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

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.

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,

Buttler registered in 2024 his third-best T20I batting average in a calendar year (42.00) whilst going past the 24.5 run mark set by Indian betting sites in seven of his 13 T20I innings as well as a 23* in a very small run chase against Oman at the 2024 T20 World Cup.

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.