England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

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

India's Strategy for the 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav Opts to Bowl First The first T20I of the five-match series between and England will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.

Suryakumar Yadav's Indian cricket team is going one-on-one against Jos Buttler-led England side in the first T20I of the five-match series which is being played at the Eden Gardens. in Kolkata, on January 22 (Wednesday).

The 1st T20 match between India and England is set for January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Mohammed Shami is expected to return after injury. India, under Suryakumar Yadav, aim to continue its strong form.

Mohammed Shami is set to make his international comeback while Sanju Samson will return to opening slot for the first T20 match against England at Kolkata on Wednesday.

Fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami's comeback would be keenly watched when the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team takes on an evenly-matched England in a five-match series starting here on Wednesday, ai

Mohammed Shami's bowling was the focus of India's first training session in Kolkata ahead of their T20I series against England that gets underway on January 22. Shami, who has not played international cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final,