England vs India, 2018, 1st ODI: Match in Pictures

The Indian cricket team thrashed England in the first ODI of the three-match ODI series which began on July 12 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Chasing 269 for victory, the Men in Blue attacked the English bowlers right from the very beginning and smashed them all around the park to achieve an extremely comfortable victory, by eight wickets.

Rohit Sharma was the star of the show as he scored an unbeaten century. He remained not out on 137 from just 114 deliveries with 15 fours and 4 sixes to his name. Virat Kohli chipped in with a 75 run knock as well and put on a 167 run partnership with Rohit for the second wicket.

KL Rahul did not have much to do when he came in to bat and saw off the match by scoring 9 runs. Earlier in the innings, Shikhar Dhawan got India off to a blistering start as he scored 40 in just 27 deliveries.

In the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav produced his best ever ODI performance till date as he ran through the English batting line-up to reduce them to 268 in 50 overs despite them getting off to a great start. Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes were the pick of the batsmen as they both scored half-centuries.

India have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. The second ODI will take place at Lords on July 14.

Let's take a look at the best pictures from the match:

India had won the toss and opted to field on a belter of a pitch. Nottingham had produced big scores in the past and the England cricket team had enjoyed a lot of success here. However, the English batsmen failed to read Kuldeep Yadav's spin and were dismissed cheaply.

In the picture below, Virat Kohli speaks to one of the kids prior to the beginning of the match.

Jason Roy hits one to the boundary in the first ODI

Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow got England off to a great start as they took on the Indian pacers with aplomb. Umesh Yadav had initially got Roy dismissed LBW, however, Kohli decided against going up for the review when the umpire did not give it out.

Interestingly, both Roy and Bairstow scored 38 in 35 deliveries before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.

Bairstow was looking dangerous

Kuldeep celebrates one of the wickets

Kuldeep Yadav was the man who got India back into the game after a poor start from the pacers. He picked up a wicket in his first over by dismissing Roy, who looked to go for a reverse sweep.

Soon after that, he picked up Bairstow's and Joe Root's wicket as well in quick succession. He did not stop there as he went on to pick up a total of six wickets throughout the game. He ended with career-best figures of 10-0-25-6.

He is led off the field as the rest of his teammates celebrate

Dhawan swats one away to the boundary

Shikhar Dhawan got India off to a great start with a quick-fire knock of 40 in just 27 deliveries. Unfortunately, he failed to convert his knock into a half-century as he was dismissed when he tried coming down the track to a Moeen Ali delivery.

Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, took his time to get going but after Dhawan's dismissal, took matters into his own hands and scored an excellent century.

Rohit Sharma smashed Mark Wood for a six over long off

Kohli drives one to the boundary

Virat Kohli was back at his usual spot at no. 3 and played exceptionally well in his knock of 75. He put on a superb partnership with Rohit for the second wicket and did not allow England back into the game.

Rohit Sharma celebrates reaching his century

Rohit Sharma was on song and did not spare any English bowler. He played one of his best ODI knocks till date and will hope to carry his form into the next ODI as well.

Rohit leads the team off the field after the victory