India's Harshit Rana shines with three wickets on ODI debut
What's the story
Team India pacer Harshit Rana is having a dream season of international cricket.
Days after shining on his T20I debut, though a controversial one, Rana celebrated his maiden ODI with three wickets.
His exploits resulted in England getting bowled out for 248 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Ravindra Jadeja also took three wickets as India ruled the roost.
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Three dismissals for Rana
Philip Salt and Ben Duckett added an 75 runs after England elected to bat. However, an untimely run-out sent Salt back.
Rana dismissed Duckett (32) in the next over, with Yashasvi Jaiswal taking an astonishing catch. Rana removed Harry Brook for a duck in the same over.
Rana's third dismissal came in the form of Liam Livingstone. He conceded 53 runs in seven overs.
Debut
Debut across all three formats
Over the last two months, Rana has successfully played in each of the three formats for India.
The star pacer made his Test debut in the series opener of the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Rana then played his maiden T20I in January, though as a concussion substitute. Although the move was controversial, his three-wicket haul sealed India's win in Pune.
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England bowled out for 248 in Nagpur
As mentioned, Jadeja was the other Indian to take three wickets, as England were bowled out for 248 in Nagpur. Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell scored half-centuries for the Englishmen. Jofra Archer's unbeaten 21(18) also contributed to the nominal total.
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A forgettable record for Rana
England, who were 26/0 in five overs, accelerated thereafter. Salt smacked Rana for 26 runs in the sixth over. As per Cricbuzz, Rana bowled the most expensive over by a debutant for India in ODIs.