India suffered a big defeat in the first T20 international against England at the Green Park in Kanpur. England first restricted India to just 147 for the loss of seven wickets and then chased down the target with 11 balls and seven wickets remaining. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root made sure England cruise home to a big win. Morgan scored a half-century while Root remained unbeaten on 46. India never got going in batting as they lost two early wickets and then kept on losing wickets. MS Dhoni did spend some time at the crease but could only hit some boundaries in the last over. Suresh Raina also scored 34 for India.
India vs England 1st T20I: As it happened
1938 hrs IST: All over! Root takes a single to long-on and England win by 7 wickets. England have done it with 11 balls to spare and that is something big in T20 cricket. Morgan with a fine 51 and Root remains unbeaten on 46. India need to do alot of homework after this loss
1936 hrs IST: An excellent Root reduces the equation to just 1 needed off the last 12 balls. What an emphatic win this will be for England. Bumrah to bowl the second last over
1933 hrs IST: Couple of extra runs and then two couple from Joe Root. England need 10 runs off 16 balls to take the lead in this three-match T20I series. Has been a disappointing day for India in the field
1930 hrs IST: Joe Root is bowled off the free-hit as well. Bumrah with another perfect yorker. But no wicket. England need 16 runs off the last 18 balls. Ashish Nehra to bowl now
1928 hrs IST: Jasprit Bumrah castles Joe Root with a good ball but he has crossed the line. Will be called a no-ball and Root will be called back. Free-hit for England as well
1924 hrs IST: Just a mere formality now. Ben Stokes is the new man in for England, with them needng only 19 runs off 24 balls. Indian spinners have bowled out. Jasprit Bumrah has the ball in hand
1921 hrs IST: WICKET! Eoin Morgan picks up the long-off fielder just after getting his fifty with a six. Rasool has a wicket. But it is too late. England need just 22 off 28 balls now
1920 hrs IST: Five overs remaining and England need just 28 runs to win the first T20I against India. Rasool to bowl the 16th over. Morgan has been the game changer for England
1917 hrs IST: Suresh Raina had caught Morgan on the ropes but falls over. Before touching the rope, he flicks it back into play. Saves four runs but can’t get the wicket. England move on
1915 hrs IST: 11 runs from the 14th over and England are 114 for the loss of two wickets. Racing towards the target. They need 34 runs off 36 balls with eight wickets in hand. Chahal to bowl out
1914 hrs IST: Nothing working for India as Morgan flicks another six. Super shot and Rasool can’t believe it. England bring down the required run-rate below six runs per over. Excellent stuff
1907 hrs IST: 12 runs off the 12th over for England and they are 94 for the loss of two wickets. They need 54 more runs from 48 balls. Hardik Pandya to bowl the next over for India
1905 hrs IST: Excellent batting from Morgan and Root. Singles taking on most balls but the odd boundary every over. They are just playing with the Indian bowling. No stopping Morgan
1859 hrs IST: Nice comeback from Chahal after going for six. Two dot balls to finish the over. England are 76 for the loss of 2 wickets after 10 overs. Pandya to bowl now. England need 72 more runs
1857 hrs IST: SIX! Morgan unleashes a slog sweep and clears the square-leg fence. That is one good shot. Excellent for England as they reach 75 for the loss of two wickets. Morgan takes a single next ball
1855 hrs IST: Excellent comeback from Bumrah. Doesn’t give too many runs and keeps the batsmen guessing. England are 64 for the loss of two wickets after 9 overs. They are on course in this chase
1851 hrs IST: Five runs off the Raina over. Root and Morgan doing it in singles. No risks from the two batsmen. Kohli needs to figure out how to take wickets. Bumrah back for his second spell. He went for 20 runs in his first over
1848 hrs IST: 11 runs off the last two overs and England are 57 for 2 after 7 overs. Suresh Raina to bowl the next over. Root and Morgan are the key for England as they have done this so many times for England
1840 hrs IST: Parvez Rasool with just three runs off his first over. Excellent stuff from the Indian spinners. But England have the experienced pair of Joe Root and Eoin Morgan out in the middle. Chahal to continue for India
1835 hrs IST: WICKET! Sam Billings b Yuzvender Chahal. That is second wicket in the same over for Chahal. Great bowling. Some drift as Billings comes down the pitch. Yorked himself as it goes below his bat and on to the stumps
1832 hrs IST: WICKET! Jason Roy b Yuzvender Chahal. Good response from Chahal after the six. Tosses it up again on the off side and Roy gets a inside edge on the legs that then goes on to the stumps. Roy goes
1831 hrs IST: SIX! Jason Roy has no mercy! He welcomes Chahal with a six over square-leg. Big big six. Nothing bad with the delivery but just great sweep from Roy
1830 hrs IST: No relief for Indian bowlers as England openers take 12 runs off the third over. Nehra ends his second over. England need 112 runs off 102 balls now with all ten wickets in hand. Kohli brings on Chahal
1825 hrs IST: Jason Roy gets going! Ashish Nehra bowls a good length delivery and Roy sends it over long off fence for a massive six. Big meeting from the Indians with Kohli, Nehra, Dhoni and Raina
1823 hrs IST: 20 runs off the second over and Sam Billings shows why he is dangerous batsman. Some extraordinary shots including a ramp shot over fine-leg for a six. Nehra to continue from the other end
1821 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Sam Billings. One just over the cover fielder, the other just past the mid-on fielder. Great batting from Billings. He then takes a couple to make it 10 off first three
1819 hrs IST: The first overs costs India four runs. Nice start for them. Couple of early wickets and India will be right back in this. Jasprit Bumrah will share the new ball from the other end for India
1816 hrs IST: Ashish Nehra begins with a dot ball to Roy. This should not be a tricky chase for England as they have a good batting line-up. Early wickets will be crucial for both teams
1813 hrs IST: India players on the field to defend the 148-run target. England openers are Jason Roy and Sam Billings. Roy was destructive in the ODIs. Can he do the same for England in the T20Is?
1805 hrs IST: That was a great bowling effort from England and they restrict India to just 147 for 7 in the 20 overs. 10 runs off the last over But Dhoni really not going in the last over. He tried going for the big shots but could not connect
1802 hrs IST: WICKET! Rasool run-out! He had to sacrifice his wicket after Dhoni failed to get one past extra-cover and then refused to take the single. India are 145 for the loss of seven wickets with two balls remaining
1801 hrs IST: Another powerful shot and this time past cover for four! Only power in that shot. Eight ff the two balls. India take 10 off the first three balls
1800 hrs IST: Dhoni gets going! Forearm so strong. Muscles one past long-on straight down the ground for four! That was some power in that shot. Excellent
1758 hrs IST: Excellent over from Mills. Only seven runs off it. A number of slow balls to MS Dhoni that didn’t allow him to hit. Jordan to ball the last over with MS Dhoni on strike
1754 hrs IST: Just the six runs off the 18th over and India are 128 for the loss of 6 wickets. Mills will bowl the 19th over and Dhoni will be on strike. 12 balls remaining in this Indian innings
1752 hrs IST: Good over so far for Jordan. Just the four runs off it off first four balls. Dhoni not on strike for the fifth ball. India not looking on track to score more than 150. This will be very difficult to defend
1749 hrs IST: Parvez Rasool is the new man in for India. Three overs still remaining. MS Dhoni has to do all the batting it India need a big score. Mills with a decent over. India are 122 for the loss of six wickets
1746 hrs IST: WICKET! Hardik Pandya c Sam Billings b Tymal Mills. First wicket for Mills playing for England. A bit short from Mills outside off and Pandya goes after it. Skies it up in the air and Billings doesn’t have to move a bit to take the catch at sweeper cover. India 118 for the loss of six wickets
1742 hrs IST: Some wides from Stokes. India won’t mind them but they need some big overs. The projected score at this run-rate won’t take them past 150 which will be very difficult to defend in evening
1740 hrs IST: MS Dhoni with a boundary after long time. Walks down the pitch and then cracks one very hard through covers for four! Not the typical Dhoni shot but not bad at all to get a boundary
1737 hrs IST: Some trouble for India as the runs have dried up. MS Dhoni is a big hitter of the ball but India are five down. They still have to play five overs and Pandya is the other batsmen. Can be very interesting for India from here
1734 hrs IST: Moeen Ali finishes his quota. Superb bowling from the spinner. He finishes with four overs and two wickets for 21 runs. India are 103 for the loss of five wickets after 14 overs. Plunkett the bowler now
1731 hrs IST: WICKET! Manish Pandey lbw Moeen Ali. This is trouble for India. Fifth wicket falls with India not even cross the 100-run mark. Still six overs to play. Pandey trying to play it on the on-side, misses it completely and is hit in front of the wickets
1730 hrs IST: 10 runs and a wicket from the Ben Stokes over. India are 98 for the loss of four wickets after 13 overs. MS Dhoni and Manish Pandey the two batsmen for India out in the middle
1726 hrs IST: WICKET! Suresh Raina b Ben Stokes. Raina moving too much across and Stokes with a perfect yorker to hit his leg-stump. Kanpur in stunned but Raina has to go. India lose fourth wicket
1720 hrs IST: Another good over for England. Suresh Raina does get a boundary but the wicket is more important. 11 overs gone and India are 82 for the loss of three wickets. Moeen Ali will continue for England
1716 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj Singh c Rashid b Plunkett! Plunkett strikes first ball as well. Yuvraj gets across and gets a top edge that goes way high up in the air. Rashid runs back and plunges to take a good catch. They are checking it if he has taken it cleanly. Looks like a clean catch. Out
1715 hrs IST: Seven runs off the 10th over and India move on to 75 for 2 after 10 overs. Halfway in the Indian innings and they are scoring at a rate of 7.5 runs per over
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1711 hrs IST: Nine overs gone in the Indian innings and India are 68 for the loss of one wicket. Raina gets a boundary off the last ball of the over. Yuvraj Singh batting nicely at the other end as well
1704 hrs IST: WICKET! Kohli has hit one straight to short mid-wicket. Sharp catch from Morgan. Tries the slant flick and hits it very hard. But Morgan is at the right position and it is caught. Kohli is disappointed
1702 hrs IST: Another excellent over for England. Only 8 runs from it and Ben Stokes get a tight line. India are 55 for the loss of one wicket. Moeen Ali to begin a new over of spin for England
1658 hrs IST: Suresh Raina gets into the act as he gets two boundaries. 11 off the last over of powerplay and India are 47 for 1 after six overs. This is a good start for the home team. Ben Stokes the new bowler now
1653 hrs IST: Suresh Raina is the new man in and he is off the mark straight away. India are 36 for the loss of one wicket after 5 overs. Liam Plunkett will continue for England. Last over of powerplay
1650 hrs IST: WICKET! KL Rahul gets quick bouncer from Jordan and a top edge to short fine-leg which is caught. Rahul tried charging Jordan but it was too quick for him. Was in no control of the shot
1648 hrs IST: End of the third fourth over and India are 33 for no loss. Kohli looks in steaming hot form again. Change of ends for Chris Jordan as he comes on to bowl.
1645 hrs IST: Brilliant start to the over from Kohli. Two consecutive boundaries for him off the first two balls. Both on the off-side. One in control, the other off a leading edge. Single run off the third
1643 hrs IST: A nice over from Mills. Only six runs off it. India 22 for no loss. England with a change in bowling as Liam Plunkett comes on to bowl. Virat Kohli on strike. Three overs remain in powerplay
1638 hrs IST: Kohli takes a single off the last ball of the Jordan over to keep the strike. India take seven runs off the second over and are 16 for no loss after two overs. Mills will come again at Kohli
1636 hrs IST: Virat Kohli goes aerial and clears the boundary on the leg-side. One bounce over the ropes for him. Jordan drifting down the leg-side.
1633 hrs IST: A good first over for India. A boundary each for Kohli and Rahul. India nine without loss after the first over. Chris Jordan to share the new ball
1630 hrs IST: What a start! Virat Kohli crunches a boundary through covers to get underway! Four in a flash. Hit the toe end of the bat still races to the ropes. Nice start to Kohli and India
1627 hrs IST: All suspense laid to rest! KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are opening the innings for India. Mills has hte new ball in hand for England
1620 hrs IST: Time for national anthems in Kanpur. First up in England’s followed by the national anthem of India. Parvez Rasool is making his debut for India
1606 hrs IST: Playing XI for India
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina, Parvez Rasool, Yuzvender Chahal, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah
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1603 hrs IST: Playing XI for England
Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
1600 hrs IST: England win toss and elect to bowl against India in Kanpur. Morgan says it is a good batting surface but there will be dew later in the evening.
1555 hrs IST: Parvez Rasool in making his debut for India in T20 Internationals. What a proud moment for the off-spinner from Jammu and Kashmir. Great moment!
1550 hrs IST: It’s cloudy in Kanpur and the dew may not have a big effect on this match. Little cracks in the pitch but that should not be a problem for batsmen. Good atmosphere in Kanpur for this T20I
1545 hrs IST: It’s happening in Kanpur
1540 hrs IST: 20 minutes to go for toss and it will be a crucial one. Kanpur doesn’t have the same intensity of lights so both teams won’t mind winning the toss but late evening, may be in the last hour of the match, the dew may set.
1535 hrs IST: There is no doubt that India have once again brought back old guard. Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Suresh Raina are back in the team. Raina, in particular, will like to grab this chance to recement his place in the side. But can he? Vishal Menon on Suresh Raina – At ‘home venue’, Suresh Raina hopes to reboot career
1530 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya has risen in the ranks when it comes to bowling. But there is one thing that goes unnoticed in his bowling. He doesn’t bowl full balls to the batsmen. Sandip G with the explainer – Full-length a no-fly-zone for unerring Hardik Pandya
1515 hrs IST: Indian will not have Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in T20I squad. They have brought in Rishabh Pant but will he get to bat in Kanpur. Virat Kohli hinted something new and Vishal Menon wrote it here – India face opening concerns
1500 hrs IST: HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY, EVERYONE! Welcome to the coverage of the first T2o international between India and England from the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. India will like to make the Republic Day a happy one by winning the match in Kanpur. Suresh Raina is back but it will be interesting to see what the playing XI for India. Same goes for England!
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