In the first women's One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the series held at Southampton, England won the toss and elected to bat first against India. England posted a total of 258 runs for 6 wickets, with notable half-centuries from Sophia Dunkley (83) and Alice Davidson-Richards (53). In response, India chased the target successfully, finishing with a four-wicket victory. Key performances included Deepti Sharma's unbeaten 62 runs, which was instrumental in guiding India to their second-highest successful chase in women's ODIs. During the chase, India faced some setbacks with wickets falling, including Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored 48 before being dismissed. The win gave India an early lead in the three-match ODI series against England.