Timber wood News / Cricket /Axar Patel scripts history, becomes only 2nd Indian spinner after Ravindra Jadeja to… Axar Patel spun a web around the hosts in the final overs, claiming 4 wickets for 62 runs in 9.5 overs and triggering a dramatic late collapse that saw England bowled out for 258 in 47.5 overs in the first ODI at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Tuesday.
Published: Jul 14, 2026, 09:30 PM IST | Updated: Jul 14, 2026, 09:30 PM IST
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