Opener Abhishek Sharma's sensational power-hitting secured India's comprehensive seven-wicket victory against England in the opening T20 International at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. The left-hander clobbered eight sixes and five fours in his scintillating 79 off 34 balls as India chased down a modest 133-run target in 12.

England will look to bounce back from their opening T20 defeat to India this weekend when they meet in Chennai, live on talkSPORT 2. The first match in Kolkata ended in an embarrassing result for

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 suffered a heavy defeat to India in the first of a five-match T20 series in Kolkata as Jos Buttler ’s side paid for a subpar batting effort.

Abhishek Sharma smashed his way to 79 off 34 balls and India gave England a hiding in the first match of the five-match T20I series. | Crickit

England's new era in white-ball cricket under Brendon McCullum began with a crushing defeat against world champions India as familiar frailties against spin resurfaced in the first T20 in Kolkata.

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,

The India vs England 1st T20I will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The 1st T20I between India and England will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

After a successful game against each other in their first meet in the T20 International series, Team India and Team England are ready to face each other again.

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, England opener Jason Roy discuss the Jos Buttler-led team’s tour of India that gets underway on Wednesday in Kolkata, the Champions Trophy 2025 and backs the Men in Blue to come up with a strong response in the limited-overs formats after their horror Test run in the last three months.

Jay Shah, regarded as the most influential man in world cricket, had taken over as the ICC chairperson on December 1 last year.