After a stellar 2024 in which India ruled the T20 format, Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir would hope for the same as IND take on ENG in the first of the five matches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

India hammered England in the 1st T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on January 22. The Men in Blue successfully chased down 133 after bowling out the Englishmen. Abhishek Sharma led the charge with a blistering half-century.

The small boundaries at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and dew should make the pitch a perfect batting surface during the India vs England first T20I. Check out the pitch report for Eden Gardens, the live streaming details for India-England match and squads for both sides.

India got a 41-run opening stand but Jofra Archer struck back for England by dismissing Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav in the fifth over. | Crickit

Varun Chakravarthy’s explaoits with the ball and Abhishek Sharma’s 34-ball 79 guided India to a seven-wicket win over England.

Suryakumar Yadav's Indian cricket team is going one-on-one against Jos Buttler-led England side in the first T20I of the five-match series which is being played at the Eden Gardens. in Kolkata, on January 22 (Wednesday).

Here is India's likely XI vs England for the 1st T20I at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rinku Singh is likely to miss out while Mohammed Shami returns.

England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced their Playing Eleven of the first T20I match against India at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.The first T20I match between England and India will be played on Wednesday at Eden Gardens at 7 Pm.