- India 124-7; England 130-2; England win by eight wickets
- Roy’s 49 from 32 balls followed Archer’s three for 23
- Full scorecard from the first T20 in Ahmedabad
A change of format brought a change of fortune for England in Ahmedabad as the excellence of Jofra Archer and an aggressive performance with the bat saw the tourists cruise to a dominant eight-wicket victory over India in their Twenty20 series opener.
Gone were the demons experienced on the same ground during the recent 3-1 defeat in the Test matches, England’s batsmen knocking off their target with 27 balls to spare after Archer’s earlier three for 23 had reduced the hosts to 124 for seven.
