Road to South Africa up and running: Washington, Axar deliver with bat and ball at Edgbaston
Axar Patel and Washington Sundar added an unbeaten 102-run stand to rescue India from 160/4 and chase 259 against England in the first ODI at Edgbaston.
The six-wicket win ended India's three-week winless streak in the UK, which included a 0-2 loss to Ireland and a 0-4 T20I series defeat to England.
The partnership highlighted Gautam Gambhir's evolving batting blueprint ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
India lost Shubman Gill (80), Shreyas Iyer, and KL Rahul in quick succession to slip from 149/2 to 160/4 before the recovery.
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