Ind vs Eng 1st T20 HIGHLIGHTS: Jason Roy, Jofra Archer Shine As England Beat India In Series-Opener To Take 1-0 Lead
India vs England 1st T20 Score Live Updates: Team India is currently ranked as number two in the ICC rankings. If the hosts win the five-match series 4-1 or 5-0 against England, they will become world's number one T20 team. If India beats England in the T20 series, then this will be their 7th consecutive T20 series win in 2 years.
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Two top-ranked teams in the world - India and England - will lock horns against each other in the first T20I on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Even though Virat & o. easily defeated England 3-1 in the Test series, English team can prove to be a big challenge for team India in the T20 series.
10 out of 11 players of the current England T20 team play in the Indian Premier League, and therefore have a lot of experience in playing in Indian conditions.
England look a very strong team on paper, but still the hosts are being dubbed as favourites to win the series-opener.
Talking about head-to-head record, both teams have come face-to-face 14 times in T20 format so far. Both the teams have got seven wins each.
England has played a total of six T20 matches against Team India on the Indian soil and has won three matches and lost three matches.
Team India is currently ranked as number 2 in the ICC rankings. If the hosts win the five-match series 4-1 or 5-0 against England, they will become world's number one T20 team.
India has not lost any T20 series since 2019. Prior to this series, the Men in Blue have won a total of 6 T20 series and have beaten teams like West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. Team India have won 3 out of 6 T20 series on home soil, while 3 on foregn soil.
If India beats England in the T20 series, then this will be their 7th consecutive T20 series win in 2 years.
England beat India by 8-wickets to take 1-0 lead in the 5-match T20 series
India vs England T20 LIVE Score: England Beat India To Take 1-0 Lead
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler came out all guns blazing against the Indian bowling attack to power England to a 8-wicket win against the hosts and take 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Jason Roy (32-ball 49) top-scored with the bat for visitors and Jofra Archer (3/23) was the pick of bowlers.
Earlier, England had won the toss and opted to field first. A priceless 36-ball fifty from Shreyas Iyer (48-ball 67) propelled team India to 124/7 against England in their 20 overs. India were completely rattled by the England bowlers who dismissed India's top-four batsmen - Shikhar Dhawan (4), Kl Rahul (1), Virat Kohli (0), Rishabh Pant (21) - within the first 10 overs.
IND vs ENG, LIVE Score: England nearing target
India have got their second wicket. Jason Roy returns back to the pavilion after scoring 49 runs. Washington Sundar gets Roy LBW out on the very first ball of his over. England have reached 89 runs at the loss of two wickets and are just 36 more runs away from a memorable win. Jonny Bairstow is the next man in.
India vs England T20 LIVE: England all set to make 1-0 in T20 series
England have made a great comeback in the first T20 after facing a crushing defeat in the Test series. The visitors not only restricted India for 124 runs but also managed to score 89 runs in just 11 overs at the loss of 1 wicket. Eion Morgan-led Men need just 36 more runs in 9 overs to win the series opener.
IND vs ENG, LIVE Score: India desperate for a breakthrough
Chasing a target of 125 runs, England have had a good start. The visitors have scored 42 runs in five overs. Jason Roy is playing unbeaten on 24 runs while Butler has reached 18 runs. England now need 83 runs to win from 15 overs and have 10 wickets in hand.
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