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England skipper Eoin Morgan wins toss, invites India to bat in first T20I

While left-hander Shikhar Dhawan will open alongside KL Rahul, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be seen bowling in this five-match series.

Published: 12th March 2021 07:08 PM  |   Last Updated: 12th March 2021 07:10 PM   |  A+A A-

England skipper Eoin Morgan and Indian counterpart Virat Kohli at the toss

England skipper Eoin Morgan and Indian counterpart Virat Kohli at the toss. (Photo| Twitter / @BCCI)

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the series-opening Twenty20 International, here on Friday. Opener Rohit Sharma has been rested for the first two games, while pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in the side along with Shardul Thakur.

Left-hander Shikhar Dhawan will open alongside KL Rahul. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will be seen bowling in this five-match series. India had won the preceding Test series 3-1.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal

England: Eoin Morgan(C), Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.

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