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India vs England Live Updates: The highly anticipated India vs England series kicks off at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata, featuring 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. The final match of the series will be played on February 12, 2025.
Led by Suryakumar Yadav, Team India aims to dominate their home turf, while England, under the leadership of Jos Buttler, looks to extend their winning streak. With both teams brimming with talent, the first T20I promises to be an exciting encounter.
Jofra Archer to Samson, out Caught by Atkinson!! Samson holes out! 145.9kph, takes on this short ball with a pull shot. Gets hit high on the bat as he's hurried into the shot. Atkinson moves to his right at deep midwicket to snaffle it safely.
Mark Wood to Samson, byes, FOUR, 153.6kph! That's very quick. Length ball, Samson backs away to swing across the line. Beats the inside edge, misses the leg-stump and eludes the diving Philip Salt to his left
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark with a boundary! 143kph, Archer pulls his length back, serves width and the left-hander stays in his crease to flay it over backward point
Atkinson to Samson, SIX, puts bat on ball on this occasion and it's a maximum! Short and wide, Samson takes a step forward, moves leg-side in the process as well and throws his bat to flay it over the covers. Top shot!
Atkinson to Samson, FOUR, shot! 131.1kph, good length outside off, Samson slightly moves leg-side and drives on the rise.
Atkinson to Samson, FOUR, Samson welcomes Atkinson with a boundary. Short ball, Samson goes back expecting the length and pulls it behind square on the leg-side
Jofra Archer to Samson, no run, 146.6kph, Samson backs away to force it through the off-side. Gets into a bit of a tangle due to the extra bounce and gets an inside edge onto his body
Hardik Pandya to Adil Rashid, out Mark Wood Run Out!! England have been bowled out for 132! A length delivery outside off, Adil Rashid swings and misses. The keeper has a direct-hit at his end and they fail to steal a bye. Wood is well short of the crease.
Hardik Pandya to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Nine down! Short and wide outside off, Jofra Archer tries to slash this away, miscues it towards cover where the fielder takes the skier. Jofra Archer departs after playing a handy knock.
Hardik Pandya to Jofra Archer, FOUR, streaky! Short and wide ball outside off, Jofra Archer advances down the wicket, slashes away from his body and the top edge flies over the keeper for a boundary
Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, FOUR, handy runs these! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, chipped over the infield at covers for four runs. Was slightly slower and the batsman managed to put it away
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! Varun Chakravarthy removes the England captain as well. A short ball by the leg-spinner and Buttler pulls it towards deep square leg. Nitish Reddy charges in from the deep and takes a fine catch diving forward. The third umpire checks it and replays confirm it was straight into the fielder's hands. It's a clean catch as Buttler's fine knock comes to an end.
Axar to Atkinson, out Stumped!! Axar gets his second wicket! Atkinson shimmies down the wicket to play this, gets beaten as the ball skids along the deck. Samson is quick to dislodge the bals and the batter has no chance to get back in. Keeps walking towards the dressing room as England are seven down.
Axar to Jamie Overton, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! England sink further! Tossed up delivery around off, Jamie Overton looks to whip across the line, gets a leading edge and the skier has been taken by the fielder charging in from the deep. Reddy keeps his cool and England have lost their sixth wicket.
Ravi Bishnoi to Buttler, FOUR, fraction short outside off, Buttler transfers his weight on to the back foot and carves it through point for four runs. Wickets are falling at the other end, but Buttler is going strong
Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Jacob Bethell's struggle comes to an end! Was a short ball by Hardik Pandya and the southpaw pulls it straight to Abhishek Sharma at deep mid-wicket. A safe catch taken and England have lost half their side. Didn't get going at all today.
Hardik Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, fifty for Buttler! Was a short ball and Buttler hooked it towards the on-side for a single. Needs to carry on and convert this fifty into a big score if England want to post a challenging total
Ravi Bishnoi to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tad short on off, Jacob Bethell rocks back and pulls it to long-on for a single
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, no run, not out!The batsman was sure he had some part of his foot behind the line and he looked confident despite the appeal taken upstairs.. Pushed through outside off and the batsman got beaten by the straighter delivery. Samson was quick to take the bails off but the batsman is safe
Ravi Bishnoi to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short and wide outside off, carved through point for a single
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, out Bowled! Varun Chakravarthy gets his man! A googly around off, Brook looks to push this down the ground, but ends up getting an inside edge due to the wrong 'on. The ball flicks his pads and rolls back on to the stumps. They are three down as the partnership has been broken by the leg-spinner
The English scored 15 runs in his over with 2 sixes
Axar to Brook, SIX, 50 up for England! Nicely tossed up delivery around off,
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, 2 runs, superb stop by Nitish Reddy. Buttler had thumped it down the ground to long-off and the fielder sprints to his right, puts in a dive and flicks the ball away with his right hand
Arshdeep Singh to Brook, no run, India have lost a review! Brook was down the wicket to play this short ball, but it shaped away. He got beaten as the ball went past the bottom edge
Hardik Pandya to Buttler, FOUR, sublime timing! On the batter's pads and Buttler nonchalantly flicks it through the leg-side as the ball races away to the fence Just like the previous ball
Arshdeep Singh to Duckett, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Both the openers are gone early! Arshdeep Singh is now India's leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket. Has reached that milestone in such a quick time. This was pitched up by him and the ball seamed away slightly, Duckett looks to work it across the line and gets a leading edge.
Hardik Pandya to Buttler, no run, back of a length outside off, Buttler opens the bat face, steering this towards point
Hardik Pandya to Buttler, FOUR, first boundary of the match! Buttler advances down the track and smashes the length ball past the bowler for a rollicking four
Hardik Pandya to Buttler, no run, on a length around off, keeps straight as Buttler knocks it in front of cover
Arshdeep Singh to Philip Salt, out Caught by Samson!! Philip Salt departs without troubling the scorers!Arshdeep Singh goes short and the batter is taken by surprise. Looks to work this away, gets a leading edge and Samson completes the formalities. That ball seamed off the deck as the batter got into an awkward position to play it.
India have won the toss and have opted to field
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