England vs India 1st T20 Updates: India struggle after Abhishek's wicket

India are well-placed on 99/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. Shreyas has looked solid on 34 from 23 balls, not taking too many chances. He will be key to India's hopes in the second half of their innings.

Shreyas and Varma will need to build a partnership in the next few overs and lay a foundation for the likes of Dube and Axar.

Rashid back into the attack. Shreyas still not looking to attack as he pushes the first ball back with soft hands for a dot.

He then rocks back to cut the short ball but can't beat point. Shreyas drives the third ball to long-off for a single to bring up India's 100 in the 11th over.

India are struggling at the moment as Varma punches the last ball to the fielder in the covers. He then slogs the fifth ball over midwicket for a four despite a brilliant effort from Banton in the deep -- the first boundary for India after 17 balls.

He sweeps the last ball for a single to deep midwicket as Rashid concedes just six runs from his second over.

All spin at the moment for England as Will Jacks is back into the attack. Varma picks one off the first ball before Shreyas clips the next in the gap at midwicket and pushes his partner for a second run.

Singles off the next three balls before Varma misses the reverse sweep off Jacks. England take the review for LBW but the ball has brushed the gloves which saves Varma.

India have slowed down after Abhishek's wicket with 24 coming from the last four overs.

Abhishek is beaten by the change of pace, missing the flick off the leg-cutter from Curran and is struck in front. 

The DRS goes England's way as the impact is in line and the ball is hitting the leg stump as the decision is overturned.

A big breakthrough for England as Abhishek walks backs after an entertaining 59 from 24 balls, with four sixes and six fours.

Tilak Varma hurried into the pull shot, getting it down to fine leg for one to get off the mark and Shreyas hits a slower ball to long-off for another run, followed by singles off the last two balls.

Off-spinner Jacks continues as Shreyas clips the first ball in the gap for two runs and gets one off the next.

A single to Abhishek before Shreyas backs away to cut Jacks in the huge gap square on the off-side for a four.

A single to Shreyas before Abhishek lofts the last ball straight down the ground to end the over with a six, to get 15 from the over.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack. Abhishek takes a single on the leg side to race to his fifty from just 20 balls.

Shreyas flicks the spinner towards where a misfield from Jacob Bethell in the deep gets the India captain two runs.

Rashid drops it short as Shreyas hammers it in the gap through midwicket for a four.

Shreyas unable to get hold of the short ball pulling it to deep square for just one and Abhishek lofts the last ball over the covers for two runs, to get 11 from the over.

Off-spinner Will Jacks to bowl the final over of Powerplay. Shreyas clips the first ball through the gap at midwicket for two runs and then takes one.

Abhishek pulls the short ball from Jacks through midwicket for a four to raise the 50-run stand from 23 balls.

He drives the flighted delivery down to long-off for a single as play continues despite the light drizzle.

India recover to 61/2 in six overs in Powerplay. Abhishek has provided the spark with a counter-attacking knock of 49 from 19 balls with Shreyas on 10.

There were struggling on 6/2 in two overs before Abhishek's assault saw them smash 55 from the next four overs.

Abhishek on the charge! He gives Luke Wood the charge but can't beat the fielder in the covers but slices the next ball uppishly over point for a boundary.

Abhishek makes room before he cuts the next ball once again over the point region for back to back fours.

The left-hander makes it three fours in a row as he lofts Wood over the fielder at mid-off.

Abhishek then pulls the short ball from Wood square on the leg side for three runs with Phil Salt putting in the dive to save the boundary and Shreyas takes one off the last ball.

India recover after the two early wickets to race to 52/2 in five overs.

Spin introduced early as Liam Dawson comes into the attack, to bowl the third over.

Another mix-up for the Indians as Shreyas Iyer goes for a tight second run but decides against it at the right moment, as he safely gets back to his crease.

Shreyas punches the next ball straight back as Dawson fails to stop the ball to concede a single.

Abhishek then plays a cracking shot, a lofted inside out shot over the covers for a six.

Another indecision in the running as Abhishek and Shreyas nearly convert an easy single into a possible run out chance.

Shreyas dancing in his crease but can only hit the last two balls to the fielders on either side of the wicket.

Saqib Mahmood continues from the other end. A short ball down the leg side as Abhishek pulls it fine on the leg side for a four.

Another bouncer and this time Abhishek pulls it powerfully over square leg for a six.

Mahmood tries another short ball and this time Abhishek swats it high over midwicket for another six.

Abhishek completes the landmark of 100 sixes in T20 Internationals -- the fifth Indian to achieve the feat after Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.

Mahmood goes a bit fuller and Abhishek can only tap it towards square leg for a single.

Shreyas slashes the last ball past the fielder at point for a four as Mahmood goes for 21 runs in the fourth over.

Fast bowler Saqib Mahmood from the other end. Samson drives a full delivery square but Tom Banton makes a diving stop in the covers to save the boundary.

Samson pushes the next into the off-side for another dot ball. The India opener is backing away slightly to make some room. He can't get bat on ball as he pushes at one away from the stumps which is ruled a wide.

No initial movement from Samson this time as he steers it towards point.

Samson fails for the third game in a row. He throws his bat at the length ball bowled wide, hitting it uppishly but Banton at point comes up with a sharp catch diving to his right.

Samson walks back after scoring one from seven balls as India suffer an early blow.

India suffer a double blow as Ishan Kishan falls off the last ball of the over. The left-hander taps the last ball to mid-on and is halfway down before he is sent back.

But he fails to make his crease before Jos Buttler whips off the bails.

Kishan walks back for a duck as India slip to 6/2 in two overs.

India's openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will feel the pressure as they walk out to bat after a below-par showing in Ireland. Left-arm pacer Luke Wood opens the bowling for England.

Samson defends the first two balls on the off-side before taking a single to mid-off to get off the mark.

Abhishek gets off the mark with a boundary, lofting Wood's full wide delivery over the covers for a four and drives the last ball to the fielder at mid-on.

The weather forecast for the match is not that encouraging with rain forecast through the evening at Chester-le-Street in Durham.

India have once again left out Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as they stick with misfiring opening duo of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.

India are going in with three spinners as Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakravarthy come back into the team, which includes Axar Patel as the spin all-rounder.

While fans continue to call for the teenage sensation's international debut, captain Shreyas Iyer has made it clear that India will not rush into making changes to a squad that lifted the T20 World Cup just a few months ago.

Speculation over Sooryavanshi's inclusion has followed the Indian team since he was picked for the tours of Ireland and England, but the youngster is still waiting for his first senior cap after missing the Ireland series.

Speaking ahead of the opening T20I, Iyer stressed the importance of backing players who have already delivered on the biggest stage.

"All the players in the team have performed well. It's not that only one individual has performed well," Iyer told reporters.

If India decide to hand Sooryavanshi his debut, they may have to break up their successful opening partnership of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, making the selection one of the biggest talking points ahead of the series opener.