India vs England 5th T20I Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report And Mumbai Weather Forecast Today Match
India vs England, IND vs ENG 5th T20I Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report And Mumbai Weather Forecast: India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20I series against England. The fifth and final match at the iconic Wankhede Stadium will give both the sides to use their bench strength.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav and opener Sanju Samson’s horror run with the bat continues as the duo have struggled against the pace attack of England.
The concussion sub controversion in Pune has heated the series.
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Fast bowler Harshit Rana replaced all-rounder Shivam Dube after the latter copped a blow to his head while batting and the former returned 3/33 in his maiden T20I, derailing England’s progress in the chase. The choice of replacement was approved ICC match referee Javagal Srinath at half-time leaving the visitors complaining as India had a more like-for-like replacement in Ramandeep Singh available in the dugout.
India vs England pitch report
Wankhede Stadium favors chasing teams. Over the last four years, in night matches here, teams batting second have won 23 of 38 games. The average run rate in the second inning (9.0) is higher than the first (8.7). Recent first innings scores suggest a potential run fest: five of the last ten have seen scores over 200, with two matches featuring both teams exceeding that mark, and one falling just short.
India vs England weather report
The weather conditions are expected to be ideal for a cricket match, with no interruptions due to rain expected. The temperature is expected to be around 26-27 degrees Celsius during the match, which is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM . Dew could play a role in the second innings, meaning teams might prefer chasing after winning the toss.
India vs England predicted XIs
India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun ChakravarthyStory continues below this ad
England XI: Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer/Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid
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