First T20, Kolkata
India chase down 133 with 43 balls to spare to win by seven wickets
Abhishek smashes 79 off 34 balls
England 132 (20 overs): Buttler 68 (44); Chakravarthy 3-23
India take 1-0 lead in five-match series
Second T20 in Chennai on Saturday (13:30 GMT)
I get why there's criticism for attacking shots in Tests but this is T20 cricket. It's the way they have to go.
Gus Atkinson chews up four dot balls and then takes a single from the last, starving Jos Buttler of the strike further.
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I know it is only the first game of the new white-ball era for us under Brendon McCullum, but if this game doesn’t go our way I hope we don’t get the same blase responses after the game as we did with some of the Test losses last year. I don’t mind if we get outplayed and lose but when it’s silly mistakes from our own players it’s hard to hear them being defended.
Pete in Welshpool
Gus Atkinson is at the crease with six overs to go. That seems problematic.
Eleanor Oldroyd
BBC Radio 5 Live cricket presenter
Pretty much everyone has looked skittish and uncertain with the bat today apart from Buttler. But this is a masterclass in fielding and catching from India.
J Overton c Reddy b Axar 2 (Eng 95-6)
And another to Kieran's list...
The slide to spin continues as Jamie Overton heaves the ball high into the Kolkata dark.
India's fielding has been brilliant and Nitish Kumar Reddy steadies himself to take a towering catch.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
False shot percentage vs spin today:
Jos Buttler - 17%
Other batters - 30%
Buttler 59, J Overton 2
Jos Buttler takes a single to keep the strike too.
And again from Buttler.
This time off the back foot and perfectly placed along the ground for four.
So much is on Jos Buttler now.
He brings about that classic silence that greets an opposition boundary in India by hammering the ball through the covers.
And now India are into England's bowling all-rounders with Jamie Overton joining his skipper.
It's going to be tough from here.
Bethell c Abhishek b Pandya 7 (Eng 83-5)
Pressure was building on young Jacob Bethell and once he nails one it goes straight to the fielder.
He has pulled the ball right into the hands of deep square leg.
Jos Buttler offers a word of encouragement to Jacob Bethell who has faced 13 balls for his seven runs.
Jos Buttler dabs one to move to fifty from 34 balls.
Does he have to reign it in a little here?
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Conrad Davies: A better XI for England it may be, however, Liam Livingstone is still one place too high. I would have had him at seven, with Jacob Bethell at six and Jamie Smith at five. England are one batter short.
Buttler 49, Bethell 5
Two wides help England in this over after drinks because the runs off the bat have slowed.
Four come off Ravi Bishnoi - all of them singles.
England would be batting in a super over and people would text us saying batters should have had a look.
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Brendon McCullum’s analysis of a ‘flat pitch’ looking a little problematic. We’re a spinner light you’d think.
John in Newcastle
England still rubbish against spin and need to have a look before lashing out.
Tom
Stupid batting. They have time to hit two or three singles to get used to the pitch before trying to hit every ball out the ground.
Nick
Jacob Bethell will be glad to see the back of Varun Chakaravarthy, even if it's just for an over.
I'm not sure any England players bar Buttler are picking him.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Since the start of 2022, England have lost four or more wickets before the 10 over mark on 12 previous occasions, only once did they go on to win (vs Australia, Manuka Oval 2022).
The TV commentators aren't happy with how quickly that stumping decision was made.
Jacob Bethell's foot did leave the crease eventually. He might have had a millimetre behind when the stumps were broken.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Samson, bowled Arshdeep Singh Salt, caught Samson, bowled Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Duckett,caught Singh, bowled Arshdeep Singh Duckett, caught Singh, bowled Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 100.00 |
Buttler,caught Nitish Kumar Reddy, bowled Chakravarthy Buttler, caught Nitish Kumar Reddy, bowled Chakravarthy | 68 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 154.55 |
Brook,bowled Chakravarthy Brook, bowled Chakravarthy | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 121.43 |
Livingstone,bowled Chakravarthy Livingstone, bowled Chakravarthy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Bethell,caught Sharma, bowled Pandya Bethell, caught Sharma, bowled Pandya | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 50.00 |
Overton,caught Nitish Kumar Reddy, bowled Patel Overton, caught Nitish Kumar Reddy, bowled Patel | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.00 |
Atkinson,stumped Samson, bowled Patel Atkinson, stumped Samson, bowled Patel | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15.38 |
Archer,caught Yadav, bowled Pandya Archer, caught Yadav, bowled Pandya | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 120.00 |
Rashid,not out Rashid, not out | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 72.73 |
Wood,run out Samson Wood, run out Samson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 11 | ||||||
Total,132 all out 20.0 overs Total,132 all out 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arshdeep Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Pandya | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
Chakravarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 |
Patel | 4.0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
Bishnoi | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Salt |
17 for 2 (2.5 overs) | Duckett |
65 for 3 (7.3 overs) | Brook |
65 for 4 (7.5 overs) | Livingstone |
83 for 5 (11.5 overs) | Bethell |
95 for 6 (13.3 overs) | Overton |
103 for 7 (15.6 overs) | Atkinson |
109 for 8 (16.2 overs) | Buttler |
130 for 9 (19.4 overs) | Archer |
132 for 10 (19.6 overs) | Wood |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samson,caught Atkinson, bowled Archer Samson, caught Atkinson, bowled Archer | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 130.00 |
Sharma,caught Brook, bowled Rashid Sharma, caught Brook, bowled Rashid | 79 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 232.35 |
Yadav,caught Salt, bowled Archer Yadav, caught Salt, bowled Archer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Tilak Varma,not out Tilak Varma, not out | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 118.75 |
Pandya,not out Pandya, not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,133 for 3 12.5 overs Total,133 for 3 12.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
Atkinson | 2.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 |
Wood | 2.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.82 |
Rashid | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.50 |
Overton | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Livingstone | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
41 for 1 (4.2 overs) | Samson |
41 for 2 (4.5 overs) | Yadav |
125 for 3 (11.5 overs) | Sharma |