India have made a strong start to the England tour in the first ODI.
According to ESPNcricinfo, India beat England by 6 wickets at Birmingham.How the match wentEngland batted first and posted 258India chased it down with 262/4 in 45.2 oversIndia sealed the win with 28 balls to spareAxar shinesAll-rounder Axar Patel was named Player of the Match.
With this win India lead the three-match ODI series 1-0. The second ODI is to be played at Cardiff.