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India will take on England in the first T20I of the five-match series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 21.
Team India is coming into this series on the back of a 3-1 win over South Africa away from home in November. On the other hand, England is also entering this series after defeating West Indies by 3-1 away from home.
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Probable XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy
England
Jos Buttler (c and wk), Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Pitch report
The surface at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata is expected to assist batters comparatively. Though spinners will get enough assistance in the middle overs, the short boundaries are anticipated to make it tough for bowlers.
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Top Picks
Suryakumar Yadav
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav has scored 2570 runs from 74 T20I innings so far, making him one of the top picks for this game.
Jos Buttler
England opening batter Jos Buttler has scored 3389 runs from 118 T20I innings so far. He is one of the explosive batters in the shortest format of the game.
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Captain picks
Hardik Pandya
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has mustered 1700 runs in 85 T20I innings and moreover, scalped 89 wickets from 97 T20I innings.
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson is coming into this series on the back of three T20I centuries. He is one of the top players to emerge as the skipper of your fantasy team.
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Head to Head Dream11 team
Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Jamie Overton, Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya (c), Adil Rashid, Mohammed Shami, Jofra Archer, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
IND vs ENG 1st T20I Grand League Dream11 team
Phil Salt, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel (vc), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Shami, Mark Wood, Varun Chakaravarthy, Adil Rashid
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