India vs England 1st T20I LIVE Updates: India Win By 7 Wickets To Take Lead In Series

Bowler Varun Chakaravarthy wins the player of the match award following India's win over England. 

India have defeated England by 7 wickets to win the first T20I. 

Abhishek Sharma departs after an explosive knock of 79.

England drop Abhishek Sharma on 77 as India close in on win. 

India have crossed the 100 run mark as they close in on a win against England.

Abhishek Sharma has reached the fifty run mark against England.+

Abhishek Sharma looks to up the ante as he smashes Mark Wood for back to back sixes.

India have reached the fifty run mark in their chase against England. 

India lose their second wicket in quick succession as the captain Suryakumar Yadav departs for a duck. 

As Sanju Samson departs, captain Suryakumar Yadav has come out to bat as India look to chase 133. 

India lose their first wicket as Sanju Samson departs. 

Sanju Samson is breathing fire on the England bowlers as India look to finish the match early. 

England lose their last wicket as they collapse for 132 setting a target of 133 for India. 

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: England are nine down, Pandya sends Jofra Archer

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: England are struggling against spin bowling and have failed to get going in this opening T20I of the series

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: England's skipper Jos Buttler has continued to toil hard and is holding one end together

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: England have put up 74 runs for the loss of four wickets after the first ten overs. With set batter Jos Buttler at the crease, they can still achieve a big first innings score. 

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: England batters Jacob Bethell and Jos Buttler will look to accelerate and put the innings back on track. 

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: After Varun Chakaravarthy traps Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell has come out to the middle. 

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Varun Chakravarthy has delivered, has dismissed Harry Brook with a stunning delivery

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: So India have introduced spin from both the ends, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy are working in tandem to restrain England

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Varun Chakravarthy has swung into the attack to contain the English batters

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Arshdeep Singh, with two wickets in the first T20I has gone past Yuzi Chahal to be India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Buttler just refuses to respect Pandya's bowling. The English skipper has hit Pandya for four fours. England 35/2 after four overs

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: After Duckett's dismissal, Harry Brook has joined Jos Buttler in the middle

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Oh dear, just what the doctor ordered for. Arshdeep has dismissed Ben Duckett, England are two down. Duckett dismissed for four runs

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Ben Duckett is still stranded on the other end, with no runs after two overs

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: This is some matchup, Duckett, England's dasher in Test cricket, going one on one against Arshdeep Singh in the shortest international format

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Buttler is slowly slowly starting to shift gears, has smacked two boundaries off Hardik Pandya's over. England are 12/1 after two overs

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: India have taken the field with three spinners with Arshdeep being the sole pacer. Hardik is sharing the new ball with Arshdeep

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Phil Salt's wicket has brought England's skipper Jos Buttler in the middle. Pretty decent first over from Arshdeep Singh, England are 3/1 after the 1st over

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Arshdeep Singh gets Phil Salt with the first over of the series. Singh sends England's danger man back to the dressing room

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: 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
 

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I, Live Updates: India won the toss and have opted to bowl first against England.

The toss for the first T20I match between India and England is set to take place shortly.