India-England
T20 clash: England win toss, opt to bowl first against India
Ahmedabad/UNI: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to field first against Virat Kohli-led India in the first T20I of the five-match series, here on Friday.
India rested Rohit Sharma for this match and Shikhar Dhawan-KL Rahul will open. Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal are three spinners.
On the other hand, England opted for five pacers and a lone spinner in Adil Rashid.
Playing XI:
India: KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
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