Kohli, Jadhav entertain Pune in run-fest

Jan 15, 2017

Virat Kohli sent England in after winning the toss in his first match as India's full-time ODI captain•AFP

He was looking unstoppable when he was stumped off Ravindra Jadeja for 73 off 61 balls•AFP

India may have assumed at that stage that they would be chasing around 320 at most, only to run into a rampaging Ben Stokes•AFP

Shikhar Dhawan looked uneasy at the start of India's innings, and eventually fell for 1 off 10 balls•AFP

That didn't seem to be happening as first Yuvraj Singh and then MS Dhoni departed, leaving India 63 for 4 in the 12th over, needing 287 from 229 balls•AFP

Soon, Jadhav celebrated a century in front of his home crowd and the partnership reached 200•AFP

England made most of the early running despite losing Alex Hales to a run-out, with Jason Roy timing his drives sweetly•AFP

Joe Root, who had begun quietly in a 69-run second-wicket stand with Roy, began asserting himself in partnerships with Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler•AFP

He muscled 62 off 40 balls, with five sixes, as England finished on 350 for 7•AFP

David Willey, who had dismissed Dhawan, sent back his opening partner KL Rahul in his next over•AFP

Given the circumstances, Kedar Jadhav made the brightest possible start, taking the pressure off Kohli with his calm head and innovative strokes•AFP

But England fought back, removing Kohli for 122 and Jadhav was cramping before he was dismissed for 120•AFP

Buttler fell for 31, and when Root followed soon after, falling to Jasprit Bumrah for 78, England were 244 for 5 in the 42nd over•AFP

Kohli's first day in charge of the ODI team wasn't quite going to plan•AFP

Kohli began with some sparkling shots, but he needed someone to stay with him•AFP

Batting suddenly looked a lot easier. By the time Kohli hit Chris Woakes for a straight six to reach his hundred, the required rate had dipped below seven an over•AFP

Just when England were nosing ahead, Hardik Pandya's calm 40 off 37 balls saw India through as R Ashwin hit the winning six•Associated Press