England kick off their first white-ball series against India in three years today in Kolkata, with head coach Brendon McCullum looking to mould his side ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.  The fall out from England's disappointing performance at last year's T20 World Cup saw McCullum take charge of the limited-overs squad,

England take on India in the first of a five-match T20 series in Kolkata today, with Brendon McCullum hoping to make the perfect start in charge of the side. The match sees England Test coach McCullum take charge of his first match in international white-ball cricket, having previously had success in franchise cricket.

India chase down 133 with 43 balls to spare to win by seven wickets Abhishek smashes 79 off 34 balls England 132 (20 overs): Buttler 68 (44); Chakravarthy 3-23 India take 1-0 lead in five-match series Second T20 in Chennai on Saturday (13:30 GMT) by Timothy Abraham & Matthew Henry In Bazball they

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

Abhishek Sharma scored a 20-ball half-century as India beat England by seven wickets in the first T20 of their five-match series. India's opener smacked five fours and eight sixes, scoring 79 off 34 balls,