India vs England 1st T20I Highlights: Hardik stars with bat and ball as India thrash England by 50 runs

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, A huge appeal for LBW but not given! Touch fuller and around middle and leg. Rohit steps forward and looks to heave but misses and gets hit on the pads. Sliding down.

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, Full and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! This time he times it to perfection! On a length and outside off. Sharma rocks back and punches it to cover-point, perfectly through the gap for a boundary. 1000 runs as a captain in T20Is for the Hitman.

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Lovely shot! Second one for Rohit! Too straight on the pads. Sharma flicks it down to fine leg for a boundary.

It will be Reece Topley to steam in from the other end. So, it will be two left arm seamers to start in tandem for England.

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, Fuller ball, around off. Sharma defends it towards mid off.

Reece Topley to Rohit Sharma, Wide! Short of a length and down the leg side. Sharma looks to pull but misses.

Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, 9 runs off the first over then! Good start by India! Short in length and outside off. Ishan steers it past point, nice and will collect a couple of runs. 

Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length and outside off. Rohit dabs it to backward point for a single.

Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Rohit takes the charge! This is full and outside off. Sharma comes down the track and smashes it to mid off. The fielder there dives to his right but only makes a half-stop. The ball still has enough legs to race away to the long off fence.

Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, A length ball, angling across, outside off, not much swing this time and Sharma makes an easy leave.

Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, Kishan is off the mark as well! On a length and just outside off. Kishan hangs back and taps it to cover-point for a single. 

The game is set to begin. The English players stride out to the middle. Followed by the Indian opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. They both are familiar with their game as they play together in Mumbai. The crowd is ready for some riveting action. It will be Sam Curran to start with the ball. 

Sam Curran to Rohit Sharma, A length ball, hint of swing there, around off. Sharma drops it to point and gets off the mark with a single.

Dinesh Karthik is in for a chat. He says Indian T20 League was key to come back, he had a clear role and it is good to be back in England not as a commentator but a part of the team. Says he always believed that he will make a comeback and he worked on it. We are moments away from the action.

Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper says they will bat first. Says that it looks like a good pitch, decent ground to play and it is better to bat first. Adds that he has recovered from Covid, he had some practice session, and is looking forward to the game. Shares that they know the schedule and the players need rest and it also gives an opportunity to strengthen the bench. Tells that there were few choices but Singh makes his debut, he has done well in the past and looks an exciting prospect.