Scorecard: England vs India, first T20I
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- India posted 100/3 in 10.4 overs in the first T20I at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street, after winning the toss and electing to bat first.
- Abhishek Sharma blazed 59 off 24 balls with six fours and four sixes (strike rate 245.83) before falling lbw to Sam Curran — the innings' stand-alone performance.
- Shreyas Iyer was unbeaten on 35 off 26 balls (three fours, strike rate 134.62) when the scorecard was last updated, steadying India after early wickets.
- Sanju Samson (c Banton b Mahmood, 1 off 7) and Ishan Kishan (run out via a Harry Brook deflection, 0 off 2) both fell cheaply in the powerplay.
- England's bowling was led by Sam Curran (1/5 in one over) and Saqib Mahmood (1/22 in two), while Mark Wood went wicketless for 21 runs in his two overs.
- Tilak Varma finished 4 not out off 5 balls, with Harshit Rana, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, and the rest of India's batting order yet to come.
Why it matters: India's 100/3 in 10.4 overs represents a run rate above 9.3 per over, powered entirely by Sharma's 245.83 strike rate — a scoring pace that forces England into a tall chase and keeps India's deep batting (Rana, Dube, Patel, Arshdeep, Chakravarthy) in reserve for a late-innings surge.
