Shreyas Iyer Leads India in T20I Series Opener Against England

In the first match of the T20I series, India’s captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat against England. The Indian team welcomed back spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi, while young talent Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not included in the squad. England had already announced their lineup ahead of the match. Read on for the complete team details and match insights.

By Narendra Chaudhary Jul 1, 2026, 22:28 IST

Match Overview

On Wednesday, India’s captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening match of their five-match T20I series against England.

The Indian squad saw the return of spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi, while promising young batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was left out of the lineup.

England had already revealed their playing eleven a day prior to the match.

Team Lineups

India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood.