India has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-opening T20 against England's cricketers in Kolkata.

Brydon Carse will replace Gus Atkinson for England's second T20 International against India on Saturday while Jamie Smith has also been added to the squad.

Cricket score and latest updates from first T20 clash - England face the world champions in Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side

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England have named an unchanged XI for Tuesday's third T20 International (T20I) against India in Rajkot, a must-win game for the visitors who are 2-0 down in the five-match series. Brydon Carse, who replaced Gus Atkinson in the second T20I,

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s T20 match between England and India. England face the world champions in Kolkata in the first of the five-match series, in what marks Brendon McCullum’s first match in charge of the white-ball side.

Team India (IND) gained a 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20I series against England (ENG) after sealing a very nervous chase in the second T20I, in Chennai. The third T20I will be played in , where the hosts will look to keep their streak of not having lost a T20I series to England since 2014.