Shubman Gill's solid knock of 87, along with significant contributions from Shreyas Iyer (59) and Axar Patel (52), led India to a four-wicket win over England in the first ODI at Pune. Debutant Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets each, restricting England to 248, which proved insufficient as India chased down the target comfortably.
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