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 won the toss and chose to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata on Wednesday. Mohammed Shami missed out for India despite the fast bowler being available after more than a year on the sidelines.

India, leading the T20 series 1-0, is preparing for the next match against England with possible fitness inclusion of Mohammed Shami. The team aims to maintain its strong performance, highlighting successful contributions from Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy,