PUNE (India): Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed 98 and debutant pace bowler Prasidh Krishna took four wickets as India thrashed England by 66 runs in the first One-day International on Tuesday.
Dhawan started strongly while KL Rahul (62 not out) and Krunal Pandya (unbeaten 58 off 31 balls) steered the hosts to 317-5 after being put into bat first.
Chasing 318 for victory, England were bowled out for 251 in 42.1 overs despite a blazing 94 by Jonny Bairstow to trail the series 1-0.
Krishna, who returned ODI figures of 4-54, a best by an Indian on debut, and fellow quick bowler Shardul Thakur shared seven wickets between them and turned the game on its head after Bairstow put on a blazing opening stand of 135 with Jason Roy.
Krishna broke the stand to send back Roy out for 46 and then struck in his next over with the key wicket of Ben Stokes for one.
He nearly got his third on the next ball when Morgan, who came into bat with four stitches on the webbing of his hand, edged his first ball to Kohli at slip but the Indian captain dropped the catch.
Thakur soon took over from Krishna to deny Bairstow his hundred after getting the opener caught at deep midwicket.
