India vs England
1st T20I, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match Centre
India beat England by 7 wickets
Match Ended - India beat England by 7 wickets
Over 
7th 
0
0
0
4
6
6
  = 16     | 
Over 
8th 
1
6
2
0
1
0
  = 10     | 
Over 
9th 
4
1
0
0
1
1
  = 7     | 
Over 
10th 
6
4
1
4
1
0
  = 16     | 
Over 
11th 
1
0
6
2
W
2
  = 11     | 
Over 
12th 
0
0
0
1
4
  = 5     | 
Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

R
B
4R
6S
SR
Tilak Varma
not out
19
16
3
0
118.75

CRR: 10.36

Commentary

Other Innings>
All
W
4s
6s
7.1
0
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
A slider drifting outside off, Abhishek Sharma swings with all his might, but meets thin air.
7.2
0
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
A slower one, seam-up delivery, around off and full in length, Abhishek Sharma takes the front foot out and tries to hit it down the ground, but misses. 
7.3
0
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
Did that carry? At 91.5 kph, Rashid bowls flat and full, Abhishek chips it straight back to the bowler. Adil Rashid bends low to catch but it goes in and out of his palms.
7.4
4
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Rubbing salt on the wounds! Offers width outside off, on a length, Abhishek Sharma goes inside the crease and cuts it through backward point for a boundary.
7.5
6
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Just clears the ropes! A googly, but lands it right in the slot, on off, Abhishek Sharma dances down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket. The ball sails just behind the leaping Jacob Bethell in the deep for a six.
7.6
6
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Clean as a whistle! Drops it full and around off, Abhishek Sharma reads the length early gets ahead, and hoists it aerially, and behind the sightscreen! So after the dropped catch, Rashid concedes two fours and a six. A really expensive drop that turned out to be!
8.1
1
Jamie Overton to Tilak Varma
Back of a length, outside off, Tilak Varma waits for it and cuts it a bit uppishly. But the ball lands ahead of the backward point fielder who gets a bad bounce and parries the ball behind for a single.
8.2
6
Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma
SIX! FIFTY FOR ABHISHEK SHARMA OFF JUST 20 DELIVERIES! Overton lands it short and on the bodyline, Abhishek Sharma gets inside the line, shapes up for the pull and parks it behind deep fine for a cracking six. A swashbuckling batting display from the young left-hander and he has just taken the English bowling to the cleaners at will and ease.
8.3
2
Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma
IN THE AIR...JUST LANDS BEHIND THE FIELDER! Back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma mistimes the pull shot in the air, but lands behind the chasing Jofra Archer at mid on. Archer stretches his hands out while tracking backward, but it lands ahead of him on the bounce. Two taken.
8.4
0
Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma
A bit full and on the stumps, Abhishek looks to whip it away but squeezes off the inside edge to mid-wicket.
8.5
1
Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma
Length, on middle, Abhishek Sharma cuts it along the ground to deep point for one.
8.6
0
Jamie Overton to Tilak Varma
Full and at the stumps. Varma gets forward and pushes this slower one to the cover region.
9.1
4
Liam Livingstone to Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Greets Liam Livingstone with a classic boundary! Liam drops a full ball, around off, Abhishek Sharma dances down the track, opens the off side and goes inside-out over covers and wide of long off for a boundary.
9.2
1
Liam Livingstone to Abhishek Sharma
Looped up, full and outside off, Abhishek Sharma drills it down to deep extra cover for a single.
9.3
0
Liam Livingstone to Tilak Varma
Flat and drags down the length, on off, Tilak Varma punches it to short cover.
9.4
0
Liam Livingstone to Tilak Varma
Gives it a bit of more loop, on middle and leg, Tilak Varma skips down the track and inside edges on the flick shot. It lobs off the boots and lands safely in the off side.
9.5
1
Liam Livingstone to Tilak Varma
Length ball and Varma pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a comfortable single.
9.6
1
Liam Livingstone to Abhishek Sharma
Seeing Sharma charging down the track, Liam Livingstone drags the length around off, Abhishek Sharma whips it across to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. Also, the 100 comes up for India!
10.1
6
Gus Atkinson to Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Abhishek Sharma wants to en this in a hurry. On a good length around the top of off, Sharma stays just leg side of the delivery and swings through the line, lifting it high and handsome over long off for a biggie.
10.2
4
Gus Atkinson to Abhishek Sharma
FOUR! Abhishek Sharma showing he can play the aesthetic shots as well. A bit too full and around off, Sharma leans on and sweetly times it on the up, through extra cover and for a boundary.
10.3
1
Gus Atkinson to Abhishek Sharma
This is bowled well short now and over leg, Sharma gets inside the line and pulls it through square leg for a single.
10.4
4
Gus Atkinson to Tilak Varma
FOUR! Beats the fielder at mid off! Hard length around off, Tilak Varma hangs back and clears the front leg before thumping it just to the left of mid off for yet another boundary.
10.5
1
Gus Atkinson to Tilak Varma
Takes some pace off, bowls it right in the blockhole and on off, Varma clips it away through mid-wicket for a single.
10.6
0
Gus Atkinson to Abhishek Sharma
A dot to end and India now need 17 runs for the win. Slips in a wide yorker now, angling it across and nailing it as well, Sharma looks to squeeze it away but misses.
11.1
1
Adil Rashid to Tilak Varma
Loops this one up, full and outside off, enticing the batter, Abhishek Sharma goes hard at it but mistimes it along the ground to long off for a single.
11.2
0
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
Bowled from the front of the hand, on off and angling away, Varma plays it on the up to covers.
11.3
6
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
SIX! Glorious from Tilak Varma! Wrong'un from Adil Rashid, dropped a bit short and outside off, Varma steps out and lofts it with the turn over deep extra cover for a biggie.
11.4
2
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
IN THE AIR...JUST SHORT! Just sums up England's day! Flat and full on off, Abhishek Sharma comes dancing down the track and whips it aerially, but gets no timing on that one. It sails and dips behind mid-wicket. Jacob Bethell from the deep runs forward and dives ahead but the ball lands a yard ahead of him. 
11.5
W
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma
OUT! IN THE AIR...AND NOW IT IS TAKEN! Too little too late for England though! A deceptive googly from Adil, fuller and in front of the off-pole, Abhishek Sharma again charges down the track to hoist it up in the air. But doesn't quite read the wrong'un off Rashid's hand and goes swinging through. It airs off the outer half of the bat and goes in the air towards long off. Harry Brook settles under it and takes a safe catch. Adil Rashid smiles as he gets a wicket finally. Abhishek Sharma goes for a swashbuckling 79 (34).
11.6
2
Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya
Flighted in and around off. Pandya clears his front leg and goes for the big hit down the ground but the bat twists in his hands and it goes over covers. Lands safe in the deep and they scamper back for the second.
12.1
0
Mark Wood to Tilak Varma
Cannoned on the pads, full in length, Tilak Varma misses to get any bat and the deflects off the front pad to deep fine. They cross for a leg bye.
12.2
0
Mark Wood to Hardik Pandya
A steep bumper from Wood, targeting the batter's body, but it lands it just flies back to the keeper as Hardik sways out of the line.
12.3
0
Mark Wood to Hardik Pandya
Hard length, rising off the surface outside off, Hardik Pandya looks to slash it away but is beaten by the bounce as the ball passes over his angled bat.
12.4
1
Mark Wood to Hardik Pandya
Short again, and into the body, Hardik Pandya climbs on the bounce and works it away to deep backward square leg for a single.
12.5
4
Mark Wood to Tilak Varma
EDGED AND FOUR! TILAK VARMA SCORES THE WINNING RUNS FOR INDIA! Aims the stumps, does Wood, on a hard length, Tilak Varma gets inside the line and looks to scoop it up over fine leg, but is beaten by the pace and bounce. Ends up top-edging it over the keeper's head for a boundary. INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND 7.1 OVERS TO SPARE.