Cricket Fever Alert: India vs England T20I Series Begins – What to Expect at Eden Gardens!
CricketPanditTeam India will be back with white-ball action as they will host England for a five-match T20I series, followed by three ODIs.
The first game of the T20I series will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Jos Buttler will lead a strong England squad full of superstars who can win games single-handedly. Suryakumar Yadav will have the onus of leading the T20 world champions. India have won their last three T20I series under Suryakumar.
These two teams have produced entertaining encounters in the past, and we might expect another one at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
IND vs ENG: Match Details
Match: India (IND) vs England (ENG), 1st T20I, India vs England T20I series 2025
Match Date: January 22 (Wednesday)
Time: 07:00 PM IST / 1:30 PM GMT
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IND vs ENG: Head-to-Head: IND (13) – ENG (11)
A total of 24 matches have been played between the two teams in T20Is. India have won 13 games, while England have 11 wins in their account.
IND vs ENG: Weather Report
The forecast for Wednesday evening in Kolkata will be clear with humidity of 77 percent. The predicted temperature is likely to be around 23° C.
IND vs ENG: Pitch Report
The surface at Eden Gardens was extremely batting friendly during the IPL 2024 season, where the average score was over 200 runs. Chasing teams won four out of seven matches in the season.
IND vs ENG: Predicted XIs:
India: Sanju Samson(WK), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh
England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Suggested Fantasy Team No. 1 IND vs ENG
Wicket-keeper: Phil Salt
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Duckett, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma
All-rounders: Jamie Overton, Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Captain First-Choice: Phil Salt || Captain Second-Choice: Liam Livingstone
Vice-Captain First-Choice: Abhishek Sharma || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Sanju Samson
Suggested Fantasy Team No. 2 IND vs ENG
Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Duckett, Tilak Varma
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Varun Chakravarty, Arshdeep Singh
Captain First-Choice: Hardik Pandya || Captain Second-Choice: Suryakumar Yadav
Vice-Captain First-Choice: Liam Livingstone || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Ben Duckett
IND vs ENG: Prediction – Who Will Win?
India at home are very strong, and their approach in T20Is in the last couple of years has been the modern way. England are in a transition period, having left out several of their stars from the golden generation of 2015-22.
We will back India in the first T20I because of their recent performances and home advantage.
