Opener Abhishek Sharma's sensational power-hitting secured India's comprehensive seven-wicket victory against England in the opening T20 International at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. The left-hander clobbered eight sixes and five fours in his scintillating 79 off 34 balls as India chased down a modest 133-run target in 12.

After five overs, captain Suryakumar Yadav brings-in spin in the form of Varun Chakravarthy. In his first over, Chakravarthy creates some trouble for England but leaks eight runs. India need a wicket at the earliest,

India won by seven wickets. Scorecard. England's new era in white-ball cricket under Brendon McCullum began with a crushing defeat against world champions India as familiar frailt

Among the spinners picked for the Champions Trophy are Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar

At the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June, Arshdeep was a strong pillar of the bowling line-up, and aided immensely in India’s Final win

India vs England, IND vs ENG 1st T20I Live Score Streaming Online; Telecast Channel: India will take on England in the first game of the five-match T20 series at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, England opener Jason Roy discuss the Jos Buttler-led team’s tour of India that gets underway on Wednesday in Kolkata, the Champions Trophy 2025 and backs the Men in Blue to come up with a strong response in the limited-overs formats after their horror Test run in the last three months.

The T20Is against England serve as the perfect opportunity for Varun Chakravarthy to further solidify his chances of making it as one of the lead spinners for the T20 World Cup squad next year. The mystery spinner's variations in Kolkata could prove to be quite a handful.

Opener Abhishek Sharma's sensational power-hitting secured India's comprehensive seven-wicket victory against England in the opening T20 International at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

India will operate with a flexible middle order during the five-match T20 series against England, all-rounder Axar Patel said on Monday.

England begin their white-ball era under Brendon McCullum in a Twenty20 series against India beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday with the coach promising the same attacking brand of cricket that has been the hallmark of his coaching.