Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are the two openers for India, while left-arm pacer David Willey opens the bowling for England.
The first ball is slanted across Rohit, who lets it go before defending the next on the leg side.
Rohit is beaten third ball as he pokes away from the body before he taps the next to point and thinks about the single but decides against it.
Full and on the stumps from Willey as Rohit defends it with a straight bat.
The last ball shapes away quite a bit as Rohit looking to defend is beaten as Willey makes a good start with a maiden over.
Chris Woakes from the other end. The first ball is ignored by Gill before he is struck high on the pads by the incoming delivery.
Gill gets off the mark as he punches Woakes in the gap between cover and point for a splendid boundary.
The right-hander goes for another drive next ball but ends up inside edging it on to his pads.
He plays another cracking drive off the last ball but straight to the fielder at extra cover on the bounce.
Willey starts his second over with a yorker which Rohit keeps out. He then uses his feet and smashes Willey over the fielder at mid-on for a four to get off the mark after seven dots in a row.
The next ball is short and Rohit picks up the length early to pull it handsomely over midwicket for a huge six and clips the fourth ball to fine leg for one.
Gill opens the face of the bat to push Willey past point for one.
Rohit uses his feet to launch the last ball straight down the ground for the second six of the over.
18 runs from the over as India race to 22 for no loss in three overs.
Rohit already making his intent clear with two sixes in the third over after he played out a maiden over.
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