The second match of the 5-match T-20 series between India and England will be played today. India leads the series 1-0. The first match was played on 22 January in Kolkata, which Team India won by 7 wickets. The two teams will meet for the first time at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Chennai's pitch favors spin bowlers more, so India may once again be seen playing with three spinners. Mohammad Shami is very unlikely to play. The team will go with another fast bowler in the form of Hardik Pandya along with Arshdeep Singh. Nitish Reddy is also a pace option if needed. Abhishek Sharma was injured before the match. His playing chances are less.
Match details date- January 25, 2025 place- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai time- Toss- 6:30 PM, Match Start- 7:00 PM
India won 14 out of 25 matches against England 25 T-20s were played between India and England. India won in 14th and England in 11th. Both the teams have played 12 matches in India, here too Team India is ahead. The team has won 7 matches and England has won 5 matches.
England last won a series in this format in India 14 years ago in 2011. 3 series were played thereafter, in which India won two and drew one.
Surya is the top scorer of the team After the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav is the team's top scorer in T20 Internationals. Surya has scored 2570 runs in 79 matches. Rohit Sharma has scored 4231 runs in 159 matches in T-20 Internationals. Virat Kohli in second place has scored 4188 runs in 125 matches. But, both these players have retired from this format.
In bowling, Arshdeep Singh overtook Yuzvendra Chahal to become the highest wicket-taker in the last match. Arshdeep Singh has taken 97 wickets. While Chahal has taken 96 wickets.
Rashid is the highest wicket taker by English player England's white ball captain Jos Buttler is the team's highest run scorer. He has scored 3457 runs in 130 T20s. Adil Rashid is the English player who has taken the most wickets with 127.
Pitch report MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is considered to be spin friendly, but in T20, it is sometimes helpful for the batter as well. Teams winning the toss elect to bat first here.
So far only 2 T-20 International matches have been played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, out of which the team batting in the first innings won 1 match and the team batting in the second innings also won 1 match. The team's highest score here is 182/4, which India made against West Indies in 2018.
In which India had to face a win in one match and a loss in one match. India lost the match against New Zealand by 1 run in 2012, while the last time Team India faced West Indies in Chepauk was in 2018, where India won by 6 wickets.
Weather report Weather in Chennai will be very hot on Saturday. No chance of rain at all. The temperature here will be 22 to 30 degree Celsius on this day.
Both Team India Probable Playing-11: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel (Vice-Captain), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma/Washington Sundar, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi.
England Playing-11: Jos Buttler (captain), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Harry Brook, Liam Livingston, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carrs, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
TOPIC: IND Vs ENG
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