Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel smashed half-centuries as India defeated England by four wickets in the opening one-day international on Thursday and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series that is a warmup for the Champions Trophy.

The format changed, and so did most of the Indian team. But the outcome was the same, with England thumped in Brendon McCullum’s first one-day international as head coach.

Team India delivered a commanding performance to defeat England by four wickets in the first ODI of the series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Despite an early setback in their chase of 249,