England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

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

The India vs England 1st T20I will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The 1st T20I between India and England will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. The match will also be available for live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

Abhishek Sharma smashed his way to 79 off 34 balls and India gave England a hiding in the first match of the five-match T20I series. | Crickit

England take on India in the first of a five-match T20 series in Kolkata today, with Brendon McCullum hoping to make the perfect start in charge of the side. The match sees England Test coach McCullum take charge of his first match in international white-ball cricket, having previously had success in franchise cricket.

England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,

The India vs England 1st T20I will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.