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Match : India (IND) vs England (ENG), 1st T20I Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips
Venue : Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date & Time : 22nd January, Wednesday at 7:00 PM IST
H2H Record :
Total matches - 24
IND won - 13
ENG won - 11
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,
Pitch Report :
The pitch at Eden Gardens will be an excellent one for batting. There will be good bounce for the seamers and the new ball will swing as well. Eaden Garden is one of the largest grounds in India with deep boundaries. The wicket is flat and allows the batsmen to play their strokes. The fresh pitch will allow the ball to come onto the bat nicely. It’s expected to be a high scoring encounter. Teams will look to bat first as batting first sides have had the upper hand at this venue.
The average first innings score is 170 runs.
Bowler's Stats on Eden Gardens (T20Is) :
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 11
Pacers Wickets – 82
Spinners Wickets – 51
Weather Report :
The temperature is expected to hover around 27°C on the Wednesday with 45% humidity and 10 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.
Probable XI :
India :
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
England :
Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Preview :
The host India (IND) will take on guest England (ENG) in the opening T20I match of the England tour of India. This match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This will be the first white-ball series between these two sides since that thrilling three-match T20I series in 2022, in which India came out on top, winning the series 2-1. Defending champions India will take on England in five T20Is from 22 January, in Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai. This promises to be a thrilling series with plenty of records set to be broken and we can expect a lot of high scoring matches.
India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav. Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal were both rested from the squad, with Sanju Samson set to take up wicketkeeping responsibilities with Dhruv Jurel being the backup. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Washington Sundar all feature in the squad despite missing the last series in South Africa. Mohammad Shami returns to the side for the first time since WC 2023 and the pacer will be looking to get in some workload before the Champions Trophy. They have a very excting squad.
On the other hand, England have named a full strength squad for this series with Jos Buttler leading the side. The batting order comprises of Duckett, Salt, Brook and Livingstone amongst others. Adil Rashid will lead the spin attack with Rehan in the backup. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood will spearhead the pace bowling attack while Gus Atkinson will provide support. Coach Mcculum who will be taking charge of the white ball setup has confirmed that Jos Buttler will not take the gloves this series and Salt is expected to keep wickets.
Team Guide
Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.
Sanju Samson :
Sanju Samson smashed brilliant three centuries in the previous 5 T20Is innings against South Africa and Bangladesh. He will open the innings and will also keep the wickets for India. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.
Abhishek Sharma :
Abhishek Sharma is an explosive opening batter has made 256 runs at an average 23.27 and SR of 171.8 in his 12 T20Is career so far and would be looking to continue his great form in this game. Good pick.
Suryakumar Yadav :
Suryakumar Yadav is one of the best T20 batters in world cricket. He plays shots all around the ground and is capable of winning games on his own. The India skipper has 321 runs in just 7 T20Is against South Africa. He averages 45.9 at a strike rate of 179.3 including a half-century and a century against them. Default c/vc pick.
Tilak Varma :
Tilak Varma an emerging talent who piled up an incredible 120(47) & 103 off 56 balls in his past two T20Is innings. The left-handed batter will one again step up at number three from tourist camp and will be aiming to continue his great form in the next game. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.
Hardik Pandya :
Hardik Pandya will be contribute with both bat and ball who has 298 runs in 13 innings against the England at an average of 29.8 at a strike rate of 150.5. He also has 14 wickets to his name at a strike rate of 18.9. Safest c/vc pick.
Nitish Kumar Reddy :
Nitish Kumar Reddy is the next superstar in the making. He showcased his talent to the cricketing world in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, where he finished as the second-leading run-scorer for India with 298 runs in 5 matches. In his 3 T20Is, he made 90 runs at a strike rate of 180 and picked up 3 wickets at a healthy economy of 7.88. Another safest c/vc pick.
Arshdeep Singh :
Arshdeep Singh is the quality pacer who will bowl with the new ball and then in the death overs. He has picked up second most 8 wickets in four matches against South Africa in previous series. He's also taken 2 wickets in three matches against the England. Good pick.
Ravi Bishnoi :
Ravi Bishnoi is the promising spinner who was the bowled well in in previous series against the South Africa, picked up five wickets in four matches, can repeat his performance in this game as well as. Must have pick.
Varun Chakravarthy :
Varun Chakravarthy is well versed in the conditions of Eden Gardens, which is his home ground in the IPL where he represents Kolkata Knight Riders. With his subtle variations, he can make the batters dance. He has 19 wickets in 13 T20Is with the best figures of 5 for 17. Must have pick.
England
Jos Buttler :
Jos Buttler has scored the most runs for England in T20Is in India, collecting 426 runs in 17 matches at an average of 42.6 with a top score of 83*. He has 498 runs at an average of 33.2 and a strike rate of 146.6 against the India. He also has four fifties against the men in blue. Default c/vc pick.
Phil Salt :
Philip Salt has been in fine touch in recent months. He was finished as the leading run-scorer for England last year in the T20I, amassing 467 runs in 17 matches at an average of 38.91 with a strike rate of 164.43. He was superb in the IPL 2024, where he amassed 435 runs at a strike rate of 185. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.
Ben Duckett :
Ben Duckett recently played for Melbourne Stars in BBL 2024-25, where he's scored 243 runs at an average 35.71 in 7 matches. Overall he's played 12 T20Is for England and scored 315 runs at an average of 31.5. Punt pick.
Jacob Bethell :
Jacob Bethell too had a great BBL 2024-25 playing for Renegades scored 195 runs in innigs and picked up four wickets as well as. Overall he has 173 runs at an average 57.66 in seven T20Is so far. Must have pick.
Liam Livingstone:
Livingstone looks in fine with the ball quite a bit in the last series against West Indies. He bowls both off-spin and leg-spin and can chip in a with a wicket or two in the middle overs as the conditions at Eden Gardens will aid the spinners. Not to forget his brute strength with the bat. But he's managed to scored just 68 runs in four innigs against the India. Punt pick.
Mark Wood :
Mark Wood's express-pace deliveries are expected to bamboozle the opposition batters. The right-arm pacer and Jofra Archer will lead the pace attack of England. Wood played just 4 games against the India and picked up 5 wickets in these. His pace where he was seen clocking over 150 KPH troubled the opposition. One of the best c/vc pick from bowling section.
Jofra Archer :
Jofra Archer was bowling consistently at 145+ which will be trouble Indian batters. Archer has 8 wickets at an average of 23.5 and a strike rate of 18.0 in six T20I innings against the India. He can pick up wickets in clusters and help you fetch plenty of points in fantasy cricket. C/vc pick.
Adil Rashid :
Adil Rashid is currently the No. 2 ranked bowler in T20Is and will be England’s lead spinner. He is a wily bowler and a genuine wicket-taker. The veteran England spinner picked up 9 wickets in 12 matches against the India. He can trouble Indian middle order and don’t be surprised if he picks up 2-3 wickets in this match. Punt pick.
Details Analysis
Cheat Sheet
Cheat Sheet
India T20Is
Wk :
Sanju Samson -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 1dwn,
7(12), 31(15), 4(4), 19(15), 75(45), 109(56), 0(2), 0(3), 107(50), 111(47), 10(7), 29(19), 0(4), 0(1), 58(45), DNB, 12(7), 10(11),
Dhruv Jurel -
Open, Open, Open, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn,
1(3), 66(34), 70(46), 6(14), 56(35), 8(8), 0(1), 28(18), 1(3), 52(34), DNB, 2(4), 6(11), DNB, 2(3), DNB, 20(12), 20(12), DNB, 13(9), 16(14), 25(11), DNB, 3(6), 7(11),
Batters :
Suryakumar Yadav (c) -
2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
48(35), 1(7), 9(7), 4(5), 70(46), 1(4), 4(9), 21(17), 75(35), 8(10), 29(14), 8(9), 26(12), 58(26), 3(4), 47(36), 31(16),
Rinku Singh -
3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
10(7), 27(22), 45(28), 24(31), 26(9), 30(23), 45(24)*, 70(38), 8(13), 9(11), 11(10), 8(4), 53(29), DNB, 1(2), 1/2), 11(9), 1(1), 48(22), 0(2),
Tilak Varma -
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
46(34), 9(9), 51(31), 13(8), 57(44), 151(57), 120(47)*, 107(56), 20(20), 33(18), 16(14), 36(30), 21(18), 44(35), 32(17), 37(32), 4(6), 7(11), 63(32), 65(45), 34(18), 31(20), 16(10),
All-rounders :
Hardik Pandya - Right Arm Medium Fast
4dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
5(6), 10(11), 0(1), 47(23), 69(30), 41(21), 74(35), 18(16), 39(45), 2(6), 47(18), 32(19), 39(16), 22(9), 9(10), 5(2), 23(13), 27(17) 50(27),
1/29(4), 3/27(4), DNB, DNB, 0/44(3), 1/25(4), 1/37(4), 1/37(4), 1/50(4), 0/22(3), 0/27(3), 0/32(3), DNB, 1/26(4), 2/24(2), 0/41(4), 3/20(3), 0/14(1), 0/47(4), 1/32(3),
Abhishek Sharma - Left Arm Orthodox
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open,
106(29)*, 0(2), 21(17), 16(12), 61(36), 33(14), 18(8), 36(18), 50(25), 4(5), 7(8), 7(5), 34(15), 58(24), 35(22), 4(4), 15(11), 16(7), 14(11), DNB, 10(9), 100(47), 0(4), 2(5),
2/24(4), 0/15(3), 0/10(1), 1/24(3), 2/29(3), 0/13(3), 3/37(4), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/4(1), 1/0(1), 0/18(3), 0/8(1), 1/10(2), DNB, 1/20(3), 1/20(3), 0/23(2), 0/36(3), 0/17(2), DNB,
Axar Patel - Left Arm Orthodox
2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 2dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn,
56(20), 28(18), DNB, 0(2), DNB, 7(5), 43(33), DNB, 1(1), 27(21), 7(7), DNB, 10(5), 47(31), 10(6), DNB, 3(5), 12(6), DNB, 20(18), DNB, DNB, 14(10), 57(39),
2/22(4), 0/28(3), 2/19(4), 1/22(4), 1/24(4), 0/31(4), 0/31(4), 2/6(2), 1/29(4), 0/2(1), 0/8(1), 2/30(4), 2/38(4), 1/(49), 3/23(4), 1/21(3), 0/26(2), 1/15(3), 1/25(3), 1/11(2), 1/3(1), 1/10(2), 1/20(1),
Washington Sundar - Off break
6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, 5dwn,
1(1)*, 0(0), DNB, 25(18), 1(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, 27(34),
1/4(1), 1/4(1), 1/12(2), 2/23(4), 1/7(2), 1/32(4), 3/15(4), 1/28(4), 2/11(4),
K Nitesh Reddy - Right Arm Medium
5dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
0(1), 74(34), 16(15)*, 13(10), 5(10), 9(10), 37(25), 20(15), 75(42),
1/313), 2/23(4), 0/17(2), DNB, DNB, 0/13(1), 0/54(3), 0/16(2), 0/12(1),
Bowlers :
Mohammad Shami - Right Arm fast
2/43(4), 1/25(4), 2/26(4), 1/18(4), 0/16(4), 0/38(4), 0/46(4), 3/31(4), 1/46(4), 0/29(3), 2/41(3), 2/28(4), 1/39(4), 4/21(4), 0/53(4), 1/37(4), 1/27(4), 4/11(4), 3/33(4), 0/18(4), 0/18(3), 3/25(4), 1/44(4),
Arshdeep Singh - Left Arm Medium Fast
2/32(4), 1/47(4), 1/24(4), 0/19(1), 2/21(3), 3/20(4), 3/37(4), 1/41(4), 1/25(3), 1/26(3), 3/14(4), 2/24(3), 2/24(3), 2/40(4), 0/17(2), 3/37(4), 2/30(4),
Ravi Bishnoi - Leg break googly
3/28(4), 0/35(4), 1/16(4), 1/26(4), 0/38(4), 0/17(4), 2/23(4), 1/28(3), 0/33(4), 1/21(4), 3/28(4), 3/30((4), 2/38(4), 3/26(4), 1/37(4), 0/23(3), 0/22(4), 0/37(4),
Varun Chakravarthy - Leg break googly
2/19(4), 0/35(4), 1/24(4), 1/21(4), 3/43(4), 0/3(1), 2/49(4), 2/42(4), 2/54(4), 5/17(4), 3/25(4), 0/23(4), 2/19(4), 3/31(4), 2/26(4), 2/17(4), 1/32(4), 2/14(4), 1/29(4), 2/19(4),
Harshit Rana - Right Arm Fast
2/24(4), 1/27(4), 2/34(3), 3/24(4), 2/28(4), 0/61(4),
England T20I
Wk :
Jos Buttler -
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open ,Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
38(23), 4(5), 83(45), 0(1), 23(15), 83(38), 17(20), 25(22), 0(4), 24(8), 42(28), 39(21), 84(51), 21(25), 19(17), 0(1), 34(18), 35(25), 107(60) 8(10), 100(58)
Phil Salt -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
2(4), 2(7), 71(49), 55(35), 4(8), 0(1), 103(54), 39(23), 20(12), 0(1), 9(8), 70(42), 12(8), 61(28), 58(41), 34(28), 40(27),
Jamie Smith -
2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
0(1), 9(8), 45(22), 20(8), 18(8), 87(38), 76(38), 30(17),
Batter :
Ben Duckett -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
21(14), 20(14), 67(49), 0(1), 67(49), 68(29), 0(1), 39(21), 14(12), 11(11), 28(28), 20(13), 30(19),
Harry Brook -
3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
25(19), 53(37), 47(20), DNB, 20(16), 17(14), 1(2), 7(6), 6(4), 31(7), 5(8), 1(2), 4(8), 67(36), 43(27),
Jacob Bethell -
2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn,
87(50), 1(8), 2(9), 49(36), 21(21), 2(4), 30(22), 3(6), 62(32), 4(2), 3(3), 58(36), 44(24), 2(6), 5(6), 17(14), DNB, 38(29), 0(2), DNB, 0(4), 46(29),
2/29(3), 1/2(1), 0/6(1), 0/19(3), 1/20(4),
All-rounder :
Liam Livingstone - Leg break
3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn,
14(14)*, 13(11), 4(6), 39(28), 23(11), DNB, 87(47), 37(27), 43(35), 55(34), DNB, 30(32), 4(2), DNB, 11(11), 30(20),
DNB, 1/40(3), 0/30(1), 0/14(1), 2/16(2), 1/21(2), 2/16(3), 3/22(2), 1/17(3), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/12(1), 0/13(1),
Jamie Overton -
4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
32(14), 3(4), 27(18), 2(3), 1(2), 30(16), 45(24), 6(6), 45(35), DNB, 4(4), DNB, DNB, 4(4), 15(9), 4(3), 3(4), 21(21), 1(2), 14(8), 7(6),
2/35(4), 0/28(3), 0/54(3), 2/30(4), 0/27(2), 2/27(4), 1/32(4), 2/44(4), 2/28(4), 0/5(1), 3/20(4), DNB, 1/27(4),
Sam Curran - Left Arm Medium Fast
4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, DNB, DNB, 2dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
24(13), 41(26), DNB, DNB, 1(2), 18(15), 52(34), 25(20), DNB, DNB, 35(18), 68(38), 51(22)*, 2(3),
0/41(3), 0/24(3), 0/20(3), 0/31(3), 1/37(3), 1/35(2), 1/24(4), 0/25(4), 1/25(4), 3/10(3), 2/28(4), 2/16(3), 5/16(4), 2/20(3),
Bowlers :
Mark Wood - Right Arm Fast
0/22(2), 0/36(3), 3/12(3), 0/32(3), 2/35(4), 2/35(4), 1/32(4), 3/49(4), 5/14(4), 1/24(2), 3/26(4), 1/25(3), 3/34(4),
Jofra Archer - Right Arm Fast
0/16(2), 1/25(4), 1/31(4), 2/31(4), 2/20(4), 2/36(4), 1/29(4), 1/44(4), 2/18(4), 0/22(4), 1/36(4), 1/19(4),
Adil Rashid - Leg break
1/36(4), 2/14(3), 0/30(4), 1/32(4), 3/32(4), 1/35(4), 1/23(4), 3/16(4), 1/19(4), 0/29(4), 2/28(4), 1/19(4), 0/28(4), 1/25(4), 2/13(4),
Brydon Carse - Right Arm Fast
2/26(4), 2/34(4), 0/27(3), 1/16(2), 3/23(4), 0/10(2), 1/42(4), 1/21(2), 0/24(4),
Gus Atkinson - Right Arm Medium Fast
3/19(4), 1/31(4), 2/25(4), 1/30(4), 0/48(4), 0/33(3), 1/24(4). 2/38(4), 0/33(2), 0/47(4), 1/28(4), 3/24(4), 2/24(4),
Saqib Mahmood - Right Arm Medium Fast
0/24(4), 3/17(4), 2/20(4), 4/34(4), 0/37(3), 2/21(3), 0/38(4), 3/17(4), 1/26(4), 1/29(4), 0/12(3), 2/25(3), 1/30(3), 1/26(4), 2/30(4),
Rehan Ahmed - Leg break googly
0/5(1), 1/33(4), 3/43(4), 0/29(3), 0/43(4), 0/29(4), 1/43(4), 0/25(4), 1/37(4), 1/20(4), 0/23(3), 0/23(4), 0/20(2), 2/27(4)