IND vs ENG Match prediction 1st T20I:
India will try to move over the setback of losing the Test series in Australia and focus on the forthcoming white-ball season. The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will begin with a five-match Twenty20 International series against England, followed by a three-match One-Day International series against the same team.
India won the ICC T20 global Cup 2024 last year, becoming them the current T20 global champions. After that, India defeated South Africa, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in three straight Twenty20 International series under new captain Suryakumar Yadav.
England would also be feeling quite confident after defeating the West Indies 3-1 in a Twenty20 International series.
IND versus ENG's inaugural Twenty20 International will take place in Kolkata at Eden Gardens, which hosted high-scoring games during the 2024 Indian Premier League.
India vs England T20I head-to-head:
Date: January 22, Wednesday
Time: 7:00 PM IST / 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
India vs England pitch report:
The Eden Gardens is a very batting-friendly location. Eden Gardens is an ideal place for batting because of its level surface and small boundary dimensions. In the 2024 Indian Premier League, Kolkata's average innings score was 209.
India vs England 1st T20I prediction: Who will win?
Our prediction for the India vs. England match is that India will win the first Twenty20 International of the series.
IND vs ENG predicted XIs:
India predicted XI:
Axar Patel (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi and Sanju Samson (WK)
England predicted XI:
Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Rehan Ahmed, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c, wk), and Liam Livingstone