India vs England 1st T20I Match: Playing XI prediction, head-to-head stats, pitch report and weather update

Start Body Content With: IND vs ENG 1st T20I Schedule, Live Streaming, Date, Pitch Report, Weather: Suryakumar Yadav-led India will take on Jos Buttler’s England in the first game of the five-match T20I series to be played on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens Stadium.The highlight of the squad for the five-match series is the return of pacer Mohammed Shami back to international cricket after 14 months. Key members of India’s Test team in Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant have been rested while Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy have returned to the side. Dhruv Jurel is the fresh face in the side, replacing Jitesh Sharma as the second keeper behind Samson.
The defending world T20 champions are yet to lose a bilateral series since their trophy win in Barbados.
Predicted XIs
India predicted XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
Indian bowler Mohammad Shami with bowling coach Morne Morkel during a training session ahead of the first T20 cricket match against England, at Eden Garden in Kolkata,West Bengal. (PTI)
Player to watch out for: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami made a comeback to the Indian team. Shami last played for India in the 2023 World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad, after which he was sidelined because of an ankle injury that needed surgery. The 34-year-old made a return to cricket for the Ranji Trophy and also played in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy for Bengal. However, he didn’t make it for India’s disastrous tour of Australia because of swelling of the knee on his return to domestic cricket. In Shami’s absence, the team didn’t have a second fast bowler other than pace spearhead and stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah to consently put pressure on the Australian batsmen.
England predicted XI: Jos Buttler (c&wk), Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
Player to watch out for: England will be banking on their players, who have had a great records in the IPL but it will young Jacob Bethell, who will have all the attention. The Bajan-born left-hander has looks the real deal. During the ODI series against West Indies last year, he became the third youngest half-centurion for England in the format’s hory. In the seven T20Is, he made two fifties, averaged 57.66 and struck at 167.96. The 21-year-old has also made a remarkable Test debut, hitting three half-centuries against New Zealand with 96 his highest score.
Squads
India T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Mohd Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harisht Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakrabarthy and Washington Sundar.
England T20I Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
India vs England head-to-head records in T20Is
Matches played: 24, India won: 13, England won:11
India vs England 1st T20I pitch report
The Eden Gardens is know for providing pitches that are batting-friendly. Dew will play a big role in the match.
India vs England 1st T20I weather report
We will have a full game as there is no chance of rain on Wednesday.
India vs England live streaming detail
The live streaming of the India vs England T20 series will be available on the Disney Plus Hotstar app and website in India.

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