Ahmedabad: England defeated India by eight wickets in the first T20 International of the five-match series, at Narendra Modi Stadium, popularly known as Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad on Friday.
An off day for Indian players as they were just outplayed by a quality English side.
Earlier, India posted 124 for seven against England cricket team.
India were reduced to 20 for three in 5 overs but Shreyas Iyer scored a 48-ball 67 under pressure to pull the hosts out of trouble.
For England, Jofra Archer (3/23) scalped three wickets, while Chris Jordon (1/27), Adil Rashid (1/14), Mark Wood (1/20) and Ben Stokes (1/25) picked up one each.
Jason Roy then smashed 49 off 32 balls as England overhauled the target, in 15.3 overs.
