Nagpur | England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening One-day International of the three-match series here on Thursday.

The hosts will miss star batter Virat Kohli due to a "sore right knee" but pacer Mohammed Shami returns to ODI action for the first time since India's World Cup final against Australia on November 19.

Shami, who was the leading wicket-taker (24) for India in the tournament, made his International comeback in the T20I series against England, which India recently won 4-1.

The Rohit Sharma-led side handed debuts to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and seamer Harshit Rana.

This is India's first ODI since August 2024, when they lost a three-match series 0-2 to Sri Lanka. Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami.

England: Jos Buttler (c), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood.

Rana, Jadeja help India bundle out England for 248

Debutant pacer Harshit Rana (3/53) and seasoned left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/26) shared six wickets between them as India bowled out England for a modest 248 in the first One-Day International here on Thursday.

Pacer Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel bagged a wicket apiece.

England got off to a flier, reaching 71 for no loss in only eight overs, but India fought back with regular wickets to not allow the visitors run away with momentum.

While Phil Salt (43) and Ben Duckett (32) gave England a solid start, skipper Jos Buttler (52) and Jacob Bethell (51) hit fifties.

Brief Scores:

England: 248 in 47.4 overs (Phil Salt 43, Ben Duckett 32, Jos Buttler 52, Jacob Bethell 51; H Rana 3/53, R Jadeja 3/26) vs India.

Scoreboard of the first One-Day International between India and England here on Thursday.

England innings:

Phil Salt run out (Iyer/Rahul) 43

Ben Duckett c Jaiswal b Rana 32

Joe Root lbw b Jadeja 19

Harry Brook c Rahul b Rana 0

Jos Buttler c Pandya b Patel 52

Jacob Bethell lbw b Jadeja 51

Liam Livingstone c Rahul b Rana 5

Brydon Carse b Shami 10

Adil Rashid b Jadeja 8

Jofra Archer not out 21

Saqib Mahmood st Rahul b Kuldeep 2

Extras: 5 (b-1, lb-2 w-2)

Total: 248 in 47.4 overs

Fall of wickets: 1-75, 2-77, 3-77, 4-111, 5-170, 6-183, 7-206, 8-220, 9-241, 10-248 Bowling: Mohammed Shami 8-1-38-1, Harshit Rana 7-1-53-3, Axar Patel 7-0-38-1, Hardik Pandya 7-1-37-0, Kuldeep Yadav 9.4-0-53-1, Ravindra Jadeja 9-1-26-3.