India End 12-Year Edgbaston Drought with Six-Wicket Win
Shubman Gill's 80, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar's fifties steer India to 1-0 series lead.
India finally broke their 12-year losing streak at Edgbaston, defeating England by six wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series. The visitors chased down a target of 259 with 28 balls to spare, ending England's seven-match winning run at the venue.
England recovered from a shaky start thanks to Joe Root's unbeaten 76 and Liam Dawson's 68, adding 121 for the seventh wicket. Axar Patel led the bowling attack with four wickets, while Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar took two apiece.
Shubman Gill anchored the chase with a fluent 80 off 80 balls, hitting 11 fours and a six. After his dismissal, Axar Patel (52*) and Washington Sundar (51*) guided India home with an unbroken partnership, sealing the win and extending India's ODI dominance over England to six consecutive victories.