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IND vs ENG 1st T20I Highlights: Abhishek blows England away in India's 7-wicket win

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I: India secured a commanding seven-wicket victory over England in the first T20I at Eden Gardens on Wednesda...

The Times of India | Jan 22, 2025, 22:00:08 IST

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133/312.5 Overs

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India beat England by 7 wickets

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22:00 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live Score: India win!

India (133/3 in 12.5 overs) beat England (132 all out) by 7 wickets to take 1-0 in the five-match series, as Abhishek Sharma stars with the bat (79 off 34 balls, including 5 fours and 8 sixes). Varun Chakravarthy (3/23) was the leading wicket-taker for the hosts after they won the toss and opted to bowl at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, using three frontline spinners, while veteran pacer Mohammed Shami continued to wait for his return to national colours.

21:55 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live Score, 1st T20I: Abhishek blitz ends at 79

The opener departs after entertaining the Eden Gardens crowd with a stroke-filled knock (79 off 34 balls), including 5 fours and 8 sixes, that has put India, 125/3, within eights runs of a big win. Adil Rashid gets the wicket but 40 runs too late after dropping him at 29.

21:48 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: After drinks break, Abhishek's 7th six

Atkinson, who gave away 22 runs in the only over he had bowled before this, is welcomed back by a six fom Abhishek (71* off 29 balls), followed by a four. India in a hurry to go back to team hotel. 111/2 in 10.3 overs.

21:42 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: India raise 100

Abhishek Sharma (60* off 26 balls) has made a mockery of this run-chase, as he brings up India's 100 in 10 overs. The hosts now need just 33 runs to win in 60 balls with eight wickets standing.

21:37 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Fifty for Abhishek Sharma!

Abhishek breathes fire to bring up his fifth in 20 balls, reaching the landmark with his sixth maximum. England have no answer to the left-hander's skills. India 90/2 in 8.2 overs, chasing 133 to win.

21:34 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Abhishek dropped, and then makes England pay!

Rashid spills a relatively easy return catch at shin-high level to give Abhishek another chance on 29, and the Indian opener rubs salt in England's wounds with four off the next ball, followed by two sixes to move to 45 off 19 balls. India 83/2 in 8 overs.

21:29 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Archer bowls out his full quota

England captain Jos Buttler consumes his frontline pacer Jofra Acher in the first seven overs of India's run-chase. His impressive figures read 2/21. India 67/2 in 7 overs. Adil Rashid into the attack with his leg-spin.

21:22 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Fifty up for India!

Abhishek plays a pick-up shot to hit Wood for SIX and the next ball makes room to slice him over the third-man fence for another SIX. He's in such attacking mode that even a mis-hit off a slower one travelled to the boundary past the bowler. End of Powerplay. India 63/2 in 6 overs.

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21:17 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav departs for duck!

Archer strikes for the second time in the same over to send India captain Suryakumar Yadav back for a duck to halt India's quick start. Surya was foxed by the slower ball as he played early while trying to flick. Tilak Varma joins Abhishek. India 41/2 in 4.5 overs.

21:15 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Out! Archer strikes

Samson (26 off 20 balls) takes on the short ball from Archer, goes for the pull but hits it straight to Atkinson. India 41/1, chasing 133 to win.

21:12 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T201: Mark Wood rocks the speedometre!

The England pacer makes the speedometre go dizzy by clocking above 153kmph twice in his first over, one of which beat both the batter and the 'keeper to run away to fine leg for four byes. India 39/0 in 4 overs.

21:07 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live Score, 1st T20I: Abhishek joins the big-hitting show

Archer, who bowled a brilliant wicket-to-wicket in the first over, gets punished by the left-hander Abhishek (10*) for bowling wide as he spanks him through the off-side for a four, followed by six. India 33/0 in 3 overs.

20:59 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live Score, 1st T20I: Samson gets going, and big! 22 runs in the over

The Indian opener welcomes Atkinson with two fours back to back off his first two deliveries, and makes it even batter with a flat six over the covers. Crowd goes berserk! And follows it up with a flick through the mid-wicket for another four. And finishes the over with a neatly guided four through fine-leg. 22 runs in the over! India 23/0 in 2 overs. Samson 23* off 12. Abhishek yet to face a delivery.

20:56 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Just one run off the first over

Jofra Archer attacks the stumps and keeps Samson guessing by mixing his length and the close-in fielders in place. India 1/0 in 1 over, chasing 133 to win.

20:50 (IST), Jan, 22

Ind vs Eng Live, 1st T20I: Indian openers set for the run-chase

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are out there to start India's chase of England's 132. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Surprisingly a short-leg and a leg slip in place. Are England pacers going to use short-ball tactics or is it a bluff being played?

20:39 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: India limit England to 132 in 20 overs

Hardik's final over concludes England innings but not before he removed Jofra Archer for 12. Mark Wood (1) was run out off the last ball. Jos Buttler was the lone visiting batter to shine with his 44-ball 68. Arshdeep Singh finished with figures of 2/17, but Varun Chakravarthy was the pick of Indian bowlers with his 3/23. Axar Patel (2/22) took two wickets, while Hardik Pandya (2/42) proved the most expensive but struck twice. Ravi Bishnoi (0/22) was the lone Indian bowler with nothing in the wickets column.

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20:33 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Arshdeep concludes his spell

The left-arm pacer puts in another good show to end with figures of 2/17 in four overs, while spinner and vice-captain Axar Patel took 2/22. England 121/8 in 19 overs.

20:27 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: End of 18 overs

England tailenders, Rashid (3) and Archer (2), now collecting ones and twos to score whatever they can in the last few deliveries. England 114/8. Two overs left to be bowled.

20:23 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Varun sends dangerman Buttler back!

England's last hope, skipper Buttler (68 off 44), is caught in the deep brilliantly by Nitish Reddy as Varun returns to take his third wicket. England 109/8 in the 17th overs.

20:18 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Wicket maiden by Axar!

The India vice-captain gets Gus Atkinson (2) out stumped! England in disarray now at 103/7 in 16 overs, in danger of getting bowled out inside the 20 overs. Can Buttler (62*) launch another offensive?

20:18 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: 100 up for England, but they're limping

England reach the three-figure mark in 15.5 overs with four byes, but they have lost six wickets in the process. Now they rely heavily on their skipper Buttler (62*) to bat till the end of the innings. England 103/6 in 15.5 overs.

20:13 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Wicket No. 6!

Axar strikes, as Jamie Overton (2) is caught by Nitish Reddy, who runs in from mid-off to take the catch, while the England batter tried to go for a big shot but miscued. England 95/6 in 13.3 overs.

20:10 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Dropped!

Axar Patel comes back into the attack, but spills a chance, that too of dangerman Buttler (59*), who hit it straight back to the bowler. But it resulted in a single instead. England 95/5

20:09 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Buttler continues to attack

The England captain smashes two fours off Ravi Bishnoi's over, including two fours, to move to 59* off 39 balls. England 94/5 in 13 overs.

20:04 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Hardik comes back with a wicket!

The 21-year-old Bethell (7) tries to pull Hardik but hits it straight to Abhishek Sharma at deep mid-wicket. England 84/5 in 12 overs. Good comeback by Hardik, who had given away 27 runs in his first two overs. His spell now reads 1/31 in 3 overs.

20:01 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Buttler's fifty carries England innings

England skipper brings up his 26th T20I fifty off just 34 balls, including 6 fours and 1 six. His stay in the back-end of England innings will decide if the visitors can go past the 175-run mark or not. England 81 for 4 in 11.1 overs.

19:54 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: End of 10 overs as players take drinks break

England 74/4 at the halfway mark, with Arshdeep and Varun taking two wickets apiece to keep the visitors in check despite Buttler's attacking 47 not out off 29 balls.

19:51 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Jacob Bethell survives

Varun almost had this third wicket but Bethell (2*) survived a stumping appeal, even as wicketkeeper Sanju Samson seemed pretty confident. But replays showed the batter just managed to keep some part of his foot behind the poppping crease.

19:45 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Surya introduces third spinner in the form of Ravi Bishnoi

19:41 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Varun's double strike rocks England

The Indian spinner reaps benefits of bowling on the stumps. First, Brook (17) inside-edges onto his stumps, foxed by a googly. The Liam Livingstone cleaned up as well for a duck. England 65/4 in 7.5 overs.

19:37 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: First six of England innings

Brook (13) deposits India's new T20I vice-captain Axar Patel in the stands behind deep extra cover for a SIX. And Jos Buttler (42) joins in the fun with his first six, smashing the ball over deep mid-wicket. England 61/2 in 7 overs.

19:31 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: First introduction of spin in the form of Varun Chakravarthy

Brook (6) gets a lucky boundary off an inside-edge that almost brushed the stumps before running to the fine-leg fence. End of the Powerplay. Eight runs off Varun's first over, which ends with a brilliant piece of fielding on the long-off boundary by Nitish Reddy to save two runs. England 46 for 2 in 6 overs.

19:27 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Arshdeep continues, bowling his third over on the trot

Arshdeep continues to test England batters, including the in--form Buttler (31), and the over ends in dramatic scenes. Brook (1) plays and misses trying to go after Arshdeep and Samson believes there was a nick. Surya asks for a review after much deliberation. But nothing on the 'Snicko'. Not out. England 38/2 in 5 overs. Arshdeep 2/10 in 3 overs.

19:23 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Arshdeep creates T20I record

Arshdeep has become the country's leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. The left-arm pacer surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal to achieve this remarkable feat, further cementing his position as a vital cog in India's T20I setup. Arshdeep now holds the record with 97 wickets in just 61 matches.

19:21 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Buttler keeps attacking

The England captain flicks Hardik for consecutive fours through deep square-leg. And continues to deal in boundaries, with two more fours in the over. He races to 29 off 16 balls. England 35/2 in 4 overs.

19:17 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Duckett improvises, then perishes next ball

After waiting for more than two overs to face his first ball, Duckett (4) plays an innovative shot for four and tries to go big on the next delivery as wel, but perishes in the act, caught by Rinku Singh smartly. Second wicket for Arshdeep. Both the openers back in the hut. England 17/2 in 2.5 overs

19:15 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Dew already making its presence felt

Aakash Chopra on commentary says the grass was already wet around 6:30 - 7 pm, as Harshit Rana runs onto the field with a message for Hardik Pandya from coach Gautam Gambhir.

19:08 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: With Shami not in the playing XI, Hardik opens bowling from the other end

First boundary for England and Buttler, who dances down the track and hits Hardik straight past the stumps for a four. And the skipper frees his arms on the penultimate ball of the over to find the gap behind point for another four. England 12/0 in 2 overs.

19:07 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Buttler gets England off the mark

A couple for the England captain puts the visitors on the board, and Arshdeep's wicket-taking first over ends with a leg-bye. England 3/1 in 1 over.

19:03 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: Wicket for India in the first over!

An incoming delivery from Arshdeep climbs up on Phil Salt (0), who top-edges it and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson safely pouches it. England 0 for 1 in 0.3 overs.

19:00 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live Score, 1st T20I: All set for action

Phil Salt and Ben Duckett opening for England as Suryakumar Yadav sets field, with Arshdeep Singh at the top of his bowling mark.

18:56 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st T20I: Players are out on the field

The two squads have lined up besides the trophy for the national anthems of the two countries; first for England, followed by India's.

18:43 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st T20I: In case you missed the toss...

18:40 (IST), Jan, 22

We will look to bowl first. The wicket looks sticky, there will be dew later on. It will be heavier later on. The boys have been amazing. The preparations have been good, looking forward to this series. It's going to be great competition between both the sides. A good headache, we want to stick to our strengths.

- India captain Suryakumar Yadav at the toss

18:40 (IST), Jan, 22

Looks a good wicket, I'm sure it's going to be a good match. There will be some dew around. It's a great ground, it's an honour to play against India in these conditions. Everyone is in a good spot. It's nice to be together, a lot to look forward to. McCullum taking charge, he has a lot of experience. It's going to be a challenge, we are right up for it. There is some incredible talent in both sides. Saqib Mahmood, Brydon Carse, Jamie Smith and Rehan Ahmed will miss out.

- England captain Jos Buttler at the toss

18:37 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st ODI: Saqib Mahmood, Brydon Carse, Jamie Smith, Rehan Ahmed sit out for England

England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

18:33 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st ODI: Shami's comeback delayed, not part of playing XI

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

18:30 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st ODI: Toss time!

India win the toss and captain Suryakumar Yadav decides to bowl first.

18:18 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st ODI: Will skipper Jos Buttler be England's X-factor?

18:09 (IST), Jan, 22

IND vs ENG Live, 1st T20I: Listen in to TOI's panel of experts leading up to the toss..

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IND vs ENG, 1st T20I: Abhishek Sharma delivered an outstanding performance, scoring 79 runs of just 34 balls, which guided India to successfully chase down 133 runs in under 13 overs, securing a seven-wicket victory against England in the first T20I match at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. This victory gave India a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. India's bowling unit, particularly Varun Chakravarthy, displayed exceptional skill, with the spinner taking 3 wickets for 23 runs. The team's collective bowling effort restricted England to a modest total of 132 runs. Abhishek demonstrated exceptional batting prowess as a T20 opener, striking 5 fours and 8 sixes in his blistering knock.

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Very poor decision of giving bowling priority to Pandya in front of Shami. Butler is smashing Pandya all over the park....Read More

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IND vs ENG 1st T20I Highlights: Abhishek blows England away in India's 7-wicket win

The opener departs after entertaining the Eden Gardens crowd with a stroke-filled knock (79 off 34 balls), including 5 fours and 8 sixes, that has put India, 125/3, within eights runs of a big win. Adil Rashid gets the wicket but 40 runs too late after dropping him at 29.

Atkinson, who gave away 22 runs in the only over he had bowled before this, is welcomed back by a six fom Abhishek (71* off 29 balls), followed by a four. India in a hurry to go back to team hotel. 111/2 in 10.3 overs.

Abhishek Sharma (60* off 26 balls) has made a mockery of this run-chase, as he brings up India's 100 in 10 overs. The hosts now need just 33 runs to win in 60 balls with eight wickets standing.

Abhishek breathes fire to bring up his fifth in 20 balls, reaching the landmark with his sixth maximum. England have no answer to the left-hander's skills. India 90/2 in 8.2 overs, chasing 133 to win.

Rashid spills a relatively easy return catch at shin-high level to give Abhishek another chance on 29, and the Indian opener rubs salt in England's wounds with four off the next ball, followed by two sixes to move to 45 off 19 balls. India 83/2 in 8 overs.

England captain Jos Buttler consumes his frontline pacer Jofra Acher in the first seven overs of India's run-chase. His impressive figures read 2/21. India 67/2 in 7 overs. Adil Rashid into the attack with his leg-spin.

Abhishek plays a pick-up shot to hit Wood for SIX and the next ball makes room to slice him over the third-man fence for another SIX. He's in such attacking mode that even a mis-hit off a slower one travelled to the boundary past the bowler. End of Powerplay. India 63/2 in 6 overs.

Archer strikes for the second time in the same over to send India captain Suryakumar Yadav back for a duck to halt India's quick start. Surya was foxed by the slower ball as he played early while trying to flick. Tilak Varma joins Abhishek. India 41/2 in 4.5 overs.

Samson (26 off 20 balls) takes on the short ball from Archer, goes for the pull but hits it straight to Atkinson. India 41/1, chasing 133 to win.

The England pacer makes the speedometre go dizzy by clocking above 153kmph twice in his first over, one of which beat both the batter and the 'keeper to run away to fine leg for four byes. India 39/0 in 4 overs.

Archer, who bowled a brilliant wicket-to-wicket in the first over, gets punished by the left-hander Abhishek (10*) for bowling wide as he spanks him through the off-side for a four, followed by six. India 33/0 in 3 overs.

Jofra Archer attacks the stumps and keeps Samson guessing by mixing his length and the close-in fielders in place. India 1/0 in 1 over, chasing 133 to win.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are out there to start India's chase of England's 132. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Surprisingly a short-leg and a leg slip in place. Are England pacers going to use short-ball tactics or is it a bluff being played?

The left-arm pacer puts in another good show to end with figures of 2/17 in four overs, while spinner and vice-captain Axar Patel took 2/22. England 121/8 in 19 overs.

England tailenders, Rashid (3*) and Archer (2*), now collecting ones and twos to score whatever they can in the last few deliveries. England 114/8. Two overs left to be bowled.

England's last hope, skipper Buttler (68 off 44), is caught in the deep brilliantly by Nitish Reddy as Varun returns to take his third wicket. England 109/8 in the 17th overs.

The India vice-captain gets Gus Atkinson (2) out stumped! England in disarray now at 103/7 in 16 overs, in danger of getting bowled out inside the 20 overs. Can Buttler (62*) launch another offensive?

England reach the three-figure mark in 15.5 overs with four byes, but they have lost six wickets in the process. Now they rely heavily on their skipper Buttler (62*) to bat till the end of the innings. England 103/6 in 15.5 overs.

Axar strikes, as Jamie Overton (2) is caught by Nitish Reddy, who runs in from mid-off to take the catch, while the England batter tried to go for a big shot but miscued. England 95/6 in 13.3 overs.

Axar Patel comes back into the attack, but spills a chance, that too of dangerman Buttler (59*), who hit it straight back to the bowler. But it resulted in a single instead. England 95/5

The England captain smashes two fours off Ravi Bishnoi's over, including two fours, to move to 59* off 39 balls. England 94/5 in 13 overs.

The 21-year-old Bethell (7) tries to pull Hardik but hits it straight to Abhishek Sharma at deep mid-wicket. England 84/5 in 12 overs. Good comeback by Hardik, who had given away 27 runs in his first two overs. His spell now reads 1/31 in 3 overs.

England skipper brings up his 26th T20I fifty off just 34 balls, including 6 fours and 1 six. His stay in the back-end of England innings will decide if the visitors can go past the 175-run mark or not. England 81 for 4 in 11.1 overs.

England 74/4 at the halfway mark, with Arshdeep and Varun taking two wickets apiece to keep the visitors in check despite Buttler's attacking 47 not out off 29 balls.

Varun almost had this third wicket but Bethell (2*) survived a stumping appeal, even as wicketkeeper Sanju Samson seemed pretty confident. But replays showed the batter just managed to keep some part of his foot behind the poppping crease.

The Indian spinner reaps benefits of bowling on the stumps. First, Brook (17) inside-edges onto his stumps, foxed by a googly. The Liam Livingstone cleaned up as well for a duck. England 65/4 in 7.5 overs.

Brook (13*) deposits India's new T20I vice-captain Axar Patel in the stands behind deep extra cover for a SIX. And Jos Buttler (42*) joins in the fun with his first six, smashing the ball over deep mid-wicket. England 61/2 in 7 overs.

Arshdeep has become the country's leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. The left-arm pacer surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal to achieve this remarkable feat, further cementing his position as a vital cog in India's T20I setup. Arshdeep now holds the record with 97 wickets in just 61 matches.

The England captain flicks Hardik for consecutive fours through deep square-leg. And continues to deal in boundaries, with two more fours in the over. He races to 29 off 16 balls. England 35/2 in 4 overs.

Aakash Chopra on commentary says the grass was already wet around 6:30 - 7 pm, as Harshit Rana runs onto the field with a message for Hardik Pandya from coach Gautam Gambhir.

First boundary for England and Buttler, who dances down the track and hits Hardik straight past the stumps for a four. And the skipper frees his arms on the penultimate ball of the over to find the gap behind point for another four. England 12/0 in 2 overs.

A couple for the England captain puts the visitors on the board, and Arshdeep's wicket-taking first over ends with a leg-bye. England 3/1 in 1 over.

An incoming delivery from Arshdeep climbs up on Phil Salt (0), who top-edges it and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson safely pouches it. England 0 for 1 in 0.3 overs.

Phil Salt and Ben Duckett opening for England as Suryakumar Yadav sets field, with Arshdeep Singh at the top of his bowling mark.

The two squads have lined up besides the trophy for the national anthems of the two countries; first for England, followed by India's.

- India captain Suryakumar Yadav at the toss

- England captain Jos Buttler at the toss

England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

India win the toss and captain Suryakumar Yadav decides to bowl first.

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England tailenders, Rashid (3) and Archer (2), now collecting ones and twos to score whatever they can in the last few deliveries. England 114/8. Two overs left to be bowled.

Brook (13) deposits India's new T20I vice-captain Axar Patel in the stands behind deep extra cover for a SIX. And Jos Buttler (42) joins in the fun with his first six, smashing the ball over deep mid-wicket. England 61/2 in 7 overs.