ENG vs IND 1st ODI Live Score - Birmingham (14 July 2026)

At 139 kph, on a back of a length, outside off. It keeps a bit low as Bethell chops it down to cover.

Bowled by going wide on the crease, served on a good length, around off. A tentative prod by Bethell and he is beaten on the outside edge.

Direct hit! Slightly fuller, on off. Bethell presses forward and punches it wide of mid off before hurrying to the other end. Shivam Dube moves to his left, picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the bowling end. The third umpire is called into action. The replays find Bethell to be safe as he slid his bat inside the crease before the throw hit the stumps.

Back to over the wicket, angled across the left-hander. Duckett pushes at the ball without any footwork and is lucky not to edge it behind.

FOUR! A statement shot. Across off, on a length. Duckett charges down the track and stays leg side of the ball. He frees his arms and slams it over cover for a boundary.

Krishna pulls the length back and hits the top of off. Duckett stabs it down the strip whilst taking his bottom hand off the bat. A few words exchanged between Krishna and Duckett.

At 142 kph, outside off, on a good length. Bethell shimmies down the track and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets a thickish outside edge down to deep third, where the fielder collects it on the bounce. They cross.

FOUR! Duckett has found some real fluency since Bumrah has been taken out of the attack. Cross-seam ball, short and wide on off, there to be put away. Duckett gets on top of the bounce and slaps it past point.

Closer to the off stump and a bit fuller as well. Duckett swings at it, only to miss.

FOUR! Off the edge. At 142 kph, on a hard length, on off. A bit too close to the body, but Duckett still flashes at the ball. Gets a thickish outside edge that sails over Rohit Sharma at slip. The 50 is up for England with this boundary.

Fuller in length, on off. Duckett goes a bit too hard at the ball and loses his shape. Miscues it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

On a length, on off. Duckett gets his hands through the line and plays a punchy drive straight to cover. After 10 overs, England are 51/0.

FOUR! Gets greeted with a boundary but a streaky one! Shivam Dube goes fuller and around off, angling it away a bit. Jacob Bethell throws his hands at it and gets a thin outside edge. It flies through the vacant first slip region for four runs.

Pitched up and just outside off, Jacob Bethell takes a couple of steps out and across his stumps to drive it to sweeper cover for a single.

Back of a length and on off, Ben Duckett stays back and punches it through covers for a run.

Hits the deck hard, on off. Jacob Bethell waits for it, opens the bat face and runs it down to deep third for another run.

Much fuller this time, outside off, Ben Duckett goes for the big booming drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball stops on the pitch. Could have easily rolled back onto the stumps.

Another fuller delivery, just around off. Ben Duckett shuffles across early for the scoop but fails to connect this time. The intent from Duckett is pretty clear now.

Flatter delivery, full and on middle, angling in. Jacob Bethell works it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg for a single.

Flighted, full and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it down the pitch with a straight bat.

Slows it up, full and around off, gets some extra bounce. Ben Duckett looks to push it away but the ball hits the splice of the bat and goes on the bounce to short cover.

Drags his length back, around off, Ben Duckett stabs it out to cover-point.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it down to long on for an easy run. The stand moves to 59. Nasser Hussain on air mentions that this is now England's highest opening stand in ODIs in the last 10 innings.

Drops it short and on leg, Jacob Bethell stays back and nudges it to deep square leg for one.

Lands this on a good length and around off, Jacob Bethell moves across for the scoop but gets cramped up to free his hands as the ball hits his thigh pad.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Change of ends works for Gurnoor Brar, and he strikes the first blow. He bangs this into the pitch, on off, gets some extra lift off the deck. Jacob Bethell stands tall and looks to pull it away but the ball hits him high on the bat. It flies flat and towards deep square leg, where Washington Sundar is standing quite a few yards ahead of the ropes. He moves forward and to his left quickly and with the ball dying on him, he puts in a dive to take a fantastic catch just inches above the ground. End of the 61-run opening stand.

Two wides! Hard length but down the leg side. Joe Root leaves it alone and KL Rahul also fails to gather it cleanly. Wide given and a bye taken.

Pitched up and around off, Ben Duckett reaches out and drives it away but straight to extra cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gurnoor Brar with the double whammy. He bends his back and digs it into the surface, just outside off. Ben Duckett, without much foot movement, slashes hard at it. The ball once again bounces a bit more and catches the top edge and flies towards third man. Jasprit Bumrah, who is stationed there, settles under it and grabs it above his head with a timely leap. He realises that he is losing his balance and pops the ball in the air and then takes it cleanly by staying inside the ground. The third umpire is called in, and after checking it from different angles, he is convinced that it is a fair catch. Both English openers are gone in the same over.

On a length and on off, Harry Brook pats it to point.

Fuller and on middle, Harry Brook drills it to mid on for o a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is exactly why Jasprit Bumrah was called back into the attack. He gets rid of the English skipper, and England are in a spot of bother now. Bumrah steams in from over the wicket, lands this back of a length and in the channel outside off, gets it to angle in but then straightens off the deck with extra bounce. Harry Brook stays back and tries to run it down to third man with an angled bat but only manages to get a thin outside edge to first slip, where Rohit Sharma takes a sharp catch. 3 wickets in the last 7 balls and this has been a roaring fightback from India.

No run.