England defeated India by 7 wickets in the first T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Chasing 148, Sam Billings and Jason Roy fired on all cylinders and raced to 42 in only 3.2 overs before Yuzvendra Chahal brought the hosts back into the match by castling both the openers in the same over. However, an 83-run partnership between Eoin Morgan and Joe Root set the platform for an easy chase. The partnership was broken when the England skipper was sent back by Parvez Rasool for 51. Root and Ben Stokes then scored the remaining runs quite comfortably to cap off a fine day for their team.

Earlier, the Indian batsmen failed to break the shackles against a disciplined bowling performance from the England pacers. Virat Kohli (29), Suresh Raina (34) and MS Dhoni (36) were the only notable contributors as the hosts huffed and puffed to 147 for 7 in their alloted 20 overs.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

Not many teams give #India a T20 Masterclass … especially not in their own back yard … #IndvEng #Boom

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 26, 2017

England's bowlers won it for them. Ensured batsmen didn't have much to do.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 26, 2017

I am afraid young Bumrah has to ensure he is bowling legal deliveries. Suspect his coach is going to be unhappy.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/AllTimeBakchod/status/824615211848134656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

If cricket had subtitles, whenever Dhoni walked up close to the stumps while wicketkeeping, the text would say…

*Drama Intensifies*

— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) January 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/AllTimeBakchod/status/824605012835831808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

On a scale of Yujuvendra Chahal to Axar Patel how undernourished are you??#INDvENG

— The Goan Patiala ?. ? (@TheGoanPatiala) January 26, 2017

Bumrah: Nehra bhai, Kohli bhai ke liye script likh di?
Nehra: haan lol. "we were 50 runs short" #INDvENG

— cricBC (@cricBC) January 26, 2017

Cashless system ki wajah se Billings bahut fast ho gayi hain ? #IndvsEng

— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 ? (@RoflGandhi_) January 26, 2017

Batsmen ~ Bowling Kon Karega Ab ?

Dhoni ~ Yuzuvendra…

*Batsman Tries To Pronounce While Batting, Gets Out*#INDvENG #IndvsEng

— Babu Bhaiya (@Shahrcasm) January 26, 2017

Hardik Pandya sets an example that India's all-rounders will be rated on the scale of Kapil Dev & Hardik Pandya.#IndvEng

— sunil the cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/SirIshantSharma/status/824602690068115456

When Stadium screen shows you. #IndVsEng pic.twitter.com/am4f3xf1jv

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) January 26, 2017

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/824584256630317057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Dhoni is the best at assessing conditions & playing accordingly. He's got India to a good score. A lesser player would've panicked #IndvsEng

— Paul Dennett (@PaulDennett_) January 26, 2017

Dino Morea was seen for longer duration than Manish Pandey stayed on pitch. #IndVsEng

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) January 26, 2017

Raina has been shuffling a lot in order to avoid the bouncers
v Morris at D'sala 2015
v Rabada at Mum 2015
v Stokes at Kanpur 2017#INDvENG

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) January 26, 2017

Moeen Ali's best Test figures (6/67) and T20I figures (2/21) have both been against India. #IndvsEng

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) January 26, 2017

Suresh Raina hasn't scored a 50 in a T20I innings since June 2010 (35 innings) #INDvENG

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) January 26, 2017

I'm over the moon about the current run rate and wickets, but I wonder how Adil Rashid feels? Specialist catcher, @Vitu_E? #INDvENG

— Guy Hornsby (@GuyHornsby) January 26, 2017

Kohli in Tests:
Every shot will go on the ground

Kohli in ODI:
50% loft shots 50% ground strokes

Kohli in T20:
90% loft shots

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 26, 2017