England’s Ben Duckett led the charge on the day, striking strongly in the opening six overs at Birmingham against India. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah made his return to India’s ODI squad for this match. England now looks ahead to India’s bowling attack in the series.

Just after, South Africa’s Under-19 team defeated their rivals by 45 runs in a youth ODI on home soil. Cricinfo also shared a brief run-rate comparison from West Indies vs New Zealand’s second ODI at the start of 2026.