India vs England (Ind vs Eng) 1st T20, Highlights | Abhishek Sharma played a stunning innings, scoring 79 runs off just 34 balls, leading India to a convincing 7-wicket victory over England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Cricket score and latest updates from first T20 clash - England face the world champions in Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side

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

Brydon Carse will replace Gus Atkinson for England's second T20 International against India on Saturday while Jamie Smith has also been added to the squad. Atkinson bled 38 runs in his two wicketless overs in the series opener in Kolkata where India cruised to a seven-wicket victory with more than seven overs to spare.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s T20 match between England and India. England face the world champions in Kolkata in the first of the five-match series, in what marks Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side.

Chasing a paltry 133 for a win, India overhauled the target with 43 balls to spare as they reached 133 for 3 in just 12.5 overs.

England have named an unchanged XI for Tuesday's third T20 International (T20I) against India in Rajkot, a must-win game for the visitors who are 2-0 down in the five-match series. Brydon Carse, who replaced Gus Atkinson in the second T20I,

Team India (IND) gained a 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20I series against England (ENG) after sealing a very nervous chase in the second T20I, in Chennai. The third T20I will be played in , where the hosts will look to keep their streak of not having lost a T20I series to England since 2014.