England’s Ben Duckett set the tone on the day, hitting hard in the opening six overs at Birmingham against India. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah made his return to India’s ODI squad for this match. England now looks ahead to India’s bowling attack shortly after.
Just after, South Africa’s Under-19 team secured a win by 45 runs in a youth ODI on home soil. Cricinfo later revealed a brief run-rate comparison from West Indies vs New Zealand’s second ODI at the start of 2026.