IND vs ENG Live Streaming Info 1st T20I Match 1 July When Where How to Watch India vs England Live Score TV Telecast Online Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Shreyas Iyer Harry Brook
IND vs ENG 2026 1st T20: Shreyas Iyer will look to post his first-ever win as India’s T20I skipper after back-to-back losses against Ireland as Team India get ready to take on Harry Brook’s England in a five-match series beginning at the Chester-le-Street in Durham on Wednesday. Indians are coming to England having lost their first T20I series after 16 successive wins since 2024. mieszalniakolorado.pl
The last time that Team India lost a T20I series was back in 2023, when they had lost to West Indies. Facing England will not be an easy task for Team India as the home side are two-time winners of the T20 World Cup title as well. Harry Brook’s side had given India a run for their money in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal earlier this year and only fell short of their target by 7 runs after Jacob Bethell’s brilliant maiden century.
The focus will be on Indian batters, who had failed collectively against Ireland in both the T20I matches in Belfast. World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma scored 49 in 20 balls in the first game but was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the second – his sixth in T20I cricket in 2026.
His opening part Sanju Samson was dismissed for a duck too while captain Shreyas Iyer failed to get going in both the matches, after returning to T20I cricket at the expense of former skipper Suryakumar Yadav.
“It wasn’t embarrassing, but it was depressing for us, because we definitely didn’t expect Ireland to play that well,” Iyer said in the pre-match press conference at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.
“They outplayed us in every department, they had brilliant ideas about the dimensions of the ground, and we fell short in terms of analysing and planning the ground and the dimensions, and how the wicket would be played. Credit to them, but we learnt a lot from that series. This is a completely new chapter for us coming in here,” Iyer added.
Team India holds the edge over England when it comes of head-to-head record in T20I matches till date. The Indians have won 18 matches and lost 12 in 30 games between the two sides so far.
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Get ready for the biggest white-ball series of the year as England and India go head-to-head.
Watch #ENGvIND 1st T20I, tomorrow at 9 PM, LIVE on Sony Sports Network TV channels. #SonySportsNetwork… pic.twitter.com/8plUFepTBL
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) June 30, 2026
Here are all the details about India vs England 2026 1st T20I match…
When is India vs England 2026 1st T20I match going to take place?
The India vs England 2026 1st T20I match will start on Wednesday, July 1.
Where is India vs England 2026 1st T20I match going to take place?
The India vs England 2026 1st T20I match will be held at Chester-le-Street in Durham.
What time will India vs England 2026 1st T20I match start?
The India vs England 2026 1st T20I match will begin at 10pm IST. The toss for the match will be held at 930pm.
Where can I watch India vs England 2026 1st T20I match on TV in India?
The India vs England 2026 1st T20I match will be available LIVE on TV on Sony Sports network channels in India.
How can I watch India vs England 2026 1st T20I match in India?
The India vs England 2026 1st T20I match will be available for livestreaming on SonyLiv and JioStar website and app in India.
India vs England 2026 1st T20I match Predicted 11
India: Sanju Samson/Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Suryansh Shedge, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav/Varun Chakravarthy
England: Phil Salt, Jos Butler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood
The ubiquitous Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

‘Vaibhav Sooryavansshi is ubiquitous.’
So, what could be the hidden meaning of the above-mentioned line? It isn’t as if yours truly is aiming to start a contest on adjectives. But it more or less narrates a story of how the wonderkid’s heroics seem to have gripped the cricketing landscape. Just open your social media handle and the first trend to notice is Shreyas Iyer’s press conference. The India skipper ended up answering a volley of questions on whether Vaibhav would don the national colours in the first T20I against England.
For a moment, also scroll through the quoted tweets of that press conference and one would observe a fair bit of heat coming Shreyas’ way. The simple reason being the Indian cricket fans wish to see a glimpse of Vaibhav wear the blue jersey for the senior Indian team. So much so that his every shot in the net sessions – defensive or attacking – seems to be getting analysed by cricket fans.
For a cricket aficionado, it could be about marvelling at Vaibhav’s unique bat-swing, and his unremitting belief to take the best bowlers going around. Those two shots the young batter played off Alex Green in the Under-19 World Cup final and Kagiso Rabada in the 2026 IPL could leave a connoisseur discombobulated. To thwack a hard-length delivery from Rabada, bowled at over 150 kph, back over the bowler’s head is nothing but blinding brilliance.
For an older generation, Vaibhav might just remind them about the kind of adulation a certain Sachin Tendulkar used to receive in the early 1990s. And he could very well inspire young kids to take up the game of willow and leather, with a dream of becoming the next Vaibhav. Although that dream might be fear-fetched.
Even beyond the shores of India, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi seems to be grabbing the headlines in the United Kingdom. In a football season, where it is all about the ongoing World Cup, Vaibhav’s name being mentioned in certain newspapers in England encapsulates the point. There is even a school of thought that if Vaibhav doesn’t partake in the opening fixture versus England, then the interest surrounding that game would kind of fizzle out.
Meanwhile, Mark Butcher, the former England batter said on talkSPORT, “It’s just utterly mind boggling. And I tell you what’s even more mind boggling, gents, is the fact that people are kind of already sort of trying to pour water on his fireworks a little bit. And I’m thinking to myself, he’s 15, right? And in the biggest and best T20 tournament in the world where all the biggest and best players play and have played historically, the kid has done something that nobody has ever done before and it might never ever happen again.
“But just think about that for a second. As a 15-year-old, he broke Chris Gayle’s six hitting record. He has a strike rate of 225 over the tournament. These are just nonsense numbers,” Butcher added.
So, will Vaibhav play at the Riverside Stadium? Can he take international cricket too by storm? Is he too young to represent the country at the senior level? What are the plans to stop the Vaibhav-Bermuda-Triangle? There are questions galore about Vaibhav even before the kid wears the national jersey. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is truly ubiquitous at the moment.
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Haaland says ‘Howdy’, shares cowboy and Viking-themed posts after Norway reach Round of 16
Texas [US], July 1 (ANI): Norway star striker Erling Haaland shared a light-hearted post on social media after his side secured a place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 with a 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast in the Round of 32.
Taking to X after the win, Haaland posted two photographs of himself dressed in cowboy boots and a cowboy hat with the caption, “Howdy!"
Howdy!
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— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) June 30, 2026
In another X post, Haaland celebrated his side’s qualification for the Round of 16 by sharing a Viking-themed photograph on social media following their comfortable victory.
In a post on X, Haaland shared a picture of himself wearing a Viking horned helmet while dressed in Norway’s national team jersey, captioning the image with the Norway flag emoji and a red heart emoji.
— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) June 30, 2026
In another post on X, Haaland celebrated reaching another international milestone by sharing after becoming the fastest player to score 60 goals for his national team.
For Norway
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— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) July 1, 2026
Norway edged past Ivory Coast 2-1 in a tightly contested FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 encounter, sealing their place in the Round of 16 after a dramatic late winner from Erling Haaland on Tuesday (local time).
Haaland added another chapter to his booming international legacy, netting a dramatic 86th-minute winner. With the win, Norway advances to the Round of 16, while Ivory Coast exit the tournament after a spirited performance. It was a historic day for Ivory Coast, as they were playing their very first World Cup knockout match.
Meanwhile, Norway will now lock horns with Brazil in the Round of 16. (ANI)
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