Arshdeep Singh Stars as England Crumbles to 132.

Arshdeep Singh got Phil Salt out after three balls and then got Ben Duckett out in his first two overs. After that, England’s other batters couldn’t do much against India’s spin bowlers, and the whole team was out for 132 runs.

Captain Jos Buttler was the only one to score big, hitting 68 runs from 44 balls. The next best was Harry Brook, who managed just 17 runs.

Brook was bowled in the eighth over by Varun Chakravarthy, who was in great form. Two balls later, he also dismissed Liam Livingstone for a duck. England’s scoring slowed down, and they kept losing wickets.

Jacob Bethell had a tough time, scoring just seven runs from 14 balls. Jamie Overton didn’t do much better, managing only two runs while batting at number seven. Gus Atkinson also struggled and was dismissed by Axar Patel, England’s familiar rival, after scoring just two runs from 12 balls.

Chakravarthy returned in the 17th over and got Buttler out, crushing England’s chances of a strong finish. He finished with impressive bowling figures of 3-23.

India Vs England 1st T20 Highlights 2025

During India’s chase, Jofra Archer bowled well, taking 2 wickets for 21 runs. India still won easily, beating England by seven wickets with 43 balls left. This was England’s worst T20 defeat with so many balls left to play.

Atkinson gave away 23 runs in the second over, and Abhishek Sharma took advantage, scoring 79 runs off just 34 balls.

The second T20 of the five-match series will be played on Saturday in Chennai at 1:30 PM GMT. For more information click here.