The first match of the 5-match T20 series between India and England will be played today. The two teams will meet after 13 years at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The last time both the teams came here was in 2011, when England won by 6 wickets.
Match details date- January 22, 2025 location- Eden Gardens, Kolkata time- Toss- 6:30 PM, Match Start- 7:00 PM
India won 54% of matches against England The first T-20 match was played between India and England in the 2007 World Cup. Since 2007, 24 T-20s have been played between the two teams. India won 54% i.e. 13 and England won 11. Both the teams have played 11 matches in India, here also Team India is ahead. The team won 6 matches and England won 5 matches.
The English team last won a series in this format in India 14 years ago in 2011. England's last success at home was in 2014. MS Dhoni was India's captain both times. After this the two teams played 4 T-20 series, all of which were won by India.
Shami's comeback Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami may return from this match. He will play an international match 14 months after the 2023 ODI World Cup final. He played his last match on 19 November 2023 against Australia.
Rohit is India's top scorer India's top scorer in T-20 is Rohit Sharma. He has 4231 runs in 159 matches. While Virat Kohli, who is in the second position, has scored 4188 runs in 125 matches. However, both these players have retired from this format. At number three is Suryakumar Yadav. Who has scored 2570 runs in 78 matches.
Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the most wickets in bowling with 96, but he is not part of this series. Arshdeep Singh is second with 95 wickets. Today Arshdeep will overtake Chahal by taking 2 wickets.
Buttler scored the most runs England's white ball captain Jos Buttler is the team's highest run scorer. He has scored 3389 runs in 129 T20s. Adil Rashid is the English player who has taken the most wickets with 126.
Pitch report Eden Gardens pitch is batting friendly. In such a situation, high scoring matches can be seen here. If the match is in the evening, the importance of fog will also increase. Bowlers may face trouble due to fog. In such a situation the team may choose to bowl first after winning the toss. Initially fast bowlers get help here.
So far 11 T-20 international matches have been played here. The team batting first has won 5 matches and the team batting second innings has won 6 matches. The highest team score here is 201/5, which Pakistan made against Bangladesh in 2016.
Weather report The weather will be very good in Kolkata on Wednesday. There is no chance of rain. The temperature here will be between 16 and 28 degrees Celsius on this day.
Both teams India's Probable Playing-11: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel (Vice-Captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami.
England Playing-11: Jos Buttler (captain), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wicket-keeper), Harry Brook, Liam Livingston, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
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