22/01Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of India at Kolkata, Jan 22 2025
India won by 7 wkts (43b rem)
Player of the Match
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun ChakravarthyIndia
22/01Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of India at Kolkata, Jan 22 2025
India won by 7 wkts (43b rem)
Player of the Match
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun ChakravarthyIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG: 132/10 | RR: 6.60

  • Adil Rashid8 (11b)
  • Hardik Pandya4-0-42-2
  • Arshdeep Singh4-0-17-2

8.39pm Well, that was a comprehensive performance from India. Ignited by Arshdeep Singh's super double-whammy in the powerplay, and powered thereafter by the spinners, with Varan Chakaravarthy's 3 for 23 ripping the heart out of the innings. Jos Buttler played a brilliant lone hand while it lasted, but he got stranded at the wrong end when the squeeze was on, and in the end his 68 from 44 seems unlikely to be the decisive factor. But who knows... if the ball swings for England, they have the weapons to make a few top-order dents of their own. Shashank will guide you through it shortly.

19.6
W
Pandya to Rashid, OUT, huge hack across the line, no contact, Samson gathers and unleashes the direct hit! Not even a final bye to lift England's total, they've been bowled out with their final ball

MA Wood run out 1 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100

19.6
1w
Pandya to Rashid, 1 wide, fired out way wide of off stump... maybe 140 isn't out of reach!

140 is out of reach... can England find one last boundary to inflate their target?

19.5
1
Pandya to Wood, 1 run, whacked off the length, on a wide line, under-edged out to the off side for a single

Praveen: "To all the England fans being disappointed. This is the first game and the first innings as well. Plus, England can experiment all they want. The World Cup is a year away."

19.4
W
Pandya to Archer, OUT, short and wide again, carved high, high, high out to point! That stuck in the pitch as Archer swung for the hills. Just a toe-end of impact, and it wasn't enough to clear the inner ring. England's sorry innings sinks further

JC Archer c Yadav b Pandya 12 (17m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120

19.3
2
Pandya to Archer, 2 runs, early shuffle to the off-side, Hardik fired it out wider, Archer connects on a launch down the ground, but only as far as long-off
19.3
1w
Pandya to Archer, 1 wide, wide line outside off, doesn't get up as much but way outside the batter's arc

Nilesh Garg : "One thing that I've noticed from this young Indian side recently has been how good they've been on the field. - sharp catches, quick ground coverage, diving around etc. T. Dilip needs to be applauded!"

19.2
4
Pandya to Archer, FOUR, valuable runs! Very short outside off, might have been a wide had he missed it, but Archer reaches his swipe with a toe-end, and flays it over the keeper and through short third
19.1
2
Pandya to Archer, 2 runs, over the wicket, outside off, carved away to the off-side without a lot of power

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | ENG: 121/8 | RR: 6.36

  • Jofra Archer4 (6b)
  • Adil Rashid8 (10b)
  • Arshdeep Singh4-0-17-2
  • Axar Patel4-1-22-2

Sonny: "Guys it's fine, Adil Rashid is going to take a 7fer and we'll absolutely win by 50 runs!" Hmm... I have my doubts, but it's there in the record!

18.6
1
Arshdeep Singh to Archer, 1 run, shaping into the right-hander on the full length, inside-edged on the drive to the on-side
18.5
0
Arshdeep Singh to Archer, no run, fires in the yorker from round the wicket, excellent ball but his lbw appeal is optimistic as Archer seems well outside the line... we do have a review though. Thumping the shin with no bat involved, but yes, fourth-stump on impact at best
18.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid, 1 run, slower ball, full toss, lifted back over the bowler's head but with no power. Long-on gathers
18.3
0
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid, no run, Rashid clears the front leg again but Arshdeep comes round the wicket to close the angle

Jayant Isswani: "Seeing England's struggle against spin, the track at Chennai could also be slow. The third T20I is at Rajkot. That should be a run fest."

18.2
4
Arshdeep Singh to Rashid, FOUR, that's a better strike! Rashid stays deep in his crease to the wide line, and lifts it up and over extra cover with an open-faced lift through the line!
18.1
1
Arshdeep Singh to Archer, 1 run, length ball outside off, a big wind-up from Archer, slammed through the line to the covers, half-stopped with a dive

Back comes Arshdeep

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | ENG: 114/8 | RR: 6.33

  • Adil Rashid3 (7b)
  • Jofra Archer2 (3b)
  • Axar Patel4-1-22-2
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-23-3

Shubham says: Varun Chakravarthy since his return to the Indian team in T20Is: vs RHB: 16 wickets, 11.3 avg, 7.05 econ vs LHB: 4 wickets, 12.75 avg, 8.05 econ

17.6
0
Patel to Rashid, no run, tapped into the off-side. Axar, after some early tap, closes out with scarcely less brilliant figures of 2-22
17.5
1
Patel to Archer, 1 run, wristy front-foot drive, met with a deafening silence. All of the thrill of this innings went with Buttler's dismissal
17.4
1
Patel to Rashid, 1 run, helicopter swipe to the leg-side, half-forward to the length ball on middle-and-off

Dev: "all the hype..the talk about run feasts to threat records...what is this? is this just poor batting? " Well quite, maybe India will bat first next time!

17.3
1
Patel to Archer, 1 run, on the back foot, skids through, jabbed to the on-side with a closed face
17.2
1
Patel to Rashid, 1 run, heaved across the line, out to deep square leg
17.1
0
Patel to Rashid, no run, round the wicket, angled in at the right-hander, Rashid defends down into the leg-side. Batting out the 20 overs might be England's only tactic now

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 110/8 | RR: 6.47

  • Jofra Archer0 (1b)
  • Adil Rashid1 (3b)
  • Varun Chakravarthy4-0-23-3
  • Axar Patel3-1-18-2

How does one rise in the world rankings despite losing the only games you've played so far this year? That's the story of Lakshya Sen and Indian badminton in 2025 so far, with the need for improvements becoming more significant by the week.

16.6
0
Varun to Archer, no run, tight line, drawn forward and defended down into the crease. Varun bows out with magnificent figures of 3-23

Sami: "Unnecessary shot from Butler after hitting a 6....had time on his side to launch" Not sure about that, it was all on him to get the runs

16.5
1
Varun to Rashid, 1 run, right back on the stumps, clipped to the on-side for a single
16.4
0
Varun to Rashid, no run, closes the face on the drive, fenced to midwicket
16.3
0
Varun to Rashid, no run, on the back foot, skidding through and dabbed to the on-side

Shubham has this ignominious stat:

Least runs scored at Eden in the middle overs (7 to 16): 39 - by WI, vs IND, 2018 40 - by BAN, vs NZ, 2016 57 - by ENG, vs IND, Today

16.2
W
Varun to Buttler, OUT, another wipe to the leg-side, brilliant catch! Buttler hoisted the length ball off his hips, it was in the air to deep midwicket but seemingly safe. Reddy, however, hurtled in off the rope, flung himself forward, and grabbed it in both hands, six inches from the ground

JC Buttler c Nitish Kumar Reddy b Varun 68 (74m 44b 8x4 2x6) SR: 154.54

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41SV SamsonAbhishek Sharma
2nd0SA YadavAbhishek Sharma
3rd84Abhishek SharmaNT Tilak Varma
4th8HH PandyaNT Tilak Varma