India vs England First T20 LIVE commentary: UK start time, line-ups, scorecard and confirmed toss for Kolkata clash
England will begin their first white-ball series against India in three years today with the first of five T20 internationals. Jos Buttler’s side will be looking to get some revenge after a 2-1 loss the last time the two countries met for a series in 2022. Buttler and co. are in India for this T20 seriesGetty New white-ball coach Brendon McCullum is going to be taking charge of the first clash of his tenure after combining this with his current Test role. McCullum is without star Ben Stokes for the tour of India after he was not named in the England squad due to a hamstring injury. India vs England First T20: Date and how to follow This first T20 international will take place on Wednesday, January 22. It will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and is scheduled to get going at 1:30pm UK time. talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from India. Commentary comes from our team which includes Jon Norman, Andrew McKenna, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, David Lloyd and Jarrod Kimber. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. The T20 series will be broadcast on TNT Sports and discovery+ too. More details here. England's 2025 tour of India All times UK First T20: Wednesday, January 22 – 1:30pm – Eden Gardens, Kolkata Second T20: Saturday, January 25 – 1:30pm – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 – 1:30pm – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot Fourth T20: Friday, January 31 – 1:30pm – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Fifth T20: Sunday, February 2 – 1:30pm – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai First ODI: Thursday, February 6 – 08:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Second ODI: Sunday, February 9 – 08:00am – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Third ODI: Wednesday, February 12 – 08:00am – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad McCullum is set for his first white-ball series but Stokes is outGetty India vs England First T20: Line-ups and toss India Sanju Samson (wk) Abhishek Sharma Suryakumar Yadav (c) Tilak Varma Hardik Pandya Rinku Singh Nitish Kumar Reddy Axar Patel Ravi Bishnoi Arshdeep Singh Varun Chakravarthy England Ben Duckett Phil Salt (wk) Jos Buttler (c) Harry Brook Liam Livingstone Jacob Bethell Jamie Overton Gus Atkinson Jofra Archer Adil Rashid Mark Wood Toss: India won the toss and decided to field Officials: Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Javagal Srinath, Virender Sharma The latest scorecard from Kolkata can be found here. India vs England First T20: What has been said? England coach McCullum began his new role as white-ball boss this month and this is his first series in charge. Speaking when his appointment was announced last year, he said: “This new challenge is something I’m ready to embrace. “I’m eager to work closely with Jos Buttler and the team to build on the strong foundations already in place. “Rob Key’s vision for the future of English cricket is something that really resonated with me. “The idea of a unified coaching structure, especially with the schedule easing next year, made perfect sense. “I’m energised by the prospect of guiding both teams. The talent within English cricket is immense.”
England will begin their first white-ball series against India in three years today with the first of five T20 internationals.
Jos Buttler’s side will be looking to get some revenge after a 2-1 loss the last time the two countries met for a series in 2022.
New white-ball coach Brendon McCullum is going to be taking charge of the first clash of his tenure after combining this with his current Test role.
McCullum is without star Ben Stokes for the tour of India after he was not named in the England squad due to a hamstring injury.
India vs England First T20: Date and how to follow
This first T20 international will take place on Wednesday, January 22.
It will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and is scheduled to get going at 1:30pm UK time.
talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from India.
Commentary comes from our team which includes Jon Norman, Andrew McKenna, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, David Lloyd and Jarrod Kimber.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
The T20 series will be broadcast on TNT Sports and discovery+ too. More details here.
England's 2025 tour of India
All times UK
- First T20: Wednesday, January 22 – 1:30pm – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Second T20: Saturday, January 25 – 1:30pm – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 – 1:30pm – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Fourth T20: Friday, January 31 – 1:30pm – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Fifth T20: Sunday, February 2 – 1:30pm – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First ODI: Thursday, February 6 – 08:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Second ODI: Sunday, February 9 – 08:00am – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday, February 12 – 08:00am – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India vs England First T20: Line-ups and toss
India
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Tilak Varma
- Hardik Pandya
- Rinku Singh
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Axar Patel
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Arshdeep Singh
- Varun Chakravarthy
England
- Ben Duckett
- Phil Salt (wk)
- Jos Buttler (c)
- Harry Brook
- Liam Livingstone
- Jacob Bethell
- Jamie Overton
- Gus Atkinson
- Jofra Archer
- Adil Rashid
- Mark Wood
Toss: India won the toss and decided to field
Officials: Jayaraman Madanagopal, Nitin Menon, KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Javagal Srinath, Virender Sharma
The latest scorecard from Kolkata can be found here.
India vs England First T20: What has been said?
England coach McCullum began his new role as white-ball boss this month and this is his first series in charge.
Speaking when his appointment was announced last year, he said: “This new challenge is something I’m ready to embrace.
“I’m eager to work closely with Jos Buttler and the team to build on the strong foundations already in place.
“Rob Key’s vision for the future of English cricket is something that really resonated with me.
“The idea of a unified coaching structure, especially with the schedule easing next year, made perfect sense.
“I’m energised by the prospect of guiding both teams. The talent within English cricket is immense.”
