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England vs India 1st T20I Full Commentary
Live · Jul 01 2026, Wed - 10:00 PM (IST)
IND 135/4 (15.0)
ENG India elected to bat
CRR:9.00
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2 runs.
Fuller on off, Shreyas Iyer sensibly drives it to long on for a single.
FOUR! Crunched away! Short around off, Shreyas Iyer presses back and punches it hard through the point region. Jordan Cox runs and dives to his left to cut it off, but the ball deflects off the hand and seeps through to the fence.
A touch short and around off. Dube stands tall and swats it over the mid-wicket fielder. Jordan Cox runs to his right from deep square leg and tidies it up. Just a single.
FIFTY FOR IYER! Certainly a captain's innings from Shreyas Iyer. Fuller delivery, on off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to long off for a single and gets to his first half-century as the skipper of India.
Flatter and fuller, on middle. Shivam Dube leans on and clips it along the turf to long on for an easy run.
Another bowling change, as Liam Dawson is brought back into the attack.
Full-length delivery, just outside off, Shreyas Iyer drives it to the cover fielder.
On a back of a length, nipping from leg to middle. Dube opens the bat face and steers it wide of extra cover for a single.
Shivam Dube is in next.
OUT! TAKEN NICELY! Saqib gets his second wicket and that brings the budding 36-run stand to an end. Not a wicket-taking delivery from Mahmood as he slips in a full toss searching a yorker. Tilak Varma shuffles across off to play the scoop shot, but does not time it well. Tries to clear short fine leg, but Liam Dawson moves a bit to his right and times the leap to complete the catch over his head. Tilak was just threatening to switch gears but it wasn't to be. India are 124/4.
Short and slow, outside off. Shreyas Iyer waits back, and plays the pull shot to deep square leg and gets to the other end.
Overpitched, pitching it just outside off, angling away. Tilak Varma drills it to long off for one.
Short of a length, on middle. Shreyas Iyer moves across in the crease and whips it to deep square leg for an easy single.
Saqib Mahmood (2-0-22-1) is back on. India looking on course to score 200-plus runs at the moment.
Pitches it fuller again, around the pads, Shreyas Iyer clips it to deep backward square leg for one.
FOUR! Tickled behind! Loosener from Curran. Full on the leg stump. Shreyas Iyer uses the pace and helps it through the gap between short fine leg and the keeper for a boundary. Easy pickings for the Indian skipper, who closes in to his half ton.
A moon ball now from Curran, on middle. Tilak Varma pushes it to long on for one.
Pitched on a length, outside leg. Shreyas Iyer gets inside the line and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. Shreyas moves to 42 (32).
WIDE! Short of a length, outside off. Iyer lets it through as the ball flies over his head. Wide for height.
Much fuller, around the middle stump. Shreyas Iyer walks across the crease and flicks it aggressively toward the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket to get a brace.
Nagging length, around off, Iyer hangs back and punches it hard to cover.
Decision upheld! Tossed up and drifted into the batter, full in length. Tilak Varma tries the reverse sweep but the ball seems to have missed the bat or the glove before he is hit on the front pad. Jacks appeals confidently for LBW, but the umpire denies. England eventually go upstairs for a review, but UltraEdge confirms a clear spike when the ball is next to Varma's glove. England lose a review.
Not the loudest of appeals to begin with, but Will Jacks seems interested. Harry Brook does go upstairs to check an LBW call, but UltraEdge quickly shows that it brushed the gloves. Not Out, and England lose a review as well.
Length ball, on the stumps, staying low. Iyer rocks back and whips it wide of deep square leg for a single.
Just outside off, a touch fuller, on off, Tilak Varma makes room and punches it through cover for one.
Short and outside off. Shreyas Iyer rocks back quickly and cuts it to deep point for a single.
Direct hit at the bowling end! But looks like Tilak is safe. Yes, he is. Full ball on off stump, 85 kph. Iyer gets forward and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket and sets off for two. Cox picks up quickly and fires a flat throw to the bowler's end, Jacks gets out of the way and the ball crashes into the stumps. Loud appeal for a run out and the umpires send it upstairs for a review. The replays roll in and it is desperately close, but Tilak just manages to slide the bat in the crease before the stumps are hit.
Steps out and heaves the full ball along the ground to the deep mid-wicket pocket for a single.
Fuller, offering a lot of flight on it, outside off. Tilak Varma gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for one.