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• England collapse under lights in first ODI as India power to 66-run win

  23-03-2021 17:51
  
  India 317-5; England 251 all out (42.1 overs)Tourists unable to capitalise on superb opening standA game of differing philosophies, impressive debuts and busy physiotherapists ended with India winning the first one-day international in Pune by 66 runs after a harrowing collapse from England’s batsmen under lights.Things had looked so promising for Eoin Morgan’s world champions as they set about chasing 318 at the Rose Bowl-inspired MCA Stadium. The newcomer Krunal Pandya had swollen
  
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• England collapse under lights in first ODI as India power to 66-run victory

  23-03-2021 17:51
  
  India 317-5; England 251 all out (42.1 overs)Tourists unable to capitalise on superb opening standEngland were unable to capitalise on a rampaging opening stand from Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy as India claimed a 66-run victory in the first of three one-day internationals at Pune.Set 318 to win, England’s vaunted openers flew out of the traps, putting on an extraordinary 135 in 14.2 overs, but Roy’s dismissal opened the floodgates and, despite Bairstow’s belligerent 94 from 66
  
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• England collapse in first ODI as India power to 66-run victory

  23-03-2021 17:51
  
  India 317-5; England 251 all out (42.1 overs)Tourists unable to capitalise on superb opening standEngland were unable to capitalise on a rampaging opening stand from Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy as India claimed a 66-run victory in the first of three one-day internationals at Pune.Set 318 to win, England’s vaunted openers flew out of the traps, putting on an extraordinary 135 in 14.2 overs, but Roy’s dismissal opened the floodgates and, despite Bairstow’s belligerent 94 from 66
  
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• India beat England by 66 runs: first one-day international – live!

  23-03-2021 17:26
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the action in PuneThe Spin: Elitism, murder and the other MCCAny comments? You can email Tanya or tweet @tjaldred 4.26pm GMT Well, that’s it from me. A great win for India and England now have to do what India did in the Test and T20 series, come from behind! The match report will follow, the next game is on Friday, thanks for all the emails and tweets, have a good evening.4.24pm GMT Kohli says it was an amazing effort from the bowlers and that’s he’s a
  
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• India beat England by 66 runs: first one-day international – as it happened

  23-03-2021 17:26
  
  A barnstorming innings from Jonny Bairstow was followed by a dramatic collapse as India took a 1-0 lead in the ODI series 4.26pm GMT Well, that’s it from me. A great win for India and England now have to do what India did in the Test and T20 series, come from behind! The match report will follow, the next game is on Friday, thanks for all the emails and tweets, have a good evening.Related: England collapse in first ODI as India power to 66-run victory4.24pm GMT Kohli says it was an amazing
  
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• India v England: Krunal Pandya propels hosts to win in Pune

  23-03-2021 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England squander the chance to win a fluctuating first one-day international against India, losing by 66 runs in Pune.
  
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• The Spin | Elitism, murder and the other MCC: the complex story of cricket in Mexico

  23-03-2021 12:43
  
  Mexico was one of the first countries outside England to embrace the game – so why is it not a Test-playing nation?“Had one been asked to name the thing with which there was the least chance of meeting in a country like Mexico,” wrote William Bullock in the mid-19th century, “one might very well have fixed on a game of croquet.” But even in Montezuma, his fellow Victorians still insisted on getting a game in.It was around the same time as he stumbled upon croquet th
  
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