England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

In a striking display of cricketing prowess, the Indian team secured a 7-wicket triumph over England in the first T20I of their series in Kolkata, marking a promising start with a 1-0 series lead. This victory was underpinned by a remarkable performance from Abhishek Sharma,

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