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IND VS ENG T20: The Battle of Two Heavyweights!

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IND VS ENG T20

India and England ( IND VS ENG T20 ) are all set and ready for the 5 match T20I series. India crushed England 3-1 in the Test series and would be eyeing to secure this series to. A 4-1 or a 5-0 victory for India would place them at no.1 in ICC T20I rankings.

England are placed at 1st in the ICC T20I Rankings and they would be looking to play as per their high standards and make a comeback by securing the T20 series.

MATCH DETAILS

This match is the 1st T20I between India and England which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 12th March, 7:00 pm IST.

MATCH PREVIEW

India are all set to take on England in a 5 match T20I series. The IND VS ENG T20 would be an exciting and thriller contest as India and England are placed on No.2 and No.1 of ICC T20I rankings respectively.

With the T20 World Cup coming close, this series would be very important for both the sides to strengthen their team and finalize the squad.

Both the teams are even in terms of skills and ability but India have a little edge over England given the home conditions. We can expect a nail biter contest between them.

IND VS ENG WEATHER REPORT

The weather is expected to be clear at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. There are no chances of precipitation The temperature would hover around 25 Degree Celsius.

IND VS ENG PITCH REPORT

The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad is suitable for both- batsman and bowler. Spinners would play a major role in this match as the pitch offers a good amount of turn.

BEST COMBINATION

1-5-2-3

AVERAGE 1st INNINGS TOTAL

170

IND VS ENG T20 PROBABLE PLAYING XI

India

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

Bench

Axar Patel, 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, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer

Bench

Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS

Not Available

PLAYER TO WATCH OUT

Virat Kohli

Modern Day legend and Captain of the Indian team Virat Kohli is the highest run getter in T20I with 2928 runs and needs only 72 runs to become the only player to reach 3000 runs in this format. He is a must pick in today’s game.

IND VS ENG T20 TOP PICKS

Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan is ranked No.1 T20I batsman. He is going through a tremendous form as he scored 173 runs at 86.5 in the last series again South Africa. His consistency would be very vital for England to grab a victory.

KL Rahul

No.2 ranked T20I batsman KL Rahul, who is just behind his counterpart Dawid Malan is India’s key T20 player. He has a great IPL outing and also performed well in the last Australian tour. He is expected to continue his form and win the match for his team.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is an explosive opener who likes to take on the bowlers from the star. With a lot of depth in England’s batting he is free to play his natural game and give a good start to his team.

CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN CHOICES

Captain Options: Kl Rahul/ Virat Kohli

Vice Captain Options: Jos Buttler/ Dawid Malan

DREAM TEAM

Small League Team

Grand League Team

EXPECTED WINNER IN THE MATCH

Due to the home advantage and their current form India are expected to win this match.

Note: The Dream 11 teams, predictions, match results, expected lineups, Captain and vice captain choices are based on my individual research.

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