England win the toss for the first ODI of seven, but Virender Sehwag is soon into his stride as India get off to a perfect start Andrew Flintoff is the only bowler to keep a lid on the scoring, and is unlucky to be denied an lbw against Sehwag on 62 Much of the Indian innings is spent retrieving balls from the awnings over the stands as India's assault gathers pace Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir put on 127 in 19.5 overs for the first wicket, with a flat wicket, short boundaries and a fast outfield all favouring the batsmen at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground Skipper Kevin Pietersen is kept busy, constantly changing the field and the bowlers, but India continue to dominate Yuvraj Singh comes in and, despite a back problem, produces an extraordinary innings as India race past 300 Yuvraj and Mahendra Dhoni put on 105 off 59 balls as England's bowling attack is smashed to all corners of Rajkot Yuvraj finishes unbeaten on 138 for the fastest ton made against England; it's the biggest total ever conceded by England and the highest made in any one-day international in India England's chase stalls early on as Matt Prior, batting with little confidence, edges his ninth ball to slip Owais Shah also departs swiftly, for a duck, and embarrassment looms with the total on 17-2 in the fifth over Kevin Pietersen's 63 off 56 balls prevents one of the heaviest defeats in ODI history, but a misunderstanding with Ravi Bopara sees him run out as England's shambolic performance continues Bopara finishes with five sixes in a bright unbeaten 54, but it's India who are celebrating a 158-run win to go 1-0 up in the series
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