IND vs ENG 1st ODI LIVE Score: The India-England three-match ODI series
starts on Thursday (6 February) with the first ODI at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The Indian cricket team is coming into the contest after a 4-1 win over England in the T20I series and will be gunning for another impressive performance against England.

The ODI series also serves as the final preparation opportunity for the Indian cricket team
ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 and the Men in Blue will be looking to sort out their final playing XI.

Talking about specifics. India captain Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be in focus after their recent struggle to score runs in international cricket. With a return to ODIs, both Kohli and Rohit will aim to discover their form in the series against England.

India vs England 1st ODI pitch report

The Vidharbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium has an average first-innings score of 288 but this is the first ODI at the venue in six years. They will be using a new pitch reportedly which means it will offer pace and bounce and 280-300 in first innings will be a good score.

India vs England 1st ODI match details

Date: 6 February (Thursday)

Time: Match starts at 1.30 PM IST

Venue: VCA Stadium, Nagpur

TV channel: Star Sports

LIVE Streaming: Disney+Hotstar app and website

India vs England ODI series squads

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.

England: Jos Buttler (Captain), Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.