England vs India 1st T20I Cricket Match
Cricket Series : India tour of England, 2026
Venue : Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Date & Time : Today, 5:30 PM LOCAL, Start Time : 10:00 PM
England vs India 1st T20I - India tour of England 2026
Match Status & Result
India won by 50 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series
Match Details
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 PM IST / 5:30 PM UK time
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Toss: India elected to bowl
Match Summary
India: 198 England: 148 all out
Key moments:
India's batting: Took an aggressive approach right from the start
Hardik Pandya starred: Scored a fifty and took 4 wickets, including 2 in one over. Got his 4th wicket with a bouncer to Sam Curran
England's chase: Were 72/4 at halfway needing 127 from 10 overs. Moeen Ali was stumped by DK and Harry Brook was dismissed by Chahal
Bowling heroes: Arshdeep Singh was "very impressive on debut". Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Jos Buttler early with big swing
Finish: Arshdeep got the job done as England were bowled out
Playing XIs
England: Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Rehan Ahmed, etc
India: Shreyas Iyer (c), Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, etc
Series Schedule
1st T20I: July 1 - Riverside Ground, Chester - India won by 50 runs
2nd T20I: July 4 - Old Trafford, Manchester - 7:00 PM IST
3rd T20I: July 7 - Trent Bridge - 10:00 PM IST
4th T20I: July 9 - County Ground, Bristol - 10:00 PM IST
5th T20I: July 11 - Ageas Bowl - 7:00 PM IST
Pitch & Weather
Pitch: Balanced surface. Fast bowlers get swing early, batting gets easier later
Weather: Cool and cloudy, 14-16°C, 70% humidity, 30% chance of light drizzle
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