IND Vs ENG 1st T20 Match Highlights: Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy Star As India Hammer England By 7 Wickets

India Vs England LIVE: Convincing Win For India 

Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy starred with bat and ball respectively as India hammer England by seven wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series in Kolkata.

India Vs England LIVE: Abhishek Departs After Quickfire 79 

A fantastic knock (79 off 34) from Abhishek Sharma comes to an end as he tries to hit Adil Rashid for a maximum. Abhishek has done more than enough as India is very near to victory in first T20I in Kolkata.

IND 127-3 (12 overs) 

India Vs England LIVE: Abhishek Joins Elite List

Fastest 50s for Ind vs Eng in T20Is (balls faced)

12 Yuvraj Singh Durban 2007

20 Abhishek Sharma Kolkata 2025

27 KL Rahul Manchester 2018

India Vs England LIVE: Fifty For Abhishek Sharma 

Abhishek Sharma hits Jamie Overton for a six to score his fifty in style. It's a quickfire 20-ball fifty for Abhishek as India look in hurry to chase the target.

IND 93-2 (9 overs)

India Vs England LIVE: End Of Powerplay

Abhishek Sharma smashes Mark Wood for two sixes and a four as India scores 19 runs in the 6th over of the innings to end the powerplay at 63-2. 

IND 63-2 (6 overs) 

India Vs England LIVE: Archer On Fire 

Jofra Archer removes Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession to put break on India's scoring rate. Tilak Varma joins Abhishek at the crease. 

 

India Vs England LIVE: Good Over From Wood 

After Jofra Archer's 10 run over against Abhishek Sharma, Mark Wood manages to keep Sanju Samson in check, giving just 6 runs in the over.

IND 39-0 (4 overs) 

India Vs England LIVE: Sanju Samson On Fire 

After a watchful first over against Jofra Archer, Sanju Samson smashes Gus Atkinson for 19 runs in the second over of the innings. 

India 23-0 (2 overs) 

India Vs England LIVE: First Innings Over

The Indian bowlers have restricted the England batters to just 132 runs in 20 overs. Varun Chakravarthy starred with the ball as he took three wickets while the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel scalped two wickets each. The Men in Blue need 133 runs to win the first T20I.

ENG 132 (20)

India Vs England LIVE: Captain Buttler Departs

Buttler hits Varun Chakravarthy a massive six over the deep mid-wicket region. The off-spinner makes a terrific comeback as he takes the wicket of BIG FISH Buttler. The England skipper goes to the pavilion after a brilliant 68 runs. Young Nitish Reddy takes a blinder at the end.

ENG 110/8 (17)

 

 

India Vs England LIVE: Wicket

Axar Patel who is designated as the vice-captain of the Indian team, scalps the wicket of Jamie Overton and Nitish Reddy ensures by taking an easy catch at the end. England team is in deep trouble now. The Indian spinners are in fine form today as they dominate the England batters since the beginning of the game.

ENG 97/6 (14)

India Vs England LIVE: Hardik Strikes

Hardik Pandya finally makes a comeback after getting hit for a lot of runs in the first few overs. He takes the wicket of Jacob Bethell and an easy catch by Abhishek Sharma does the rest. England skipper Jos Buttler is still there in the middle as he completes his fifty. 

ENG 84/5 (12)

 

 

 

India Vs England LIVE: Wickets

Varun Chakravarthy does the magic as he takes the wicket of Brook. It's a googly delivery that does the trick for Varun and Brook looks clueless. What a delivery!! Varun what are you doing man? Another wicket for the off-spinner, this time Livingstone has to take a long walk to the pavilion. England in trouble after their four batters sitting in the dressing room.

Liam Livingstone Goes for a 2-Ball Duck! 

Varun Chakravarthy strikes twice in the over. #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/ojLifxRNDm

— Akaran.A (Akaran_1) January 22, 2025

ENG 65/4 (8)

India Vs England LIVE: SIX

Brook smashes a massive six against Axar Patel and on the back of this hit, 50 up for England. Apart from Brook, England's skipper Buttler also hammers a huge six against the left-arm spinner. This is great batting by the England batters. 

ENG 61/2 (7)

India Vs England LIVE: Powerplay End

After five overs of the game, Suryakumar Yadav introduces spin as Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack. Gives away just eight runs even though both England batters do their best to tonk him.

ENG 46/2 (6)

India Vs England LIVE: Unstoppable Arshdeep

Arshdeep Singh wreaks havoc at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as he takes another wicket.  England opener batter Duckett has to depart this time. The English team loses both their openers early in the innings, kudos to Arshdeep Singh. The left-arm pacer comes up with a wide delivery and Duckett looks to go across the line and gets a leading edge with Rinku Singh taking a blinder. Arshdeep Singh is now India's leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket. 

Arshdeep Singh now is the leading wicket taker for India in men's T20Is 
96 wickets in just 2.5 years #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/uxpmlyN1B1

— Tanish (raavi_tanish) January 22, 2025

ENG 17-2 (3)

India Vs England LIVE: Two Fours By Buttler

Hardik Pandya comes in to bowl the second over. England's skipper Jos Buttler is looking aggressive today as he hits two boundaries against Pandya. That's great batting from the captain.

ENG 12/1 (2)

India Vs England LIVE: Salt Departs

Philip Salt and Duckett start the proceedings for England. Arshdeep Singh bowls the first over. The first two balls see sharp movement and that is the reason why the Punjab-based bowler is one of the best new ball bowlers. As usual, Arshdeep is proving why he is the best, he scalps the wicket of Philip Salt and Samson takes an easy catch. Philip Salt departs for a golden duck. What an over this is!!

"You don't have to wait for long for the first wicket," says Arshdeep Singh! #TeamIndia strikes on the 3rd ball! 

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— BCCI (BCCI) January 22, 2025

ENG 3/1 (1)

India Vs England LIVE: Shami Missed Out

India's star pacer Mohammed Shami failed to find a spot in India's Playing XI for the first T20I against England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The reason is still under the scanner, looks like Shami is not match-ready. Shami made it to the Indian squad after a long gap of 430 days.

India Vs England LIVE: Captains Corner

Jos Buttler: 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.

Suryakumar Yadav: 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 Vs England LIVE: Eden Gardens Pitch Report

"The six-hitting festival starts today here at this iconic Eden Gardens Stadium. The average sixes hit in the last two years is 10 per innings in a T20 game. Dimensions - 59m and 66m square, straight down the ground is 75m. There's a nice tinge of green, not overly green and I don't think it's going to do a whole lot but it'll do enough. It'll carry a little bit as well. The tall England bowlers will get a little bit out of the surface. Generally this is a high-scoring venue. There'll be a lot of runs scored here. More carry and pace on this surface. Looks a bit drier right now, looks white-ish now, but the colour will change and will get darker as the game continues because of the dew factor. There'll be pressure on the bowlers. Not so much (help) for spin, don't think it's going to spin much" dissected Deep Dasgupta and Nick Knight.

India Vs England LIVE: Playing XI's

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

A look at our Playing XI 

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— BCCI (BCCI) January 22, 2025

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

India Vs England LIVE: Toss

The Indian team won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first T20I against England in Kolkata.

 Toss News from the Eden Gardens #TeamIndia have elected to bowl against England in the T20I series opener.

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— BCCI (BCCI) January 22, 2025

 

India Vs England LIVE: Jofra Archer Record against India

England star pacer Jofra Archer has played 29 T20Is as of now where he has taken 35 wickets for his country. His best performance came against India where he scalped four wickets after giving away just 33 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in 2021.

India Vs England LIVE: Eden Garden Average T20 score 

As of now, a total of 11 T20Is have been played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.  The average first innings score is of 157 runs here in Kolkata while the highest team total is 201. 

 

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IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Where To Watch the Game

Fans can watch the IND vs ENG first T20I live on TV on Star Sports Network while they can also live stream the game on Disney+ Hotstar. 

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Importance of this series

This series is crucial for India as it will act as a dress rehearsal ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy which is scheduled to take place next month. The Indian team will look to perform well in this series after a disappointing Test tour of Australia.

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Suryakumar Yadav after not getting picked for the Champions Trophy

India's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that he is not hurt at all after the BCCI decided to exclude him from the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 squad. Last week, the BCCI's chief selector named the Indian squad for the much-awaited Champions Trophy where Rohit Sharma will lead the side as usual while young Shubman Gill was named his deputy.

“Why would I be hurt? If I played well, I would have made the Champions Trophy side. I didn’t perform well so it’s also important to accept that,” captain Suryakumar Yadav said.

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Brendon McCullum's school of thoughts

“I always felt when playing that everything was based around cricket and sometimes you forgot to enjoy yourself. We want an environment where you want to turn up to work, have a good time, be the best version of yourself, push the boundaries of what you’re capable of. That’s our focus.”

India Vs England LIVE: Watchful Start For India 

Sanju Samson scores just one in the first over for India as Jofra Archer bowl with control. Sanju shows cautious approach against Jofra.

IND 1-0 (1 over) 

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Shami On Cusp Of Major Landmark

Mohammed Shami is on the cusp of a major landmark in international cricket as he makes his return with the T20I series against England. Shami has a chance to become the fourth Indian pacer to take 450 or more wickets in international cricket. 

Most wickets for India in international cricket

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Harbhajan Singh – 707 wickets from 365 matches

Kapil Dev – 687 wickets from 356 matches

Ravindra Jadeja – 597 wickets from 351 matches

Zaheer Khan – 597 wickets from 351 matches 

Javagal Srinath – 551 wickets from 296 matches

Mohammed Shami – 448 wickets from 188 matches

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Shami Recalls Tough Times

In a video uploaded on BCCI’s social media, Mohammed Shami talks about his tough phase. 

After testing times & a long wait, he is back to don the blues 

For Mohd. Shami, it's only "UP & UP"  from here on

WATCH  #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @MdShami11 | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/V03n61Yd6Y

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 22, 2025

 

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: All Eyes On Md Shami

A fit-again Mohammed Shami is all set for his India comeback with the T20I series against England. He last played for India during the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad. 

 

 

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: England's Playing XI

Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Ready to get the series underway  pic.twitter.com/olHuteUIva

— England Cricket (englandcricket) January 22, 2025

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Head To Head

As of now, the Indian team has faced England in 24 T20I games where Men in Blue have won 13 matches while the English team clinched victories in 11. 

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— BCCI (BCCI) January 20, 2025

 

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Kolkata Is Set

The Iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata is all set to host the nail-biting thriller between India and England.

 Kolkata

Gearing  for the #INDvENG T20I series opener #TeamIndia | IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/ocvsS4Y4R3

— BCCI (BCCI) January 20, 2025

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: How To Watch The Match On TV?

Fans can watch the game live on Star Sports Network including:

Star Sports 1 (HD & SD)
Star Sports 1 Hindi (HD & SD)
Star Sports 1 Tamil (HD & SD)
Star Sports 1 Telugu (HD & SD)
Star Sports 1 Kannada (SD)

IND Vs ENG Live Cricket Score: Hello

Hello and welcome to ZEE News' live coverage of the first T20I between India and England which is slated to begin at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Stay tuned for all the match-related updates here.