London: India thrashed England by ten wickets in the opening One Day International of three-match cricket series at Kennington Oval in London last night.
Put into bat first, the hosts were bundled out for 110 in 25.2 overs. Skipper Jos Buttler scored the highest 30 runs. For Indian team, Juspreet Bumrah took six wickets and Mohammed Shami three wickets.
In reply, India chased down 111-run target in 18.4 overs without losing any wicket riding on skipper Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 76 off 58 balls and Shikhar Dhawan’s 31 not-out runs.
The Second ODI match will be played tomorrow at Lords while the final match is scheduled on Sunday at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Rohit Sharma-led Indian team has already won the 3-match T-20 series against England by 2-1.
