IND vs ENG Prediction, 1st T20I, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India will lock horns with England in the first T20I of the five-match series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22.

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India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will enter this series after defeating South Africa by 3-1 away from home in November 2024. With Sanju Samson in tremendous form, the top and middle order looks impressive for India. Moreover, Mohammed Shami’s comeback is the cherry on the cake for Men In Blue.

On the other hand, England bagged a 3-1 T20I series win over West Indies away from home in November 2024. They would be aiming to continue their strong winning momentum going into the series against India.

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I Match Details

Match: India vs England, 1st T20I

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Wednesday, January 22

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I Pitch Report

The short boundaries will offer extra assistance for batters at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bowlers need to toil hard to pick wickets on this surface. Scores of above 200 could also be easily chased on this wicket.

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I Probable XIs

India

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Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy

England

Jos Buttler (c and wk), Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India

India is coming into this encounter on the back of a 3-1 T20I series win over South Africa away from home in November 2024. With home advantage on their side, we can anticipate a comfortable victory over England in the first T20I. 

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