India vs England T20: India score 61/2 in 6 overs against England

Sanju Samson (Pic: AFP)

India scored 61 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of the powerplay against England. The 'Men in Blue' continued their poor form with the bat, losing early wickets.

Sanju Samson was the first to depart as he was dismissed for one run in seven balls. The Indian opener was dismissed for a golden duck in both matches against Ireland. Ishan Kishan was run out for zero after a mix-up with Abhishek Sharma.

Abhishek Sharma scored 49 runs in 19 balls, including 6 fours and 3 sixes to keep the Indian innings going.

For England, Saqib Mahmood took a wicket in his two overs, conceding 22 runs.

Earlier, winning the toss, the Indian captain, Shreyas Iyer, was happy to bat first. Iyer confirmed that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not included in the starting XI and will have to wait for his debut.

"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." Shreyas Iyer said.

English captain Harry Brook was happy to bowl first. The star batter added that the mood in the camp was good despite their recent loss against New Zealand.

"Would've had a bowl, happy with that result. Looks like a good wicket. [On the challenge of switching from Test cricket to the shortest format and the mood within the England camp] The mood's really good. We're really looking forward to this series starting against a very strong Indian side, and, it's good to be back with the lads." Brook said.

Confirmed Playing 11 for both teams:

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy