Cricket followers are in for a deal with as India and England put together to lock horns in an electrifying five-match T20I collection, kicking off on Wednesday (January 22) on the iconic Eden Gardens. The collection guarantees high-octane motion, with each groups keen to say dominance within the shortest format of the sport.
India returns to house soil after a busy cricketing calendar, together with gruelling excursions of South Africa and Australia. Including to the anticipation, seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami is set to make his much-awaited international comeback. Shami, who final represented India within the ODI World Cup 2023 remaining, brings a wealth of expertise and can bolster India’s bowling assault towards a formidable English facet.
For England, this collection marks their first cricketing task of 2025, following a quick hiatus after their tour of New Zealand in December. With recent legs and a decided mindset, the English squad is poised to convey their A-game to the Indian subcontinent.
IND vs ENG: Head-to-Head Report in T20Is
Matches performed: 24 | India received: 13 | England received: 11| No outcome: 0
T20 Stats and Data at Eden Gardens
- Complete matches: 12
- Matches received batting first: 5
- Matches received bowling first: 7
- Common 1st innings scores: 155
- Common 2nd innings scores: 137
- Highest complete recorded: 201/5 (20 Ov) by Pakistan vs Bangladesh
- Lowest complete recorded: 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by Bangladesh vs New Zealand
- Highest rating chased: 162/4 (18.5 Ov) by India vs West Indies
- Lowest rating defended: 186/5 (20 Ov) by India vs West Indies
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IND vs ENG: Eden Gardens Pitch Report
Eden Gardens is well-known for its batting-friendly pitches, typically crafted from black cotton soil. This soil kind aids in sustaining constant bounce, creating beneficial situations for the batters.
Quick bowlers can extract swing within the preliminary overs, whereas spinners discover constant help all through the sport.
The well-kept outfield allows fast boundaries, which might play a vital function in shaping the toss technique for the upcoming recreation.
IND vs ENG: Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk)
England: Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wooden
