KOLKATA, India — In the opening T20 match of the series against England, India won the toss and opted to bowl first on Wednesday.

Despite being cleared for selection after a long layoff of over a year, fast bowler Mohammed Shami did not make the squad for this match.

India currently holds the title of world champions in the T20 format, adding further excitement to the series.

This match also marks Brendon McCullum’s debut as England’s coach in white-ball cricket since taking the helm for all formats.

The teams fielding for the match are as follows:

India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Azar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, and Varun Chakravarthy.

England’s lineup includes Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood.

Fans are eager to see how this match unfolds as both teams bring competitive spirit to the field in this exciting series opener.