India and England, the two-time T20 World Cup winners, are set to take on each other in the five-match T20I series, starting January 22. Both teams are led by dangerous white-ball players and the coaches of both teams are known to wear their hearts on sleeves. Both teams are playing each other in the shortest format after the T20 World Cup semi final last year.
The Asian side won the game and went onto win the ICC title. Meanwhile, the five-match series is expected to be a close contest. The first match will be played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
India vs England First T20I Match Details
| Match | Venue | Timings (IST) |
| First T20I | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 7:00 PM |
Toss Prediction: England might win the toss and elect to bowl first. The decision will purely be based on the dew factor.
Powerplay Prediction: Expect India to score 54/1 at the end of the powerplay. On the other hand, England might score 65/1 at the end of the powerplay.
Pitch Report: If the IPL 2024 games are taken as a reference point, expect a belter of a surface. Expect more than 190 runs to be scored from each team.
Expected Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Nitish Kumar Reddy/Washington Sundar/Ravi Bishnoi, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Varun Chakravarthy
Playing XI (Announced): Phil Salt (wk), 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Jos Buttler (capt), 4 Harry Brook, 5 Liam Livingstone, 6 Jacob Bethell, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Gus Atkinson, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Mark Wood
Key Players
| India | Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh |
| England | Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer |
Expect players such as Tilka Varma, Sanju Samson, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler to weave the magic with the bat. On the other hand, Arshdeep Singh and Jofra Archer will play key roles with the ball for their respective sides.
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The boundary size at the Eden Gardens is small and expect both teams to score over 190 each. Teams that will win the toss would look to bowl first as dew might set in.
Match Prediction: England might win the first T20I as the wicket is expected to be a batting friendly. They are likely to bowl first and that will play into their hands.
