England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,

T20 score and latest cricket updates as hosts off to flying start in chase - England face the world champions in Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side

India vs England (Ind vs Eng) 1st T20, Highlights | Abhishek Sharma played a stunning innings, scoring 79 runs off just 34 balls, leading India to a convincing 7-wicket victory over England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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Inspired bowling and a 34-ball 79 by opener Abhishek Sharma helped India to a crushing seven-wicket win over England in the first T20 international on Wednesday.

Ind vs Eng 1st T20 Match Live Streaming at Star Sports, Disney-plus Hotstar: The match marks pacer Mohammed Shami's return to the squad after a prolonged absence, while Axar Patel has been named vice-captain for the series.

Live Score, ndia Vs England 2025 1st T20 LIVE Cricket Scorecard and Updates: Senior pacer Mohammed Shami surprisingly missed out on the India eleven. His India return in 14 months after playing in the ODI World Cup final loss to Australia in November 2023 due to an ankle injury was on the cards.

The Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India is all set to lock horns with England for the first T20I which is underway at the Eden Gardens. The T20I series between India and England will witness five matches being played at different venues.