by a bit, and Virat Kohli played a late cut which beat the fielder at backward point for his fifth four of the day.


A dot ball followed, even as a restless Kohli hoped for a single, in vain. He returned to take the strike again.


A single to end the seven-run over.


Over 27 || Score 181/4 (Virat Kohli 77; Kedar Jadhav 66)


Kedar Jadhav continued to play his attacking game. Hit the last ball for a four, which almost carried for a six, over mid-off boundary. Landed just inside the rope.


Seven runs from the over. Moeen Ali has leaked 27 runs from his four overs.


Over 26 || Score 174/4 (Virat Kohli 75; Kedar Jadhav 61)


The next over started with a flourish, a six over cow corner. Virat Kohli changed his mind and played the dangerous shot, welcoming Joe Root.


A dot, then a single. It was followed by a risky single. Another single, and nine runs from the over.


Over 25 || Score 165/4 (Virat Kohli 67; Kedar Jadhav 60)


Moeen Ali continued with his third over. A dot ball to Virat Kohli to start the over. Two singles, then a dot.


Then Kedar Jadhav stepped down the pitched and played a lofted straight drive for a four. It brought 100-run partnership for them.


Seven runs from the over.


Over 24 || Score 158/4 (Virat Kohli 65; Kedar Jadhav 55)


Six runs, six singles from the over. Everyone is happy, the bowler, batsmen, everyone.


India need another 193 runs from 26 overs.


Over 23 || Score 152/4 (Virat Kohli 62; Kedar Jadhav 52)


Fifty for Kedar Jadhav. Brilliant from the 31-year-old.


He took a single off the first ball to reach the mini-milestone. Four more singles from the over, as Moeen Ali leaked five runs from his second over.


Over 22 || Score 147/4 (Virat Kohli 60; Kedar Jadhav 49)


Another bowling change, this time Joe Root has got the ball. He is the seventh bowler used by Eoin Morgan today.


Two runs, behind the wicket, to start the over. And the over ended with two runs off the last ball. Seven runs from the over.


Over 21 || Score 140/4 (Virat Kohli 57; Kedar Jadhav 45)


Bowling change for England. Moeen Ali on.


Virat Kohli took a single off the first ball, then a dot ball followed, befor Kedar Jadah took a single.


Another single, then Jadhav gently glided the penultimate delivery for a four, which beat the sweeper cover.


A single to end the eight-run over.


Over 20 || Score 132/4 (Virat Kohli 55; Kedar Jadhav 39)


Lot of running in the centre for the two Indian batsmen, and Kedar Jadhav is feeling the heat from his skipper's pressure.


Two dot balls to start Adil Rashid's third over, then a single to Virat Kohli. Jadhav played the fourth ball towards mid-wicket, and Kohli wanted a two. And he complied.


A dot ball, then Jadhav played to the field, and found the vacant deep square for his fifth four. A pull shot of class.


Seven runs from the over.


Over 19 || Score 125/4 (Virat Kohli 54; Kedar Jadhav 33)


Another busy over in the middle. Six runs from Jake Ball's fifth over. Five singles and a wide.


India need another 226 runs from 31 overs, at just under 8 an over.


Over 18 || Score 119/4 (Virat Kohli 51; Kedar Jadhav 31)


Brilliant fifty from the skipper. Virat Kohli has taken 44 balls to reached his 39th fifty. Mooted celebration from him though.


He took a single off the first ball, then Kedar Jadhav responded with another single. Kohli then took a double off the third ball for his fifty.


A dot ball, then the skipper took another single. With that single, they have added fifty runs for the fifth wicket.


Jadhav hit the last ball for a six over long-on. 11 runs from the over. Adil Rashid looked perplexed.


Over 17 || Score 108/4 (Virat Kohli 47; Kedar Jadhav 24)


Busy over. Six singles as Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav decided to rotate the strike.


Jake Ball has so leaked 25 runs from his four overs. India still need another 243 runs from 33 overs.


Over 16 || Score 102/4 (Virat Kohli 44; Kedar Jadhav 21)


After the Drinks, Kedar Jadhav continued his fine touch with a well-timed pull shot for a four.


Eight runs from Adil Rashid's first over.


India breached the 100-run mark, but still need another 249 runs from 34 overs.


Over 15 || Score 94/4 (Virat Kohli 42; Kedar Jadhav 15)


Brilliant batting from the local boy Kedar Jadhav, hitting two successive fours off the bowling of Ben Stokes.


The over started with a single, taken by Jadhav; then Virat Kohli rotated the strike with another single.


Then, Jadhav played a late cut which beat the third man fielder. It was followed by a classic on drive for another four.


Two more singles to make it a 12-run over.


DRINKS


Over 14 || Score 82/4 (Virat Kohli 40; Kedar Jadhav 5)


Another good over for India as Jake Ball leaked eight runs from his third over.


Virat Kohli hit the first ball for a four, driven wide of the mid-off. It was followed by a double, then two singles.


Over 13 || Score 74/4 (Virat Kohli 33; Kedar Jadhav 4)


But skipper Virat Kohli is playing as if nothing is happening. After defending the first two balls of the next over, he played a classic drive through mid-on for a four. A single followed, then a wide.


Kedar Jadhav hit the last ball for a four, pulled over mid-wicket.


Ten runs from the over, as Ben Stokes has so far conceded 20 from his two overs.


Over 12 || Score 64/4 (Virat Kohli 28; Kedar Jadhav 0)


India in deep trouble. Lost MS Dhoni too. The Ranchi man walked down the pitch and lofted a catch for David Willey at mid-wicket. Good bowling from Jake Ball. He saw Dhoni stepping out, and cramped the hard-hitter.


WICKET:  MS Dhoni c David Willey b Jake Ball 6 (6b)


Three runs and a wicket from the over. Kedar Jadhav is the new man.


Over 11 || Score 61/3 (Virat Kohli 26; MS Dhoni 5)


Double change for England, and Ben Stokes removed Yuvraj Singh. The left-handed batsman fished for the ball which pitched outside the leg stump, and ended up offering an easy catch behind the wicket.


WICKET:  Yuvraj Singh c Jos Buttler b Ben Stokes 15 (12b)


MS Dhoni on for India. And the outgoing skipper opened his account with a four. Short and wide, and Dhoni cut the fourth ball of the over for a four.


A single to end the 10-run over.


Over 10 || Score 51/2 (Virat Kohli 26; Yuvraj Singh 11)


Lucky for Virat Kohli. He reached out to a widish delivery from Jake Ball, and the outside edge carried the ball to third man. And Alex Hales attempted in vain to pull off a catch in vain. A six.


Two more singles from the over and Ball, in his first over, conceded eight runs.


Over 9 || Score 43/2 (Virat Kohli 19; Yuvraj Singh 10)


England responded well with a single run over, bowled by Chris Woakes. That single came off the fourth ball, with Virat Kohli getting a thick edge and the ball traveling to third man.


Over 8 || Score 42/2 (Virat Kohli 18; Yuvraj Singh 10)


Then, Yuvraj Singh took over, hitting the first ball off the next over for a six. The southpaw pulled off the front foot, and the ball landed just over the mid-wicket boundary.


It was followed by four dot balls as David Willey managed to keep Yuvi quiet. But the veteran Indian picked the short ball to play a similar shot, this time with more control, for a four.


10 runs from the over. India need another 309 runs from 42 overs.


Over 7 || Score 32/2 (Virat Kohli 18; Yuvraj Singh 0)


Two back-to-back fours from Virat Kohli to make it a eight-run over.


The skipper stepped out, a picked the ball to play over extra cover. That happened off the fourth ball.


He followed it up with a brilliant wrist work, which beat the fielder at mid-on.


Chirs Woakes, in his four overs, conceded 11 runs.


Over 6 || Score 24/2 (Virat Kohli 10; Yuvraj Singh 0)


India captain Virat Kohli opened his account off the third ball he faced as the next over yielded only one run. Chris Woakes did well.


The sixth over started with a wide, then skipper hit the first delivery for a six over the wide long-on.


A double followed, then a dot ball. A single followed then the wicket of Lokesh Rahul. BOWLED.


WICKET:  KL Rahul b David Willey 8 (18b)


Yuvraj Singh arrives.


Over 4 || Score 13/1 (KL Rahul 8; Virat Kohli 0)


Shikhar Dhawan finally got his first run, a single off the third ball, but the opener departed soon after.


His wild swing ended in a catch for Moeen Ali at third man. Ali fumbled but completed the catch in third attempt.


WICKET: Shikhar Dhawan c Moeen Ali b David Willey 1 (10b)


Three runs and a wicket from David Willey's second over.


Over 3 || Score 10/0 (KL Rahul 6; Shikhar Dhawan 0)


Chris Woakes continued with his disciplined spell. A single off his second over, off the third ball to Lokesh Rahul.


Shikhar Dhawan is yet to open his account.


India still need 341 runs.


Over 2 || Score 9/0 (KL Rahul 5; Shikhar Dhawan 0)


David Willey shared the new ball with Chris Woakes. A dot ball to KL Rahul, then a wide, down leg side. First boundary of the innings, from the blade of Rahul – a sumptuous punchy cover drive.


Another wide down the leg. A dot ball followed, then a quick single to rotate the strike. Two dot balls more, and seven runs from the over.


 Over 1 || Score 2/0 (KL Rahul 0; Shikhar Dhawan 0)


India started the improbable looking chase with Lokesh Rahul facing Chris Woakes. No runs for the first four balls, then a leg bye. It was followed by a wide, a bouncer to Shikhar Dhawan. The left-handed opener played the last ball towards cover, but no run.


Earlier, England had a flying start, putting 67 in 10 overs. India will need to better that for any realistic chance of a win.


ENGLAND INNINGS


OVER 50 | SCORE 350/7 (Woakes 9, Willey 10)


14 runs from the last over as England put a gigantic 351 run target on board. Pressure on Indian openers now to give the hosts a bright start.  


OVER 48 | SCORE 33065 (Moeen 27, Woakes 1)


Ben Stokes, the danger-man departs while attempting a big one. Chris Woakes the new batsman to walk in but can India restrict England under 330?


BA Stokes c Yadav b Bumrah 62 (40b)


OVER 46 | SCORE 297/5 (Stokes 52, Moeen 10)


Raining boundaries in Pune. Ben Stokes taking bowlers for a ride, no matter if they are seamers or spinners. Terrific death-over batting by England. Meanwhile, Bumrah bowls his third waist-high ball in third over. 12 runs from the over.


OVER 44 | SCORE 260/5 (Stokes 31, Moeen 4)


After initial disciplined bowling, Bumrah gets punished by Ben Stokes in the 44th over. England still on course to course to put 320-plus target on board.


OVER 42 | SCORE 245/5 (Stokes 12, Moeen 0)


Another set batsman, Joe Root departs! Bumrah produces a slower one as Pandya takes catch at long-on boundary. Big wicket for India.


JE Root c Pandya b Bumrah 78 (95b)


OVER 41 | SCORE 240/4 (Root 77, Stokes 9)


It looks like a 320-plus game considering the form of batsman on crease and the current run rate. How far can England go?


OVER 38 | SCORE 221/4 (Root 68, Stokes 1)


Jos Buttler falls prey to Hardik Pandya, who gets who gets his 2nd wicket of the match. England looking to up the tempo but Indian fielders well placed.


JC Buttler c Dhawan b Pandya 31 (36b)


OVER 36 | SCORE 211/3 (Root 66, Buttler 24)


Busy period of play in Pune. Joe Root and Jos Buttler have added 54 runs in exactly nine overs for the fourth-wicket partnership as England look to post a huge total.


Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja has completed his spell of 10 overs, conceding  50 runs for a wicket, that of England opener Jason Roy (73 off 61 balls) – stumped by MS Dhoni.


OVER 33 | SCORE 189/3 (Root 51, Buttler 16)


FIFTY for Joe Root as Powerplay 2 is underway! A score around 300 looks certain if India don't get quick wickets from here on.


OVER 27 | SCORE 157/3 (Root 34, Buttler 0)


English skipper Eoin Morgan departs as India get their third wicket of the match. Pandya's terrific spell of bowling finally yields the result he and India wanted.


EJG Morgan c Dhoni b Pandya 28 (26b)


OVER 25 | SCORE 149/2 (Root 34, Morgan 25)


Root-Morgan carry England forward! The visitors maintain a run-a-ball as the game reaches mid-way.


OVER 21 | SCORE 107/2 (Root 21, Morgan 2)


Ravindra Jadeja gets India the breakthrough. Eoin Morgan comes out to bat and was almost dismissed LBW on first ball. Roy's dismissal records another stumping in Dhoni's books.


JJ Roy st Dhoni b Jadeja 73 (61b)


OVER 18 | SCORE 107/1 (Roy 73, Root 18)


Ashwin too brought into the attack and he was unfortunate to not remove Roy as the Englishman's catch gets dropped in the 18th over. This might come back to haunt India.


OVER 14 | SCORE 87/1 (Roy 60, Root 12)


England look well settled as Virat Kohli introduces Ravindra Jadeja in attack. The visitors cruising at over 6 runs average as of now.


OVER 10 | SCORE 67/1 (Roy 52, Root 1)


Jason Roy continues to build his explosive innings fro one end to complete a 50 in just 36 ball, that too inside the first 10 overs.


OVER 7 | SCORE 44/1 (Roy 31, Root 0)


WICKET for India. Jasprit Bumrah with a terrific direct hit on stumps proves enough to send Alex Hales back to pavilion. 


OVER 5 | SCORE 28/0 (Roy 21, Hales 5)


Hardik Pandya and Umesh Yadav continue their spell. New captain Virat Kohli is encouraging his bowlers to continue trying!


OVER 3 | SCORE 22/0 (Roy 18, Hales 1)


Jason Roy, the man who is tearing Indian bowlers apart early in the innings, was given out by the on-field umpire but chose to take a review and the third umpire reversed the decision as the ball seemed to be drifting outside leg stump.


OVER 1 | SCORE 5/0 (Roy 4, Hales 1)


Jason Roy and Alex Hales begin England's innings, with Umesh Yadav starting off India's attack with the ball. The pitch is expected to provide bowlers early help. Let's see if India can make it count.


SQUAD


India playing XI: Dhawan, Rahul, Kohli (c), Dhoni, Yuvraj, Jadhav, Pandya, Jadeja, Ashwin, Umesh, Bumrah


England playing XI: Roy, Hales, Root, Morgan, Stokes, Buttler, Ali, Woakes, Rashid, Willey, Ball


ALERT: Pandey, Rahane Bhuvneshwar and Mishra miss out on final XI.


TOSS: Virat Kohil wins the toss and elects to field first.


The Men in Blue will be looking to kick start the new era under the leadership of skipper Virat Kohli with a bang and a 4-0 series win in Tests will certainly add to the confidence of the hosts as Eoin-Morgan led England will be determined to spoil the party.


The match will mark Kohli's first assignment as the skipper of this incredibly talented Indian side with huge bench strength, though MS Dhoni will continue to be the guiding force as the former overcomes this transition phase.


Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Ashish Nehra were the three veterans who marked their return in the Indian squad after a long gap. While Yuvraj is all but certain to partner MS Dhoni in the middle order, it remains to be seen if either Raina or Nehra get a chance to spart in the opening match.


As far as opening spot is concerned, Lokesh Rahul will most likely be paired with Shikhar Dhawan while Kohli, Yuvraj, Rahane and Dhoni will fill the top 6. (IND vs ENG, 1st ODI: Where to watch?)


Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin will most likely be accompanied by Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah in the bowling department.


With one eye on the ICC Champions Trophy in England, both hosts and the tourists will be looking to test their squads in a series which comprises of two possible title challengers for the mega even in June.


Eoin Morgan will likely have Jason Roy and Alex Hales open the batting while Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali will form the middle order. Adil Rashid Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett and Ben Stokes will form the bowling brigade. (FULL PREVIEW)


COMPLETE SQUADS:


India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Umesh Yadav.


England: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jake Ball, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, David Willey.  


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