Sanju Samson thrilled the crowd with an incredible 22-run over against England's Gus Atkinson. The over began with Samson pulling a short ball for four, followed by a beautiful drive through extra cover. He then smashed a huge six over the covers, showing his class. Samson continued his attack with a powerful whip to mid-on and finished the over with a fine glance past short fine leg. This amazing display of batting showed why Samson is such a dangerous player, leaving fans cheering for more. Watch the clip here: 4⃣, 4⃣, 6⃣, 4⃣, 4⃣Dial S for Stunning, Dial S for Sanju Samson 🔥 🔥Follow The Match ▶️ https://t.co/4jwTIC5zzs#TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IamSanjuSamson | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/F6Ras6wYeb — BCCI (@BCCI) January 22, 2025 The first match of the five-game series was played on Wednesday, January 22, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. The decision paid off immediately as Arshdeep Singh struck on the third ball of the match, dismissing Phil Salt for a duck (0 runs from 3 balls). In his next over, Arshdeep sent Ben Duckett (4 runs from 4 balls) back to the pavilion, creating history as India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is with 97 wickets. Jos Buttler (68 runs from 44 balls) and Harry Brook (17 runs from 14 balls) stabilized the innings by forging a 48-run partnership. But Varun Chakravarthy intervened and snapped the partnership by bowling out Brook with a fantastic delivery. Two overs later, Liam Livingstone (0 runs from 2 balls) was clean-bowled by a superb ball by the spinner. England recovered up to 65/4 after 7.5 overs and needed an excellent partnership to level it. Also Read | Arshdeep Singh Surpasses Chahal to Become India’s Top T20I Wicket-Taker But wickets kept falling regularly. Buttler, who tried to hold the innings together, also fell to Chakravarthy. England managed only 132 runs in 20 overs. Chakravarthy finished with excellent bowling figures of 3/23, while Hardik Pandya (2/42), Axar Patel (2/22), and Arshdeep (2/17) also bowled well. India started their chase confidently. Sanju Samson scored 26 runs from 20 balls, playing some stylish shots. However, his innings ended quickly. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was out for a three-ball duck. Then, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma (19* runs from 16 balls) put together an 84-run partnership in just 42 balls. While Tilak played a supporting role, Abhishek smashed his way to a quick half-century. He scored 79 runs from just 34 balls, leading India close to victory before getting out. India won the match by seven wickets with 43 balls to spare. For England, Jofra Archer (2/21) and Adil Rashid (1/27) were the only bowlers to take wickets.