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Adil Rashid leaves Axar Patel clueless with an unplayable leg spin (File Photo: X)
Star India all-rounder Axar Patel had no answer when England’s Adil Rashid bowled an unplayable leg spin in the first ODI of the three-match series. The moment came on the fourth ball of the 34th over during India’s run-chase of 249 runs when Axar Patel was looking well-settled, alongside vice-captain Shubman Gill.
Rashid came round the wicket, and his ball took an unbelievable turn to go between the leg and middle stump from the extreme off-stump region. It resulted in the end of Axar Patel’s brilliant 52-run knock off 47 balls, with six fours and a six.
The video of this amazing ball delivered by Adil Rashid to dismiss Axar Patel immediately went viral on social media as soon as a user shared it on X (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video:
Adil Rashid 🙌#cricket#INDvENG#Adilrashidpic.twitter.com/B7y7RaLS5i
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Speaking of the action of the game in the first ODI between India and England in Nagpur, the visiting skipper, Jos Buttler, won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Three Lions were bundled out at the score of 248 runs in 47.4 overs. Skipper Buttler and young middle-order batter Jacob Bethell scored the crucial half-centuries, scoring 52 and 51 runs, respectively, amidst a batting collapse.
Besides these two, openers Phil Salt and Ben Duckett also played the knocks of 43 and 32 runs to help England go past the total of 200 runs in the first innings.
The veteran India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and debutant pacer Harshit Rana scalped 3 wickets each for their side, alongside Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav picking a wicket each.
Later in the second innings, the hosts comfortably crossed the line in 38.4 overs, scoring 251 runs for the loss of 6 wickets and won the game by 4 wickets. Vice-captain Shubman Gill played a decisive knock of 87 runs, with the support of two half-centuries, scored by Shreyas Iyer (59 runs) and Axar Patel (52 runs).