ENG vs IND Match Details
Match: England vs India, 1st T20I | India tour of England
Date: Thursday, 7 July 2022
Time: 22:30 (GMT+5.5) / 23:00 (GMT+6)
Format: T20I
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
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- After 2017, England only lost one T20I series at home against India in 2018.
- After 2021, India has a 19-5 win-loss record in T20 Internationals.
- England and India have an 8-8 record in bilateral T20 Internationals.
The five-match 2021 Test series ended on Tuesday, and on Thursday night, England and India will swap formats to start a three-game T20I series at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Since a 3-2 loss in the Caribbean in January, England hasn’t played in this format until today. End of last month, India defeated Ireland 2-0. At 18:00 local time, this day-night IT20 starts.
Since more than seven years ago, England has been among the most reliable white-ball teams in the world, and they are always formidable at home. They will enter this game with a lot of confidence.
India faced a fright in their second Twenty20 match against Ireland, but they maintained composure and won. They will still be able to field a very good XI despite missing several of their top Test players.
ENG vs IND Weather Report
There won’t be any weather delays for the entire game because Southampton’s sunny and breezy climate is ideal.
ENG vs IND Match Toss Prediction
With both teams’ batting firepower, chasing is the best course of action. In this setting, neither captain will be sure of the safe target and try to surpass the opposition’s total.
ENG vs IND Pitch Report
The Rose Bowl is one of England’s batting-friendly fields, and batters will have a good time there. In this encounter, runs between 180 and 190 can be anticipated.
England Team News & Probable Playing XIs
After making the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in 2021 and the T20 World Cup Final in 2016, England will debut its new white-ball skipper in this game. The baton has been handed off to keeper-batter Jos Buttler after Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket.
Recent form – L W L W L
ENG Probable Playing XI
Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Phil Salt, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, David Willey, Moeen Ali, Tymal Mills, Matt Parkinson, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan
India Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Although the visitors have a very good T20I squad for this series, none of the players who participated in the five-day Test loss at Edgbaston earlier this week is expected to be selected. Fringe international players had the chance to press their claims in this format during the most recent series in Ireland.
Recent form – W W NR W W
IND Probable Playing XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
ENG vs IND Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
| Team | Won | Lost |
| ENG | 2 | 3 |
| IND | 3 | 2 |
ENG vs IND – 1st T20I, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Jos Buttler
Batters
- Liam Livingstone
- Deepak Hooda
- Jason Roy
- Ishan Kishan (C)
- Rohit Sharma
All-Rounders
- Moeen Ali
- Hardik Pandya
Bowlers
- Harshal Patel
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Chris Jordan (VC)
ENG vs IND Prediction
Winning the toss
- England
Top batsman
- England – Jos Buttler
- India – Deepak Hooda
Top bowler
- England – Reece Topley
- India – Harshal Patel
Most sixes
- England – Jos Buttler
- India – Ishan Kishan
Player of the Match
- England – Jos Buttler
Team Scores Batting First
- England – 200+
- India – 190+
England is the favourite to win this match.
There is always a large, partisan crowd watching any match between England and India, regardless of the format. We anticipate this game will be no different, and we are calling for a close contest in Southampton. In their debut game with their new captain, England has our support.