Recalling all the T20I encounters between India and England in England 

India's tour of England kick-starts today as England host India for the first T20I of the three-match series. The first T20I between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford in Manchester.

Over the years, we have witnessed some exciting T20I encounters between India and England. Be it Yuvraj's six sixes or Rahul Dravid's Hat-trick of sixes, these encounters have never been short of entertainment.

Thus, before England and India lock horns today, let us relive all the T20I encounters between India and England that took place in England.

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#1 - India vs England, Super Eight Stage 2009 T20I World Cup: Lord's

It was the 2009 T20I World Cup Super Eight stage encounter between India and England at Lord's. MS Dhoni had called right at the toss time and elected to field first. Having lost to West Indies in their previous match, this was a must-win encounter for India if ever they were to keep their hopes alive for the semi-final stages.

India had a fantastic start to the match as Harbhajan Singh ousted Luke Wright in the second over of the match itself. However, Kevin Pietersen's quickfire 46 off 27 balls kept England in the game. With the help of Ravi Bopara (37 off 37 balls) and Pietersen, England posted a demanding total of 153 for the loss of seven wickets in their stipulated 20 overs.

Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma opened the innings for India. Gambhir slowly and steadily paced the Indian innings while the wickets kept tumbling at the other end. Further, Jadeja's 25 off 35 balls made it difficult for the Indian team to keep up the pace with the run-rate. Eventually, despite Dhoni and Yusuf's collective efforts, India failed to chase down the total as England's Ryan Sidebottom kept the nerves and restricted the Indian batsmen to just 150 for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs.

Ryan Sidebottom was adjudged as the player of the match for his 2 for 31 in his quota of four overs.

#2 - India vs England, Only T20I, 2011: Old Trafford

India was playing England for the solitary T20I against England at Old Trafford in Manchester. It was India who won the toss and pushed England into the field.

Ajinkya Rahane and Parthiv Patel started the show for India. The openers had a good start to the match. However, Parthiv failed to capitalize on the start as Jade Dernbach's slow delivery caught Parthiv at the mid-wicket. Parthiv's wicket brought in a classical great, Rahul Dravid who was playing his debut as well as his last T20I match. Rahane (61 off 39) along with Dravid (31 off 21) stitched a 65-runs partnership before Dravid's surrender to Bopara.

Dravid's dismissal drew the momentum towards England as they removed Kohli and Rohit in quick succession. However, Raina's blitzkrieg knock of 33 off 19 balls created a ruckus in the England bowling department before Jade's 4-fer could restrict India to 165 for the loss of ten wickets in 19.4 overs.

The target seemed to be too futile for the England batsmen as a collective effort from Pietersen (33 off 23 balls), Morgan (49 off 27 balls), Bopara (31 off 36 balls), and Samit Patel (25 off 16 balls) helped the Englishmen to seal the one-off T20I. Jade Dernback won the player of the match award for his 4 for 22 in 3.4 overs.

Honourable mention: Rahul Dravid's three consecutive sixes.

#3 - India vs England, Only T20I: Edgbaston

This encounter is from the vault of India's toughest overseas tour to England. India and England were contesting for the one-off T20I and the last match of the tour at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Eoin Morgan had won the toss and elected to bat first.

Eoin Morgan (71 off 31 balls), the now and then captain of the Englishmen, along with Alex Hales (40 off 25 balls) helped England to dominate the Indian bowling. Besides Eoin and Alex's knock, Bopara's 21 off 9 balls helped England to post a mammoth 180 for the loss seven wickets in 20 overs.

Despite some collective performances from Dhawan (33 off 28 balls), Kohli (68 off 41 balls), Raina (25 off 20 balls) and a late flurry from MS Dhoni (27 off 18 balls), Indian couldn't achieve the target as the England bowlers restricted India at 177 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. India lost the game by a mere margin of three runs. Eoin Morgan won the player of the match award for his swashbuckling knock of 71 off just 31 balls.