Shubman Gill’s India end England’s 12-year home base at Edgbaston with six-wicket win | Cricket News
India ended England’s 12-year unbeaten run with a convincing six-wicket win in the men’s ODI at Edgbaston. India enters the ODI series determined to make a comeback after a disappointing 4-0 defeat in the T20I series. The visitors responded strongly to end England’s long winning streak at home. England are unbeaten in seven consecutive men’s ODIs at Edgbaston dating back to 2015. The last team to beat England in a 50-over international at the Birmingham venue was also India, who registered a comprehensive victory by nine wickets on September 2, 2014.
| date | opponent | result |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2014 | India | Lost by 9 wickets |
| June 9, 2015 | New Zealand | Win with 210 points |
| June 24, 2016 | Sri Lanka | Win with 10 gates |
| June 10, 2017 | Australia | Win by 40 points (DLS) |
| June 30, 2019 | India | Win by 31 points |
| July 11, 2019 | Australia | Win by 8 gates |
| July 13, 2021 | Pakistan | Win by 3 gates |
| May 29, 2025 | west indies | Won by 238 points |
| July 14, 2026 | India | Lost by 6 wickets |
Apart from this win, India also beat England in their sixth consecutive ODI, setting the record for their longest winning streak against the Three Lions. Their previous best was five consecutive wins, a feat they achieved on three separate occasions.
England collapse after strong start
The hosts started well and reached 61 runs without defeat, but the Indian bowlers caused a dramatic collapse and ended up losing at 80/5. Joe Root scored an unbeaten 76 and Liam Dawson scored a valuable 68. Their 111-run partnership helped England chase down 258 before being bowled out.Axar Patel Played a key role with the ball, taking four wickets and breaking the backbone of England’s batting line-up with figures of 4/62.
India completes comfort chase
India’s chase builds on skipper’s reaffirmed knock Shubman Gillhe scored 80 points before retiring due to cramp injuries. The visitors ran out of steam after falling behind to 160/4, but Axar Patel and Washington Sundar combined to extinguish England’s hopes. The duo combined for an unbeaten 102-run stand, with Axar scoring 57* and Sundar remaining unbeaten on 52 as India sealed victory with 28 games to spare.Furthermore, this is only the second time since 2016 that India has successfully achieved a target of 250-plus in ODIs without either Rohit or Kohli reaching 50; another example was against England at Old Trafford in 2022 when they chased down 260 runs with Rohit and Kohli scoring 17 runs each.
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