India won the first T20I match by seven wickets after Abhishek Sharma's 79 off just 34 balls. He lost his wicket at the end but his brilliant knock helped India win the match in just the 13th over. He batted with a strike rate of 232 and hit eight sixes in his inning. Tilak Varma played the winning shot off Mark Wood.

Abhishek Sharma scored 79 runs off just 34 balls, which included eight sixes and five fours. He completed his fifty in just 20 balls.

The small boundaries at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and dew should make the pitch a perfect batting surface during the India vs England first T20I. Check out the pitch report for Eden Gardens, the live streaming details for India-England match and squads for both sides.