India defeated England by eight wickets in the first ODI in Nottingham on Thursday. The win for the visitors was achieved on the back of a six-for by Kuldeep Yadav and an unbeaten century by Rohit Sharma.
The victory by eight wickets, and with 9.5 overs remaining, came after the hosts were all out for 268 with a ball to spare on a sunny afternoon in Nottingham. Sharma, who was dropped on 92, sealed his 18th century from 181 ODIs with a six before taking his tally to 137 not out.
Captain Virat Kohli contributed 75 before being stumped by the quick-thinking Jos Buttler, ending a 167-run partnership and leaving India at 226-2, but the necessary 43 were found without difficulty.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep had earlier ripped through the hosts' top order with three wickets in the space of 10 balls and completed his 10 over stint with figures of 6-25. The performance was the best by a spin bowler against England in one-day cricket.
The three-match series is being seen as the curtain-raiser for the World Cup in England next year. The top spot in the ICC ODI rankings is also at stake.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.