Roy's explosive knock
England's bowlers did the spadework before opener Jason Roy's explosive 49 helped secure a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against India in the first Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad on Friday. (ANI Photo)
Iyer hits fighting fifty
Electing to field, Eoin Morgan and his men denied India a strong start and eventually restricted them to a below-par 124-7 despite Shreyas Iyer's breezy 67. (AP Photo)
Malan seals the win with a six
Roy smashed three sixes and four boundaries in his 32-ball blitz and England wrapped up victory with 4.3 overs to spare with Dawid Malan, who made 24 not out, sealing the win with a six. (AP Photo)
India lose 3 wickets inside powerplay
India were reeling at 22-3 after the six powerplay overs, with Rishabh Pant contributing 16 of those runs. (Reuters Photo)
Rashid scalps Kohli for a duck
Among the early wickets to tumble was home captain Virat Kohli who fell for a duck trying to hit Adil Rashid over the ring on the off-side. (AFP Photo)
Stokes dismisses Pant
Pant made 21, hitting a six off Jofra Archer (3-23) with a cheeky reverse-scoop before Ben Stokes dismissed him. (Reuters Photo)
Archer sends Pandya back
Archer removed the big-hitting Hardik Pandya to deny India a late assault and the hosts barely went above run-a-ball in their 20-overs despite Iyer's fluent fifty. (AFP Photo)
Fine stand between Roy and Buttler
Roy and Jos Buttler effectively killed off the contest with their 72-run opening partnership. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Buttler for 28 and Washington Sundar denied Roy his fifty. (Reuters Photo)
Bairstow-Malan complete the chase
Jonny Bairstow, who made 26 not out, and Malan completed the win for the tourists who were beaten 3-1 in the preceding Test series. The series assumes more importance for both teams as India will host the Twenty20 World Cup in October-November. (AP Photo)