Rishabh Pant grabbed three phenomenonal catches as Indian pacers – Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami – wrecked England’s top-order in the first ODI at the Oval, London on Tuesday. Jos Buttler and co were reduced to 26/5 in 7.5 overs.

Bumrah took four of the five wickets inside the powerplay. The 28-year-old became the only third Indian bowler to take those many in the first 10 overs in an ODI since 2002. 

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Four wickets in the first 10 overs for India in an ODI since 2002″

J Srinath vs SL, Johannesburg 2003

Bhuvneshwar vs SL, Port of Spain 2013

J Bumrah vs Eng, The Oval 2022

The Mumbai Indians picked Jason Roy in his first over. Bumrah dismissed the English opener with a full and wide ball outside off and seamed. The batter attempted a cover drive but edged it to the stumps. In the same over, on the last ball, the India bowler managed to get rid of Joe Root with a short and quick delivery outside off. Wicketkeeper Pant took a stunner behind the stumps. A double-wicket maiden was complete and England were 6/2. 

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In the next over, Ben Stokes edged Shami’s back of a length delivery around off. Pant took a sharp catch. A third England batter was dismissed for a duck and the team was 7/3. 

Three ducks among top four for England in an ODI:

Roy, Bairstow & Root vs Aus Adelaide 2018

Roy, Root & Stokes vs Ind The Oval 2022

Jasprit Bumrah’s third victim was Jonny Bairstow. In the sixth over, a short of a length delivery outside off did the job. Rishabh Pant plucked another blinder. The pacer then dismissed an attacking Livingstone for a duck. 

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Lowest scores at the fall of 5th wkt vs India in ODIs:

26/5 Eng The Oval 2022

29/5 Pak Colombo SSC 1997

30/5 Zim Harare 2005

32/5 WI Port of Spain 1997

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna