Team India got exactly the kind of start they needed to their English summer with a couple of wins against Ireland in Dublin. Although the two-match T20I series posed few threats, it was match practice ahead of the gruelling England tour and gave some momentum to the Indian team. The real battle starts now as they take England in the 1st T20 International at Old Trafford in Manchester on Tuesday. Both India and England seem to be in fine nick ahead of the opening match. On one hand, India have looked extremely solid in their batting, giving selection headaches to skipper Virat Kohli and the team management. Both regular Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have piled up runs. Add to that, KL Rahul, with his epic knock on Friday, also presented his bid in the top slot. The middle-order, although was not tested during the Ireland T20Is still has enough meat in the shape of Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni. (Live Scorecard: India vs England)
Live Updates Between India vs England 1st T20, straight from Old Trafford in Manchester
22:48 IST: SIX! 50 for Buttler! What a way to reach his half-century. Pulls Pandya for a six. ENG 87-1 after 10.2 overs.
22:46 IST: 10 overs are up! Excellent finish from Kuldeep! Just 1 run in the last five balls. ENG 77-1 after 10 overs.
22:43 IST: FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav comes in for the first time and Buttler welcomes him with a boundary. A couple of steps down and Buttler times it to perfection towards mid-wicket boundary. ENG 76-1 after 9.1 overs.
22:38 IST: FOUR! Brilliant over from Pandya unfortunately ends with a boundary. Slower ball from Pandya and Buttler puts the ball behind square boundary for four. ENG 66-1 after 8 overs.
22:35 IST: After leaking 16 runs in his first over, Chahal ends his second over giving away 7 runs. ENG 59-1 after 7 overs.
22:30 IST: Quiet first over from Hardik Pandya. Just 3 from it. POWER PLAY done. ENG 53-1 after 6 overs
22:23 IST: OUT! Umesh Yadav strikes! Bottom edge and the ball crashes on to stumps. Roy walks back after scoring 30 off 20 balls. ENG 50-1 after 5 overs.
22:22 IST: Flying start! 50 up for England after 4.5 overs.
22:18 IST: FOUR! Boundary to end the fourth over. Both England openers are dealing in boundaries at the moment. ENG 44-0 after 4 overs.
22:17 IST: SIX! First of the match. Confident Buttler steps out to Chahal and the ball sails over long-on boundary. ENG 40-0 after 3.5 overs.
22:13 IST: 8 runs of second over from Bhuvneshwar. ENG 28-0 after 3 overs. Virat brings Yuzvendra Chahal in the fourth over.
22:09 IST: FOUR! Boundary to fend the second over. Jos Buttler opens his account with a cheeky ramp shot. ENG 20-0 after 2 overs
22:06 IST: FOUR! Jason Roy stands tall and punches Umesh Yadav through covers for four. ENG 15-0 after 1.1 overs. Virat Kohli quickly moves on to defensive mode.
22:05 IST: Expensive first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes to an end. ENG 11-0 after 1 over.
22:04 IST: FOUR! FOUR Consecutive boundaries for Jason Roy. ENG 10-0 after 0.5 overs.
22:02 IST: 2 runs! Roy and England open their account. Second ball from Bhuvneshwar darts in and Roy guides it to third man for 2 runs. ENG 2-0 after 0.2 overs.
22:00 IST: Jason Roy and Jos Buttler are at the centre to open for England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings for India. First ball!
21:51 IST: Just under 10 minutes to go! We are all set.
21:33 IST: England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett
21:33 IST: India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.
So both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are in the playing XI for India. Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar and Siddarth Kaul sit out..
Here's the Playing XI for the first T20I against England.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/JE3fyJPonT
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2018
21:32 IST: Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to bowl in the first T20I.
21:30 IST: Rohit or Rahul in the playing XI? May be both. We are just minutes away from the toss.
21:20 IST: Pitch Report - Belter of a track with long boundaries here at the Old Trafford. Will be a high scoring game. Bat first or second it won't matter much says Sanjay Manjrekar.
21:02 IST: Warm up mode on!
Set!#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/3hjxipy0uK
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2018
What a setting for the start of the series! Come on England!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 3, 2018
Scorecard and videos: https://t.co/Fob9Tvmpaw#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ouZ8BCPDab
20:45 IST: Here's the pitch for today's match.
Take a look at the pitch for the first T20I against England. Thoughts?#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ZhkIX6xrEH
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2018
20:25 IST: Team India heads to the Old Trafford in team bus.
It's game time and the boys are off for the first T20I against England.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Ozcgp16i2B
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2018
20:15 IST: Here are Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav prepping up ahead of the first T20I encounter.
All set and raring to go are #TeamIndia speedsters @y_umesh and @BhuviOfficial.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/m146CooESk
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2018
20:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live updates of the first T20I match between India and England.
Although one of India's best death-over bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out for the T20I series on Saturday but still the bowling unit seems to be the best in recent years spearheaded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will also play a key role in India's bid against the England. England, on the other hand, are in red-hot form and seem unbeatable after routing Australia 5-0 in the ODI series. The likes of Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy and skipper Eoin Morgan are in form of their life.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.
England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Dawid Malan.
