India seamer Gurnoor Brar held on to a crucial catch despite colliding with skipper Shubman Gill as the Men in Blue removed England’s Jos Buttler in the first ODI of the three-match series. The match is being played on Tuesday, July 14, at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The wicket came off the very first ball of the 17th over. Prasidh Krishna bowled a good-length delivery on off stump, and Buttler looked to whip it across the leg side but could only manage a leading edge.
Charging in from mid-on, Brar converged with Gill, who came in from mid-off, as the two collided shoulder-to-shoulder. Despite the impact, Brar held on to the catch to send Buttler back for five off 14 balls.
Watch the clip of the wicket below:
Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna struck again on the fourth ball of the same over, this time dismissing Sam Curran. The seamer bowled a length delivery slanting across the left-hander, who threw his hands at it and could only edge it through to Indian wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Curran departed for a duck off three balls, leaving England reeling at 80/5 after 16.4 overs.
India’s pace trio rocks England after a steady start
Opting to bat first, England made a steady start as openers Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell added 51 runs in the first 10 overs. The duo eventually stitched together a 61-run partnership off 74 balls before Gurnoor Brar broke the stand by dismissing Bethell for 14 off 31 balls in the 13th over. Brar struck again two deliveries later to remove Duckett, who scored 43 off 45 balls.
India continued to build the pressure in the following over as Jasprit Bumrah dismissed England skipper Harry Brook for one off three balls. Prasidh Krishna then joined the party in the 17th over, removing Jos Buttler for five off 14 balls and Sam Curran for a three-ball duck.
At the time of writing, England were 104/5 after 21 overs, with Joe Root unbeaten on nine off 13 balls and Will Jacks on 19 off 17 balls.
Edited by Dev Sharma
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