Leg-break bowler Varun Chakravarthy takes 3-31 on his return to international cricket as India beats Bangladesh by seven wickets with 49 balls remaining in the first Twenty20.

India's Hardik Pandya blasted an unbeaten 39 off 16 balls to complete a modest chase and secure a thumping seven-wicket victory with nearly eight overs to spare in the first T20 International against Bangladesh on Sunday.

Follow our live build-up and full text commentary as the teams begin their three-game series in Gwalior, India.

Notably, in a major blow to India on Saturday, all-rounder Shivam Dube was ruled out of the three-match T20 international series owing to a back injury, according to an announcement by BCCI. Southpaw Tilak Varma has been named as Dube’s replacement for the series.

India bowled out Bangladesh for 127 in the first T20 International of the three-match series here on Sunday. Asked to bat first, Bangladesh were in early trouble at 14 for two with left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh (3/14) removing both openers Litton Das and Parvez Hossain Emon cheaply.

The big-hitting all-rounder sustained a back injury after India's final practice session in Gwalior, so that could mean a debut for Nitish Reddy. This means that Nitish Kumar Reddy could make his debut today.