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Jos Buttler out for golden duck as his slump to 148 all out chasing 199 to beat India in first T20I; Hardik Pandya with four wickets for India after blazing 51 from 33 balls – watch the second T20l live on Sky Sports Cricket on Saturday (on air 2pm, first ball 2.30pm)

Hardik Pandya took four wickets after hitting fifty as India thrashed England in the first T20 international

Jos Buttler’s tenure as England’s official white-ball captain began with a first-ball duck and a 50-run defeat as his side were thumped by a Hardik Pandya-inspired India in the first T20 international at The Ageas Bowl.

Buttler was cleaned up by a swinging delivery from Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the first over amid England tumbling to 33-4 in 6.1 overs and being dismissed for 148 in 19.3 as they set about trying to top India’s 198-8.

Hardik Pandya followed a 33-ball 51 in India’s knock with four wickets in England’s, removing Dawid Malan (21 off 14), Liam Livingstone (0) and Jason Roy (4 off 16) in the early collapse as the hosts faltered against the moving ball.

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A horrible start to the innings for England as Jos Buttler is bowled by a beauty from Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Moeen Ali (36 off 20) and Harry Brook (28 off 23) rallied England with a fifth-wicket stand of 61 from 36 balls but both then fell in the same Yuzvendra Chahal over, while Hardik picked up his fourth wicket when he had Sam Curran (4) caught behind by wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik.

India were sloppy in the field – Karthik dropping at least two chances – but that did not cost the tourists, who can now wrap up a series victory at Edgbaston on Saturday before the final game at Trent Bridge on Sunday

India will have Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Jasprt Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja available for this weekend’s matches, with that quintet having sat out the opener having played in the seven-wicket defeat to England in a thrilling Test match at Edgbaston.

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The T20 international series concludes with matches in the Midlands over the weekend. The sides will first square off at Edgbaston on Saturday and then again at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Both matches start at 2.30pm with build-up beginning on Sky Sports Cricket at 2pm each day.

England will then host India for three one-day internationals next week, at The Kia Oval (Tuesday, July 12), Lord’s (Thursday, July 14) and then Emirates Old Trafford (Sunday, July 17). Again, all games are live on Sky Sports.

Watch the second T20 international between England and India, from Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports Cricket on Saturday afternoon. Coverage begins at 2pm with the first ball at 2.30pm.