IND vs ENG 1st T20I Live Cricket Score Updates: Varun Chakravarthy has stunned England by picking two wickets in the space of three balls in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens. Chakravarthy first broke England’s third-wicket partnership by outfoxing Harry Brook with a wrong ‘un on the third ball of the 8th over as England slumped to 65/3. Brook and Jos Buttler had put together a partnership of 48 runs. Then, he claimed the wicket of Liam Livingstone for a duck to reduce England to 65/4.

The white-ball rubber, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs after that, presents an ideal platform for both the teams to experiment with combinations and assess form before next month’s Champions Trophy.

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For England, this first match will mark the start of Brendon McCullum’s reign as all-format head coach for England. Ben Duckett will open the batting in his first T20I match since December 2023, with Phil Salt taking the gloves instead of Jos Buttler, who will also bat at No 3. England also have the searing pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood to attack India.

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

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