Abhishek Sharma scored a 20-ball half-century as India beat England by seven wickets Wednesday in the first T20 of their five-match series. India's opener smacked five fours and eight sixes, scoring 79 off 34 balls,

After five overs, captain Suryakumar Yadav brings-in spin in the form of Varun Chakravarthy. In his first over, Chakravarthy creates some trouble for England but leaks eight runs. India need a wicket at the earliest,

England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,

Arshdeep Singh started with the wicket of Phil Salt in the first over. He dismissed Ben Duckett in his next over to become the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is with 97 wickets

Abhishek Sharma played a stunning innings, scoring 79 runs off just 34 balls, leading India to a convincing 7-wicket victory over England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

India got a 41-run opening stand but Jofra Archer struck back for England by dismissing Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav in the fifth over. | Crickit

Varun Chakravarthy’s explaoits with the ball and Abhishek Sharma’s 34-ball 79 guided India to a seven-wicket win over England.

India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England’s cricketers in Kolkata

A stunning three-wicket haul from Varun Chakravarthy and a 34-ball 79 by Varun Chakarvarthy helped India take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.