India vs England Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: India convincingly beat England in warm-up game

Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Roy, On a good length and around off, Roy goes back and pushes it down to the left of mid on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Roy, Fuller and around off, angling in, not much swing there, Jason flicks but picks out the mid-wicket fielder.

Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, The second over also begins with three runs. Jasprit Bumrah starts by spearing in a full ball on middle, Buttler flicks it past the mid-wicket fielder and takes three.

India - KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

Who bowls from the other end? It is Jasprit Bumrah! 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Fractionally short and outside off, Buttler hangs on the back foot and steers it through point for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, On a length around off, Buttler covers the line and pushes it past the bowler to mid off.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler is away with a boundary. Full and outside off, Jos has to reach out a bit but does well to middle his shot. He places it in the gap at covers and opens his account in style.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, A touch short again, around off, Buttler plays it down from the back foot to point. Suryakumar Yadav is present there.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls his length back slightly and lands it around off, Jos Buttler stays back and plays it down near the pitch.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, Starts with a fuller delivery, on middle and leg, Jason Roy clips it in the gap at square leg. A big gap is there and England are underway with three runs.

Right. We are ready to get underway here. The Indian players have made their way out and have spread out too. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the innings for England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to begin with the ball. Here we go...

England - Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, David Willey. 

PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Dale Steyn are down for the pitch report. Dale says that it might skid on slightly more than during the first game. Adds that the wicket is getting better to bat on. 

The Indian captain, Virat Kohli says they will bowl first. They have had success in the past he adds. Goes on to say the boys want to create the same energy. Mentions they will be keen to give game-time to all the players. Says, after the Indian T20 League season, it is difficult to keep KL Rahul out of the opening spot. Ends by saying that he will bat at number three in this tournament.

Jos Buttler, the England skipper, says that everybody is excited and they want to get the campaign underway. Says that Morgan is having a bit of a rest, so it gives another player a chance to get some exposure. Feels that India will come hard at them and there will be some intensity but it is good to be back together as a group. Shares that there is competitiveness in the group and all of them are fighting to play. 

It's TOSS time! India have won the flip of the coin and they will FIELD first! 

You look at the squads of both India and England and you will find plenty of superstars of the game, individuals who have won games on their own and can set the stage on fire. So forget it's a warm-up game, expect them to fight with the same intensity as they do usually in an international game and gain that winning momentum and confidence heading forward. 

Welcome to everyone for this warm-up game! Usually, these practice games don't draw much attention but since India are involved, expect this warm-up game to have plenty of eyeballs. It's not only about India though as England too would be drawing the attention after their triumph in the 50-over World Cup. These two teams are considered to be the favourites in this edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and this game would give us a fair idea about where they stand as a team, in terms of balance, composition and most importantly, acclimatizing to the conditions. Stay tuned for more updates...