India vs Bangladesh 1st T20I: Bangladesh beat India by 7 wickets to take 1-0 lead

Check live score, ball by ball commentary, cricket scorecard of 1st T20 match between India and Bangladesh on Times of India.

18:43 (IST) Nov 03

Cough. Sneeze. Wheeze. Oxygen masks, please. Ahhh... that is the condition in Delhi right now. Schools are shit, visibility is an issue but the first T20I between India and Bangladesh will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Well, that is good news for fans but let's pray for the players' health. Hello and warm welcome.

18:34 (IST) Nov 03

Bangladesh won the toss and have invited India to bat first.

18:28 (IST) Nov 03

Pitch report: "Looks a very hard Kotla wicket, no big cracks or dryness on the track. There's a hint of green tinge too, hence the ball will come on to the bat nicely. Don't think the spinners will get much help from this wicket," said Sunil Gavaskar.

18:21 (IST) Nov 03

Allrounder Shivam Dube makes his India debut today, becomes 82nd T20I player for the country

17:52 (IST) Nov 03

Youngsters will be in focus once again as team management continues their audition for next year's T20 World Cup.

17:52 (IST) Nov 03

As far as the match is concerned, Rohit Sharma will be the man in-charge for India in absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli.

17:52 (IST) Nov 03

Good news is that things have improved quite a bit since morning and the players seem to be fine with taking on the field.

17:52 (IST) Nov 03

Earlier, the local authorities worked tirelessly to improve the conditions in and around the Arun Jaitley stadium.

17:51 (IST) Nov 03

So, as scheduled the first match of the series is all set to go ahead in the smog-hit Delhi.

17:51 (IST) Nov 03

Hello and welcome to TimesofIndia.com's live coverage of the first T20I of the three-match series between India and Bangladesh from the national capital.