IND vs ENG Prediction, 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – England Tour of India, 1st T20I

Match Details:

The 1st of the 5-match T20I series between India and England will be played on 12^th March at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The match is scheduled to start at 7:00 PM IST and local time. It will be streamed live on Star Sports Network, Jio Sports and also can be streamed on Disney+Hotstar.

Preview:

With two consecutive Test series wins, India have proved why they have currently one of the strongest Test cricket teams in the world, if not the strongest. It is now time for them to show the same domination in the shortest format of international cricket.

India will take on England for the first of the 5-match T20I series today. In their last T20I series against Australia, India won the series by a margin of 2-1. England were completely dominant in their last T20I series as well, as they thrashed South Africa 3-0. So, it will be an even contest.

IND vs ENG Weather Report for 1^st T20I:

It will be very hot in Ahmedabad today, with the temperature soaring as high as 33 °C. The chances of rain are nil.

Pitch Condition/Report:

From the matches played here at the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, we can conclude that the track will help the spinners more than the seamers. Overall, it is a neutral track.

Average first innings score:

149 (Last 5 matches played in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0

Injury and Availability News:

For India: Varun Chakravarthy has failed to clear the fitness test, which ruled him out of the T20 series. T Natarajan is nursing a shoulder niggle. Rahul Chahar has been included in the squad.

For England: Jofra Archer is nursing an injury, but he is likely to be fit for this game

IND vs ENG Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

India

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini/T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench

Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini/T Natarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur

England

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran/Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer

Bench

Tom Curran/Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

IND vs ENG Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:

KL Rahul batted brilliantly in the T20I series against Australia. He scored 81 runs in 3 matches, which included a half-century. He will be aiming to have the same sort of impact in this match as well.

Virat Kohli might not be in the best of forms, but he is likely to return to his prime in this format. He has scored close to 3000 runs in this format.

England will be relying on Jos Buttler to deliver the goods in this series. He has scored over 15oo runs in this format and he also scores runs at a brisk pace.

Axar Patel will be aiming to continue his scintillating form into this format as well. In his 11 T20Is, he has picked up 9 wickets and has scored 68 runs.

For England, Adil Rashid will try to weave magic with his spin. He has picked up over 50 T20I wickets in 52 games and has a T20I career economy rate of under 8 runs per over.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli

Vice-Captain Options – Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IND vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – KL Rahul (c), Jos Buttler (vc)

Batters – Virat Kohli, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan

All-Rounders – Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ben Stokes

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer

12th Man – Rishabh Pant

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IND vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Jonny Bairstow

Batters – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (c), Dawid Malan (vc), Eoin Morgan

All-Rounders – Sam Curran

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Adil Rashid

12th Man – Hardik Pandya

Expert Advice:

With Jasprit Bumrah missing, Deepak Chahar will be aiming to nail his position in the Indian limited overs team. He has picked up 18 wickets in 13 T20I games. Deepak Chahar can be a great budget pick.

Today’s IND vs ENG Probable Winners:

India are expected to win this match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.