India vs England 1st T20I Highlights, match report: Tourists kick-off series on winning note

India vs England 1st T20I Highlights, match report: After wrapping the red-ball format on a high, Team India will look to maintain a similar tempo against England in the T20Is.

India vs England 1st T20I Highlights, match report: Tourists kick-off series on winning note

India vs England 1st T20I Highlights, match report: Eoin Morgan-led England kicked-off the T20I series on a positive note as the visitors tumbled down India by eight wickets in the opening encounter of the five-match T20I series in Ahmedabad. Chasing a paltry 125, Jason Roy and Jos Buttler provided the tourists with a solid start as the pair added 72 runs for the opening wicket, before Yuzvendra Chahal in the eighth over. 

Meanwhile, Roy fell short by a run from completing his half-century, but his 32-ball 49 was enough to guide his side home for a comfortable win. Among the Indians, Washington Sundar picked the second wicket. 

Earlier in the evening, India got off to a dreadful start after being invited to bat first. The team, which decided to rest premier opener Rohit Sharma, saw themselves reeling at 20/3 after the first five overs. KL Rahul was dismissed for 1, Shikhar Dhawan managed 4 off 12 balls, while skipper Virat Kohli was gone for a duck. 

In what could be considered as a dull day for the hosts, Shreyas Iyer emerged as the shining star and helped India reach a respectable 124/7 in 20 overs. He along with Hardik Pandya stitched a crucial 50-run partnership as Iyer went on to score 67 from 48 balls before being dismissed by Chris Jordan in the final over of the Indian innings. 

India vs England 1st T20I: Catch the HIGHLIGHTS

12 March 2021

22:10 IST

England win by 8 wickets!

Dawid Malan finishes the game in style as he slams Washington Sundar for a flat six towards the long-off region. England complete the 125-run chase in just 15.3 overs. 

The perfect start! 

Scorecard: https://t.co/dKfjXhVsDU

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22:04 IST

A spat between Washington Sundar and Jonny Bairstow as the Indian is clearly upset with the England cricketer standing on his way. Umpire intervene as things calm down in the middle. Meanwhile, England are just seven runs away from scripting a comprehensive win here. ENG: 118/2 (14.4 overs)

21:48 IST

Jason Roy falls on 49! 

A quick turner from Washington Sundar as Jason Roy fails to get behind the line and the ball hits on his front pads. The Indians go for the appeal and umpire also feels that the ball was hitting the stumps. However, the batsman decides to go for the review but TV replay confirms that the ball was struck his pad and was kissing the top of middle stumps. 

ENG: 89/2 (11.1 overs) 

21:43 IST

Jason Roy is inching towards his half-century as he is playing on 49 off 31 balls, while his partner Dawid Malan is batting at 12 from 11 deliveries. ENG: 89/1 (11 overs)

21:30 IST

Yuzvendra Chahal provides India with the much-needed breakthrough as the spinner traps Jos Buttler LBW on 28 from 24 balls. He along with Jason Roy added 71 runs for the first wicket. 

ENG: 72/1 (8 overs)

21:23 IST

End of powerplay! 

A cracking shot by Jos Buttler towards the mid-on region as he along with Jason Roy stitch a 50-run stand for the opening wicket. ENG: 50/0 (6 overs)

A strong powerplay 

Scorecard: https://t.co/dKfjXhVsDU

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21:13 IST

Excellent stuff! 

KL Rahul pulls off an impossible effort to save a certain SIX. Buttler failed to time his shot, as it took a high elevation. However, an alert Rahul at the long-on fence manages to push the ball into play, while being completely in air. 

Meanwhile, a huge LBW appeal by Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel as India decide to take a review against Buttler but the decision goes in the favour of the batsman. 

ENG: 41/0 (4.5 overs) 

21:08 IST

Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are making batting look so easy on the turf as the pair help England reach 29/0 at the end of four overs. 

21:00 IST

England start their easy chase of 125

Jos Buttler and Jason Roy come out to open for England as the visitors begin their chase of paltry 125-run.

20:44 IST

India 124/7 after 20 overs

Shreyas Iyer turned out to be lone warrior for India as he hit 67 to help the hosts score 124/7 after top order fell cheaply. Rishabh Pant (21) was the second highest scorer for India. On the other hand, England displayed a superb bowling performance with Jofra Archer picking three wickets, while Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, and Ben Stokes bagged a wicket each.

20:33 IST

Pandya, Shardul depart in quick succession

Archer removes Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur in consecutive deliveries to keep pressure on India as the hosts are finding it hard to add quick runs on the scoreboard.

20:25 IST

Shreyas Iyer hits fifty

Superb innings by Iyer considering that it has come under tremendous pressure. This fifty might just rescue India from their early debacle.

19:58 IST

India 63/4 after 13 overs

Shreyas Iyer (34*) has provided some stability to India innings  after the hosts lost quick wickets. However, Team India are still lacking respectable score on board at this stage of the game. As a matter of fact they recored their second lowest Powerplay score in the match as they were 20/3 after 5 overs.

19:41 IST

India in trouble as Pant departs

Another one bites the dust as Rishabh Pant (21) failed to stay in the middle for much long and was removed by Ben Stokes. Ind 48/4 after 10 overs

19:27 IST

India lose third wicket as Dhawan departs

Misery continues for India as they have lost their third wicket in the form of Shikhar Dhawan (4), who has been bowled by Mark Wood. 

19:15 IST

India lose Rahul, Kohli early

India are in trouble as they have lost KL Rahul (1) and Virat Kohli (0) inside three overs. While Rahul was removed by Archer, Kohli fell prey to Rashid.

18:36 IST

Rohit Sharma sits out, Dhawan and Rahul to open

India have rested Rohit Sharma for first T20I, which means that Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul will open for the hosts in Ahmedabad.

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal

18:33 IST

England win toss, opt to bowl first

England have won the toss and they have opted to bat first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series. 

England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

18:13 IST

Hello and Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the 1st T20I between India and England. The match is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 

After securing a remarkable Test series win against England, Virat Kohli-led Indian unit will now set their sight on the five-match T20 International series. For skipper Virat Kohli, the primary aim will be to get an idea of his core group of players going into the ICC T20 World Cup in October. And he couldn’t have hoped for a better opposition than a world-class English white-ball side under Eoin Morgan, ready to be way more challenging on flatter tracks which promise a run-feast.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 12, 2021