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Rajkot: India's hard fought batting effort went in vain as they fall short by 9 runs against England in the first ODI of the five-match series at SCA Stadium in Rajkot.
England spinner James Tredwell on a roll as he took four crucial wickets, removing Gambhir, Rahane, Yuvraj and Raina to jolt Indian chase. He declared Man of the Match.
Yuvraj Singh smashed 38-ball fifty and added 60-run partnership with Suresh Raina to keep Indian hopes alive.
Yuvraj completed the half-century of half-centuries to resurrect India innings after losing three wickets in the span of 42 runs. The dashing southpaw hammered eight fours and a six in his fifty.
Tredwell gave India double jolt as he removed Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir in quick succession to lead visitors' fightback.
Tim Bresnan struck to dismiss out-of-form Virat Kohli and leave India stuttering at 138/3 in 25.4 overs.
Gautam Gambhir and Rahane laid the good foundation for India by hammering flurry of boundaries early in the innings and went on to add 96-run for the opening wicket. The pair raced to fifty run stand in just 6.5 overs.
Gambhir finally found his form as he scored run-a-ball 52 with the help of seven boundaries. The southpaw lost his cool after his fifty as he mistimed his flick and was caught by Ian Bell at mid-wicket.
Rahane missed his fifty by three runs when he went for inside out over the cover but mistimed it and Jade Dernbach pouched it safely at long off.
Earlier, England skipper Alastair Cook and Ian Bell broke a 30-year-old opening partnership record as the visitors piled on an imposing total of 325 for 4.
Cook, who had buried India with three tons while totalling 562 runs in the four-Test series won by his team last year, and Bell compiled a partnership of 152 for the first wicket, breaking a 30-year record for England against the hosts in the process.
Left-handed Cook made 75 in 83 balls with 11 fours and a six while his right-handed partner was slightly more aggressive in making 85 off 96 balls with nine fours and one six.
The duo left in close succession just past the half way stage of the innings but their good work was continued by Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan.
Pietersen (44 in 45 balls) and Morgan (41 in 38 balls) put on a breezy third-wicket stand of 76 runs in 9.5 overs before both fell in 12 balls to Ashok Dinda.
However, Samit Patel smashed 44 not out in 16 balls, with six fours and a six, and added 70 runs in the last six overs with Craig Kieswetter who remained unbeaten on 24 off 20 balls with a four and two sixes.
Most of the Indian frontline bowlers were expensive. Ashok Dinda, who was preferred over Shami Ahmed despite the latter's impressive debut against Pakistan in Delhi last Sunday, was the most successful with 2 for 53.
Ravindra Jadeja (0 for 46 in 10 overs) and Suresh Raina (1 for 18 in 5 overs) bowled economically on a batsman-friendly wicket.
Ashwin was expensive with poor figures of none for 61 in nine overs. Senior placer Ishant Sharma conceded 86 runs in his 10 overs, including 20 in his last, which is his worst display in his 51 ODIs while rookie Bhuvneshwar Kumar was also punished by the England batsmen.
Brief scores
England 325 for 4 (Bell 85, Cook 75)
India 316 for 9 (Yuvraj Singh 61, Gambhir 52, Raina, Tredwell 4-44)
Result England won by 9 runs
MOM James Tredwell (England)
