India vs England 1st T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team defeated Jos Buttler's England by 7 wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series which is being played at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata, on January 22 (Wednesday).
Surya won the toss and elected to bowl first. The decision turned out to be a good one as India managed to bowl out England for just 132 runs. Apart from Jos Buttler, no England batter could take a stand and get going. Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel got two wickets each. Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy picked three wickets.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma gave India a good start with their 41 runs opening partnership. However, India lost Samson and Surya in the same over. After that Abhishek Sharma stole the show with this 79-run innings and ensured that India win the match.
IND vs ENG Playing XIs
India: 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
England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
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