12 March 2021, 22:10 PM
England win by 8 wickets!
Dawid Malan finishes the game in style as he slams Washington Sundar for a flat six towards the long-off region. England complete the 125-run chase in just 15.3 overs.
The perfect start!
Scorecard: https://t.co/dKfjXhVsDU
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12 March 2021, 22:04 PM
A spat between Washington Sundar and Jonny Bairstow as the Indian is clearly upset with the England cricketer standing on his way. Umpire intervene as things calm down in the middle. Meanwhile, England are just seven runs away from scripting a comprehensive win here. ENG: 118/2 (14.4 overs)
12 March 2021, 21:48 PM
Jason Roy falls on 49!
A quick turner from Washington Sundar as Jason Roy fails to get behind the line and the ball hits on his front pads. The Indians go for the appeal and umpire also feels that the ball was hitting the stumps. However, the batsman decides to go for the review but TV replay confirms that the ball was struck his pad and was kissing the top of middle stumps.
ENG: 89/2 (11.1 overs)
12 March 2021, 21:43 PM
Jason Roy is inching towards his half-century as he is playing on 49 off 31 balls, while his partner Dawid Malan is batting at 12 from 11 deliveries. ENG: 89/1 (11 overs)
12 March 2021, 21:30 PM
Yuzvendra Chahal provides India with the much-needed breakthrough as the spinner traps Jos Buttler LBW on 28 from 24 balls. He along with Jason Roy added 71 runs for the first wicket.
ENG: 72/1 (8 overs)
12 March 2021, 21:23 PM
End of powerplay!
A cracking shot by Jos Buttler towards the mid-on region as he along with Jason Roy stitch a 50-run stand for the opening wicket. ENG: 50/0 (6 overs)
A strong powerplay
Scorecard: https://t.co/dKfjXhVsDU
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12 March 2021, 21:13 PM
Excellent stuff!
KL Rahul pulls off an impossible effort to save a certain SIX. Buttler failed to time his shot, as it took a high elevation. However, an alert Rahul at the long-on fence manages to push the ball into play, while being completely in air.
Meanwhile, a huge LBW appeal by Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel as India decide to take a review against Buttler but the decision goes in the favour of the batsman.
ENG: 41/0 (4.5 overs)
12 March 2021, 21:08 PM
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are making batting look so easy on the turf as the pair help England reach 29/0 at the end of four overs.
12 March 2021, 21:00 PM
England start their easy chase of 125
Jos Buttler and Jason Roy come out to open for England as the visitors begin their chase of paltry 125-run.
12 March 2021, 20:44 PM
India 124/7 after 20 overs
Shreyas Iyer turned out to be lone warrior for India as he hit 67 to help the hosts score 124/7 after top order fell cheaply. Rishabh Pant (21) was the second highest scorer for India. On the other hand, England displayed a superb bowling performance with Jofra Archer picking three wickets, while Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Jordan, and Ben Stokes bagged a wicket each.
12 March 2021, 20:33 PM
Pandya, Shardul depart in quick succession
Archer removes Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur in consecutive deliveries to keep pressure on India as the hosts are finding it hard to add quick runs on the scoreboard.
12 March 2021, 20:25 PM
Shreyas Iyer hits fifty
Superb innings by Iyer considering that it has come under tremendous pressure. This fifty might just rescue India from their early debacle.
12 March 2021, 19:58 PM
India 63/4 after 13 overs
Shreyas Iyer (34*) has provided some stability to India innings after the hosts lost quick wickets. However, Team India are still lacking respectable score on board at this stage of the game. As a matter of fact they recored their second lowest Powerplay score in the match as they were 20/3 after 5 overs.
12 March 2021, 19:41 PM
India in trouble as Pant departs
Another one bites the dust as Rishabh Pant (21) failed to stay in the middle for much long and was removed by Ben Stokes. Ind 48/4 after 10 overs
12 March 2021, 19:27 PM
India lose third wicket as Dhawan departs
Misery continues for India as they have lost their third wicket in the form of Shikhar Dhawan (4), who has been bowled by Mark Wood.
12 March 2021, 19:15 PM
India lose Rahul, Kohli early
India are in trouble as they have lost KL Rahul (1) and Virat Kohli (0) inside three overs. While Rahul was removed by Archer, Kohli fell prey to Rashid.
12 March 2021, 18:36 PM
Rohit Sharma sits out, Dhawan and Rahul to open
India have rested Rohit Sharma for first T20I, which means that Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul will open for the hosts in Ahmedabad.
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
12 March 2021, 18:33 PM
England win toss, opt to bowl first
England have won the toss and they have opted to bat first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series.
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
12 March 2021, 18:13 PM
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the 1st T20I between India and England. The match is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After securing a remarkable Test series win against England, Virat Kohli-led Indian unit will now set their sight on the five-match T20 International series. For skipper Virat Kohli, the primary aim will be to get an idea of his core group of players going into the ICC T20 World Cup in October. And he couldn’t have hoped for a better opposition than a world-class English white-ball side under Eoin Morgan, ready to be way more challenging on flatter tracks which promise a run-feast.
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