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IND Vs ENG, 1st ODI: Prasidh Krishna (4/54), Shardul Thakur (3/37) Swing India To 66-run Win - Highlights

Two debutants -- Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya -- played a crucial role to script an easy win for India in the first OFI in Pune. Highlights of IND vs ENG here

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IND Vs ENG, 1st ODI: Prasidh Krishna (4/54), Shardul Thakur (3/37) Swing India To 66-run Win - Highlights
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India outplayed world champions England by 66 runs in the opening ODI here on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing a steep 317-run target for victory, England folded for 251 in 42.1 overs despite making a dazzling start. Rookie pacer Prasidh Krishna turned it around remarkably after being taken to the cleaners early on to register figures of 4/54 in 8.1 overs, the best by a debutant. For England, opener Jonny Bairstow top-scored with a 66-ball 94. His 135-run opening stand with Jason Roy (46) put England in a commanding position before their it all unravelled for the visitors. Earlier put in to bat, India produced a solid batting performance. Opener Shikhar Dhawan roared back to form with a 98-run effort, while skipper Virat Kohli (56), K L Rahul (62 not out) and debutant Krunal Pandya (58 not out) notched up half centuries. Krunal's fifty was fastest by a player on debut. Dhawan and Kohli shared a second wicket partnership of 105 runs that laid the foundation for Rahul and Pandya to accelerate. The Pandya-Rahul combination put together 112 runs for the sixth wicket. Later, Pandya, a left-arm spinner, also picked up a wicket. Brief Scores: India: 317 for 5 in 50 overs; England: 251 all out in 42.1 overs (Jonny Bairstow 94, Jason Roy 46, Prasidh Krishna 4/54, Shardul Thakur 3/37, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/30). Catch the highlights of the first IND vs ENG ODI here:

1:31 PM IST:  Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are out for India, Mark Wood to start for England. Scroll down for live commentry

1:15 PM IST: TEAMS:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

1:05 PM IST: England have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Chances of rain in Pune.

12:58 PM IST:  Both Prasidh and Krunal has been in a good form in domestic cricket and have been rewarded for their consistency. Find out more about Prasidh here. 

12:47 PM IST: Hello, welcome to the coverage of the first ODI from Pune. The news from the centre is Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya get ODI caps, set for debut