India thrashed England by 126 runs for a much needed win, bowling them out for 174. Ashwin and Jadeja took 3 wickets each, while Dhoni (87 off 70) and Raina (61 off 55) batted well.
Hyderabad: England got a taste of the Indian conditions here on Friday when they were spinned into submission by India, who won the first ODI by 126 runs to end their losing streak and go 1-0 up in the series.
Off-spinner R Ashwin (3/35) and left-armer Ravindra Jadeja (3/34) took six wickets between them to bowl England out for 174 in 36.1 overs after being 111/2 at one stage. Paceman Umesh Yadav too enjoyed some cheap wickets to end up with figures of 2/32.
With this win, India broke a 10-match losing streak that includes five ODIs (two against West Indies and three against England), four Tests and one Twenty20 international.
Earlier, stroke-filled half centuries by MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina helped India set England a daunting 301 to win on a slow and low track at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium here. While Dhoni remained not out at 87 off mere 70 balls, Suresh Raina made 61 off 55 balls.
As England started their chase, Craig Kieswetter (7) was the first to depart when he nicked at an away-going delivery from Praveen Kumar. Kevin Pietersen (19) hit three boundaries but Ashwin's direct throw from mid-on found him short of his crease.
Skipper Alastair Cook (60) joined hands with Jonathan Trott (26) and added 71 runs for the third wicket. They didn't score at a very brisk pace but kept decent run-rate going for their team.
It was slow left-arm spin of Jadeja that started the slide. The Saurashtra all-rounder dismissed Cook and Trott within a space of nine runs to effect a middle-order collapse.
While Cook was holed out in the deep mid-wicket trying to give Jadeja the charge, Trott played an uncharacteristic slog sweep, only to be clean bowled.
The dangerous Ravi Bopara then offered a tame return catch to Ashwin while Jadeja got his third scalp when young Jonathan Bairstow was also dismissed in an identical fashion.
From 111 for two, England slumped to 126 for six and the writing was there on the wall.
The day, however, belonged to the India captain whose 87 quick runs came on a track where stroke-making was an arduous task.
The last 15 overs yielded a whopping 150 runs as one got a glimpse of vintage Dhoni. The now famous 'Helicopter shot' fetched him plenty of runs as he hit 10 boundaries and a six en route his 42nd half century in ODIs.
The hosts were scoring runs at a sedate pace for the first 35 overs partly due to the dual nature of the surface and also some disciplined bowling by the visitors before the duo started the slugfest adding 72 runs for the fifth wicket in only 10 overs.
Once Raina departed, Dhoni took it upon himself to punish the English bowlers who suddenly lacked discipline after bowling well for the better part of the innings.
It was Raina's counter-attack in the mandatory batting Powerplay from 36th to 40th that opened the floodgates as hosts smashed 59 runs in those five overs. Raina completed his half century with six over long off Bresnan's bowling. He departed, caught by Bairstow off Finn while trying a slog.
Opting to bat first on a wicket which offered variable bounce to the England pacers, the Indian batsmen especially Ajinkya Rahane (15), made a complete mess of the first mandatory Powerplay when India managed only 47 runs losing Parthiv Patel's wicket.
The stage was set for Rahane to fire, especially after he got a 'life' in the very second over as Trott dropped him at first slip off Finn's bowling. Rahane was yet to open his account then.
However, the Mumbai youngster went into a shell and found it difficult to even push through the gaps for singles.
Gautam Gambhir showed intent of keeping the scoreboard ticking, although the boundaries were few and far between.
When Graeme Swann was introduced as early as 12th over, Rahane charged out only to be deceived by Swann's flight, which allowed Craig Kieswetter to complete an easy stumping.
Gambhir (32) was joined by Virat Kohli (37) but the Delhi duo failed to up the ante. Dernbach dismissed the former during the second over of the bowling Powerplay taken by England, while Samit Patel had the latter caught by Pietersen.
At 123 for four, Raina was joined by skipper Dhoni as the duo started the repair job. They waited patiently and took the batting Powerplay from 36th to 40th over to launch a counter-attack on English bowlers which helped them in reaching a competitive score.
Swann with figures of one for 35 was the only Emglish bowler to have escaped from Dhoni and Raina's onslaught as Finn (1/67), Bresnan (0/66) and Dernbach (1/58) were smashed in the last 15 overs.
The second match of the five-match ODI series will be played at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground on October 17.
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Off-spinner R Ashwin (3/35) and left-armer Ravindra Jadeja (3/34) took six wickets between them to bowl England out for 174 in 36.1 overs after being 111/2 at one stage. Paceman Umesh Yadav too enjoyed some cheap wickets to end up with figures of 2/32.
With this win, India broke a 10-match losing streak that includes five ODIs (two against West Indies and three against England), four Tests and one Twenty20 international.
Earlier, stroke-filled half centuries by MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina helped India set England a daunting 301 to win on a slow and low track at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium here. While Dhoni remained not out at 87 off mere 70 balls, Suresh Raina made 61 off 55 balls.
As England started their chase, Craig Kieswetter (7) was the first to depart when he nicked at an away-going delivery from Praveen Kumar. Kevin Pietersen (19) hit three boundaries but Ashwin's direct throw from mid-on found him short of his crease.
Skipper Alastair Cook (60) joined hands with Jonathan Trott (26) and added 71 runs for the third wicket. They didn't score at a very brisk pace but kept decent run-rate going for their team.
It was slow left-arm spin of Jadeja that started the slide. The Saurashtra all-rounder dismissed Cook and Trott within a space of nine runs to effect a middle-order collapse.
While Cook was holed out in the deep mid-wicket trying to give Jadeja the charge, Trott played an uncharacteristic slog sweep, only to be clean bowled.
The dangerous Ravi Bopara then offered a tame return catch to Ashwin while Jadeja got his third scalp when young Jonathan Bairstow was also dismissed in an identical fashion.
From 111 for two, England slumped to 126 for six and the writing was there on the wall.
The day, however, belonged to the India captain whose 87 quick runs came on a track where stroke-making was an arduous task.
The last 15 overs yielded a whopping 150 runs as one got a glimpse of vintage Dhoni. The now famous 'Helicopter shot' fetched him plenty of runs as he hit 10 boundaries and a six en route his 42nd half century in ODIs.
The hosts were scoring runs at a sedate pace for the first 35 overs partly due to the dual nature of the surface and also some disciplined bowling by the visitors before the duo started the slugfest adding 72 runs for the fifth wicket in only 10 overs.
Once Raina departed, Dhoni took it upon himself to punish the English bowlers who suddenly lacked discipline after bowling well for the better part of the innings.
It was Raina's counter-attack in the mandatory batting Powerplay from 36th to 40th that opened the floodgates as hosts smashed 59 runs in those five overs. Raina completed his half century with six over long off Bresnan's bowling. He departed, caught by Bairstow off Finn while trying a slog.
Opting to bat first on a wicket which offered variable bounce to the England pacers, the Indian batsmen especially Ajinkya Rahane (15), made a complete mess of the first mandatory Powerplay when India managed only 47 runs losing Parthiv Patel's wicket.
The stage was set for Rahane to fire, especially after he got a 'life' in the very second over as Trott dropped him at first slip off Finn's bowling. Rahane was yet to open his account then.
However, the Mumbai youngster went into a shell and found it difficult to even push through the gaps for singles.
Gautam Gambhir showed intent of keeping the scoreboard ticking, although the boundaries were few and far between.
When Graeme Swann was introduced as early as 12th over, Rahane charged out only to be deceived by Swann's flight, which allowed Craig Kieswetter to complete an easy stumping.
Gambhir (32) was joined by Virat Kohli (37) but the Delhi duo failed to up the ante. Dernbach dismissed the former during the second over of the bowling Powerplay taken by England, while Samit Patel had the latter caught by Pietersen.
At 123 for four, Raina was joined by skipper Dhoni as the duo started the repair job. They waited patiently and took the batting Powerplay from 36th to 40th over to launch a counter-attack on English bowlers which helped them in reaching a competitive score.
Swann with figures of one for 35 was the only Emglish bowler to have escaped from Dhoni and Raina's onslaught as Finn (1/67), Bresnan (0/66) and Dernbach (1/58) were smashed in the last 15 overs.
The second match of the five-match ODI series will be played at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground on October 17.
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