England register first win of tour

Jan 22, 2017

Sam Billings, one of two inclusions for England, opened with Jason Roy. With the ball swinging both ways, England were circumspect early•AFP

Billings was dejected after picking out short third man with a reverse sweep•Associated Press

Eoin Morgan then perked up the innings with two fours and three sixes in his 43•Associated Press

Seam movement and extravagant bounce kept India circumspect after they lost their openers early•Associated Press

Yuvraj Singh weathered a testing spell from England's seamers, and gained fluency as his innings progressed•AFP

Hardik Pandya struck a belligerent fifty to keep India alive•Associated Press

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was economical again: his first spell read 5-0-21-0•Associated Press

The mood was different in the India camp as they controlled the first half of the innings•AFP

Jonny Bairstow, batting at No. 3, set the platform with 56•AFP

England's heads collectively dropped as Jake Ball reprieved Virat Kohli at fine leg•Associated Press

Ben Stokes, though, helped England hit back by having Kohli caught behind•Associated Press

But it was Kedar Jadhav who took India close. Requiring 16 off the final over, Jadhav struck a six and a four before England eventually persevered•AFP

Roy looked set for a big score again. But was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja, again. •Getty Images

Ben Stokes used that base to muscle another fifty, lifting England to 321 for 8•Associated Press

Kohli went on to strike another half-century in a chase•Associated Press

Liam Plunkett had Yuvraj caught at deep midwicket as India lost their way in the middle overs•Associated Press