Cricket-Movie night cut short, India's Iyer puts up a show against England

Cricket - First One Day International - India v England - Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India - February 6, 2025 India's Shreyas Iyer in action REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

NAGPUR, India (Reuters) - India's middle order batter Shreyas Iyer had to cut short a movie night and turn in earlier than planned on Wednesday but a match-defining half-century against England the next day made it all worthwhile.

Iyer's belligerent 59 off 36 balls set up India's comfortable chase of 249 in the one-day series opener, which the hosts completed inside 39 overs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.