ENG vs IND 1st T20I Live Score - Chester-le-Street (01 July 2026)

Steps out and heaves the full ball along the ground to the deep mid-wicket pocket for a single.

 Direct hit at the bowling end! But looks like Tilak is safe. Yes, he is. Full ball on off stump, 85 kph. Iyer gets forward and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket and sets off for two. Cox picks up quickly and fires a flat throw to the bowler's end, Jacks gets out of the way and the ball crashes into the stumps. Loud appeal for a run out and the umpires send it upstairs for a review. The replays roll in and it is desperately close, but Tilak just manages to slide the bat in the crease before the stumps are hit.

Short and outside off. Shreyas Iyer rocks back quickly and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Just outside off, a touch fuller, on off, Tilak Varma makes room and punches it through cover for one.

Length ball, on the stumps, staying low. Iyer rocks back and whips it wide of deep square leg for a single.

 Decision upheld! Tossed up and drifted into the batter, full in length. Tilak Varma tries the reverse sweep but the ball seems to have missed the bat or the glove before he is hit on the front pad. Jacks appeals confidently for LBW, but the umpire denies. England eventually go upstairs for a review, but UltraEdge confirms a clear spike when the ball is next to Varma's glove. England lose a review.

Nagging length, around off, Iyer hangs back and punches it hard to cover.

Much fuller, around the middle stump. Shreyas Iyer walks across the crease and flicks it aggressively toward the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket to get a brace.

WIDE! Short of a length, outside off. Iyer lets it through as the ball flies over his head. Wide for height.

Pitched on a length, outside leg. Shreyas Iyer gets inside the line and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. Shreyas moves to 42 (32).

A moon ball now from Curran, on middle. Tilak Varma pushes it to long on for one.

 FOUR! Tickled behind! Loosener from Curran. Full on the leg stump. Shreyas Iyer uses the pace and helps it through the gap between short fine leg and the keeper for a boundary. Easy pickings for the Indian skipper, who closes in to his half ton.

Pitches it fuller again, around the pads, Shreyas Iyer clips it to deep backward square leg for one.

Short of a length, on middle. Shreyas Iyer moves across in the crease and whips it to deep square leg for an easy single.

Overpitched, pitching it just outside off, angling away. Tilak Varma drills it to long off for one.

Short and slow, outside off. Shreyas Iyer waits back, and plays the pull shot to deep square leg and gets to the other end.

OUT! TAKEN NICELY! Saqib gets his second wicket and that brings the budding 36-run stand to an end. Not a wicket-taking delivery from Mahmood as he slips in a full toss searching a yorker. Tilak Varma shuffles across off to play the scoop shot, but does not time it well. Tries to clear short fine leg, but Liam Dawson moves a bit to his right and times the leap to complete the catch over his head. Tilak was just threatening to switch gears but it wasn't to be. India are 124/4.

On a back of a length, nipping from leg to middle. Dube opens the bat face and steers it wide of extra cover for a single.

Full-length delivery, just outside off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to the cover fielder. 

Flatter and fuller, on middle. Shivam Dube leans on and clips it along the turf to long on for an easy run.

FIFTY FOR IYER! Certainly a captain's innings from Shreyas Iyer. Fuller delivery, on off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for a single and gets to his first half-century as the skipper of India. Overall, this is his 9th T20I fifty and he gets there in 38 balls. A very well-constructed knock and he will look to bat through the innings.

A touch short and around off. Dube stands tall and swats it over the mid-wicket fielder. Jordan Cox runs to his right from deep square leg and tidies it up. Just a single.

 FOUR! Crunched away! Short around off, Shreyas Iyer presses back and punches it hard through the point region. Jordan Cox runs and dives to his left to cut it off, but the ball deflects off the hand and seeps through to the fence.

Fuller on off, Shreyas Iyer sensibly drives it to long on for a single.

Much fuller, wide outside off, Shivam Dube lunges forward and extends his arms to slap it away. The ball connects with the toe end of the bat and loops toward the deep cover region. Jacob Bethell rushes to his right to collect the ball and the batter gets a brace.

Slower full ball, on middle. Shreyas Iyer gets across to flick it to the leg side, but closes the bat early. Gets a leading edge and the ball rolls past cover for a single.

Short and at pace, outside off. Dube stands tall and powerfully pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Almost a yorker, on off. Iyer gets under the ball and chips it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for another run. So far, so good from Wood. Just 3 off the first three balls.

 FOUR! Not well timed, but it's in the gap! Highly likely a slower ball, on a good length, on middle and leg. Shivam Dube mistimes the pull shot off the inner half, and finds the gap at long leg for a boundary.

Fires in a full ball, on middle, Shivam Dube clips it down to widish long on for an easy run.

 SIX! Wowza, shot of the match so far! A long half-volley from Wood, outside the off stump. Shreyas Iyer leans onto it completely with a big stride ahead and launches it inside out over the deep extra cover fence, just about clearing the ropes for half a dozen runs. 3 from the first three balls, 11 from the next three. 14 runs from the over.

Dishes out a full ball, on leg. Shivam Dube advances down the track but has no room and flicks it to mid-wicket.

 SIX! That has been carted down the ground! Serves up a juicy half-volley on the stumps. Dube shimmies down the track and hammers it over the bowler's head and clears the ropes with absolute ease for a six. 150 up for India!

Just in! Spotting Dube advance, Adil bowls the googly and drags it down, short and outside off. Dube tries to whack it over mid-wicket, but fails to read the wrong' un and is beaten all ends up. Now, Buttler has to pluck the ball to his left and has to drag his hands to dislodge the bails and that small frame of time allows Dube to get back in the crease. The replay confirms the same.

1 run.

Leg bye.