England vs India, 1st T20I, India tour of England, 2026 - Player HighlightsENG vs IND, 1st T20I, India tour of England, 2026 - Player Highlights

Saqib Mahmood to Harshit Rana, no run, lovely delivery to cap off his spell. 135ks reversing in late in the corridor of uncertainty, Rana got stuck on the back foot and could not lay bat on the late dab/cut

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, out Lbw!! That is absolutely plumb and wow, we have a review. Iyer had a word with his Mumbai mate Shivam Dube and looks like they have decided to review. 135ks full ball aiming for the middle pole. Iyer tried the shuffle and slog tactic, but it did not work out this time. Past the inside-edge and struck him in front of middle. Three reds on ball tracking. Hitting the leg peg. Shreyas Iyer lbw b Saqib Mahmood 68(47) [4s-6 6s-1]

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, 1 run, 128ks dug in short outside off, Dube miscues the pull to Bethell at deep mid-wicket

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 130ks back of a length outside off, Iyer hops on the back foot and pulls to the right of deep backward square leg

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, slower short ball at 119ks outside off, Iyer shuffled a long way across and was ready on his back foot - picked the bones out of it and nailed the pull for a one bounce boundary over mid-wicket

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, 1 run, 133ks length just outside off, Dube clears his front leg and slog-pulls to deep mid-wicket

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, no run, the length is fuller this time at 135ks, Iyer drives on the up and picks out Brook at cover

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, 1 run, 135ks length delivery on midddle and leg, Dube punches it to the right of mid-off and gets off the mark with a single

Saqib Mahmood to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Liam Dawson!! Excellent catch from Dawson. It was a 133ks low full toss on the stumps, Tilak went deep inside the crease to play a cheeky scoop and ended up hitting it off the thick inside half. Dawson runs back from short fine and takes the catch well above his head despite not being balanced. Tilak Varma c Liam Dawson b Saqib Mahmood 13(13) [4s-1]

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, drags the length back and denies pace outside off - 117ks - Iyer swivels and controls the pull to deep square leg

Saqib Mahmood to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full delivery just outside off at 133ks, Tilak stays leg-side of the delivery and drives firmly to long-off

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of length on off at 123ks, Iyer hops and plays the one-legged pull to deep square

Saqib Mahmood to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, now Iyer joins the party, making it a really big over! 21 off it and India needed it! Back of a length just outside off, he stays in the crease, weight on the back foot, and drives firmly through point

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, hard length on middle and leg, tucked nicely through midwicket

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, he's getting stuck into Mahmood here! Again banged in on a short of length, sits up just about the waist and while Abhishek doesn't time the pull all that well, it still clears the midwicket boundary. A brief chat between captain and bowler now. Maybe about not offering any more balls for the pull

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, short again, smashed again! It's at the body, around chest height, Abhishek swivels across and nails the pull behind square

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, loose delivery, it's short and down the leg-side, and Abhishek puts it away with a cracking pull shot over short fine leg. Swivels across and smashes it

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, no run, banged in on a hard length, Abhishek is hanging back in the crease, he opens the face and pats it to point

Saqib Mahmood to Ishan Kishan, out Ishan Kishan Run Out!! Kishan in trouble after a mix-up! Had to put in the dive, hurt his chest and now has to head back as the replay confirms he's short. He's shaking his head on the long walk back. Was totally committed to the run there after knocking the ball to mid-on, came more than halfway down but Abhishek just wasn't interested. Even a desperate dive isn't enough to save him. Ishan Kishan run out (Harry Brook/Jos Buttler) 0(2)

Saqib Mahmood to Ishan Kishan, no run, back of a length on middle, Kishan hangs back and tucks it to short midwicket

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, out Caught by Tom Banton!! Sharp catch at backward point and Samson goes early! Full delivery just outside off, he drives crisply but uppishly, goes to the right of backward point and Banton takes a ripper diving across, grabbing it with both hands. Three single-digit scores in a row for Samson. Sanju Samson c Tom Banton b Saqib Mahmood 1(7)

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, no run, close to the top of off, Samson hops back, opens the face and steers to backward point

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, wide, well wide outside off, Samson has a waft, misses

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, no run, goes back in his trigger, wants to cut hard but chops it off a thick under-edge into the off-side, the ball not coming on as well as he would've hoped

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, no run, good diving stop by Banton. Pitched up just outside off, not much swing and it's a punchy drive from Samson to the left of cover. Banton dives cross and cuts it off