IND vs ENG Highlights: Rain denies England chase after India post 189/7 in first T20I at Durham

IND vs ENG Live Score: That was a huge over for India. Shreyas Iyer capped it off with a boundary. 21 runs off it.

India – 36/2 (4)

IND vs ENG Live Score: Abhishek Sharma has got the pace of the wicket. He launches onnre more. Two Maximums of two deliveries.

India – 31/2 (3.4)

IND vs ENG Live Score: There is no stopping Abhishek Sharma. A short delivery down the leg stump. Sharma rocks back and pulls that away over short fine leg for a boundary.

OH!!! He follows that up with a maximum. Nothing fazes this Indian opener.

India – 25/2 (3.3)

IND vs ENG Live Score: Well, India may be two wickets down, but Abhishek Sharma is unaffected by all that. A full ball at the off stump. He goes inside out over covers and gets a maximum.

India – 15/2 (2.4)

IND vs ENG Live Score: OH!!!! IS THAT A RUN OUT!!!! Good length ball at the leg stump. Ishan Kishan pushes that towards short mid-wicket and sets off for a single. But Abhishek Sharma sends him back. Kishan tries to save himself with a full length dive. The third umpire in action. The replays show that the batter was short of his ground. India two down.

India – 6/2 (2)

IND vs ENG Live Score: Full and outside the off stump. Samson throws his bat at that, but all he manages is slicing it to the man at point. His string of low scores continues.

India – 6/1 (1.4)

IND vs ENG Live Score: After the two failures in Ireland, it seems Sanju Samson is trying to be cautious and watchful. He has played five balls now for just a single.

IND vs ENG Live Score: IN THE AIR AND THAT RUNS AWAY!!!! Four runs. Abhishek Sharma is underway with a boundary. A brilliantly timed drive over the cover fielder.

India – 5/0 (1)

IND vs ENG Live Score: The two Indian batters, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, walk out to open the innings for the team. Luke Wood will start with the new ball for England.

There is a hint of drizzle in the air.

IND vs ENG Live Score: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-anticipated India debut will not come in the first T20I against England, with the youngster missing out from the playing XI after India opted to bat first. The call keeps the focus on India’s existing top-order combination of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, while the 15-year-old left-hander remains one of the biggest selection talking points of the series.

IND vs ENG Live Score: The playing XIs of the two teams –

India Playing XI : Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy

England Playing XI : Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

IND vs ENG Live Score: India have won the toss and they have decided to bat first.

IND vs ENG Live Score: India have not lost the last five bilateral T20I series against England.

IND vs ENG Live Score: Shreyas Iyer starts the England series with pressure already building around India’s direction in T20Is. The Ireland defeat has put his captaincy, batting role and tactical calls under sharper focus, especially with a young squad trying to settle quickly. Against England, Iyer needs more than runs. He needs visible control, clearer decisions and an immediate response from a side short on confidence.

IND vs ENG Live Score: India’s build-up to the England T20Is comes with a growing list of uncomfortable records under Gautam Gambhir’s watch. The Ireland humiliation added another low point, with India suffering a rare series defeat against a side they were expected to dominate. It followed a wider pattern of results that has brought scrutiny on selection calls, tactical clarity and the team’s ability to respond under pressure. The England series now becomes another early test of recovery.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England come into the series still carrying the memory of their T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to India in March. Harry Brook’s side now gets a quick chance to respond at home, with a refreshed squad, aggressive batting depth and seam-friendly conditions likely to shape their approach. For England, this opener is about revenge, recalibration and proving their white-ball reset has substance.

IND vs ENG Live Score: India enter the England series with damage to repair after a 0-2 T20I series defeat against Ireland, a result that placed immediate pressure on Shreyas Iyer’s young side. The series in England now becomes more than a fresh assignment. It is a test of response, selection clarity and temperament in tougher away conditions, with India needing an early statement after a rare stumble.

IND vs ENG Live Score: The biggest subplot in the first T20I is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s possible India debut. The 15-year-old left-handed batter has already forced England into specific planning, with Harry Brook admitting the hosts have tactics ready for him. For India, coming off the Ireland setback, his selection call is not just about hype but whether they are ready to throw a fearless young batter into testing English conditions.