IND vs ENG 1st T20I: Match abandoned due to persistent rain in Chester-Le-Street

Riverside Ground (Pic: X/@BCCI)

The first T20I match between Team India and England ended without a result at the Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street.

Having won the toss, the "Men in Blue" posted a total of 189 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Opening batsman Sanju Samson was dismissed on one run in seven balls. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma departed after scoring 59 runs in 24 balls, including six boundaries and four maximums.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan was also dismissed on a two-ball duck. Skipper Shreyas Iyer smashed 68 runs in 47 balls. His knock was laced with six boundaries and a maximum. Facing 13 balls, Tilak Varma managed to score 13 runs, including a boundary.

Harshit Rana also registered a two-ball duck, whereas Axar Patel lost his wicket on three runs, which came in four balls. Shivam Dube played an unbeaten knock of 42 runs in 21 balls, with the help of two boundaries and three maximums.

England's Saqib Mahmood returned with the figures of three wickets for 33 runs in four overs. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran bagged one wicket each. Completing his quota of four overs, Rashid conceded 39 runs, whereas Curran was smashed for 25 runs in three overs. Luke Wood, Liam Dawson, and Will Jacks went wicketless in the first T20I match against the "Men in Blue".

Later, the match was abandoned due to rain. The hosts didn't come out to bat due to persistent rain.

Earlier after winning the toss, Team India's skipper Iyer said, "We are going with bat first. Ireland is history. It's a new series, five games, everything to play for. Certainly, this is a great opportunity for us. This is my first, second actually, second series as a captain. So, pretty much excited. We got what we wanted. We got a session of practice over here yesterday, pretty much acclimatised to the surroundings as well. So, looking forward for an exciting one. [On the mood in the dressing room after the Ireland series] It's absolutely fine. To be honest, as you mentioned, the Ireland series is history. We've got to learn a lot from that series. And coming over here, we know how England has been playing their cricket".

IND vs ENG 1st T20I: Confirmed Playing XIs

India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood.