Team India kicked off a five-match T20I series against England with a seven-wicket win in the opening match at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22. With a target of 133 set by Jos Buttler’s side,

India ride on Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and a clinical display from bowlers as the hosts beat England by 7 wickets in the first T20I. India take 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

India bowled England out for 132 in the first of the five-match T20I series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The visitors, who were once 65/2, grappled in the middle overs before perishing. Skipper Jos Buttler, who scored a fifty, found no support in the middle.

India take 1-0 lead in the five match T20I series in Kolkata, second T20I is set to be played in Chennai on Saturday

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

Chakravarthy has been in fine form of late. He finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the Vijay Hazare Trophy this month, with Karnataka's V Koushik. Playing for Tamil Nadu, Chakravarthy took 18 wickets in just six games.

India defeated England by seven wickets in the first T20I match in Kolkata. Abhishek Sharma's 79-run innings was pivotal in chasing down England's total of 132.

India's Strategy for the 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav Opts to Bowl First The first T20I of the five-match series between and England will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.