India crush England by 126 runs in first ODI

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – India’s spinners  wreaked havoc, after captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh  Raina starred with the bat, to clinch a 126-run victory over  England today in the first of five one-day internationals.
Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets with his part-time  left-arm spin and off-break bowler Ravichandran Ashwin took  three more as England, chasing a target of 301, were bundled out  for 174 in 36.1 overs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
After electing to bat first India were reduced to 123 for  four but Dhoni (87 not out) and Raina (61) helped them rally to  finish on 300 for seven.
The home team smashed 150 runs in the last 15 overs as Dhoni  and Raina, who survived a close run-out decision on 16, flayed  the England attack.
Jadeja also contributed with the bat with a 22-ball 27 on a  slow wicket.
India, playing at home for the first time since winning the  50-over World Cup in April, failed to win a single international  match on their tour of England earlier this year.
The visitors, who left out Ian Bell and selected young Jonny  Bairstow instead, suffered a middle order collapse after captain  Alastair Cook (60) fell to Jadeja.
Opener Cook hit seven boundaries and put on 71 for the third  wicket with Jonathan Trott (26) before he holed out in the deep  while trying to up the scoring rate.
The second match will be in Delhi on Monday.