England’s white-ball tour of India got underway on Wednesday in Kolkata with a seven-wicket defeat as the tourists’ batters were blown away by the hosts’ spinners and opening batter Abhishek Sharma. In Brendon McCullum’s first limited-overs game as England’s head coach across all formats,

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

England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler talks about the depth the England squad possesses. Check out what he has said only on.

India's T20 team showed it was unaffected by the ailments afflicting the longer-format sides as the reigning world champions completed a comprehensive seven-wicket win in the first T20 against England in Kolkata on Wednesday.