The 5-match T20 series between India and England will begin on January 22. The first match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

Team India will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav, while England will be led by Jos Buttler. In this context, let’s take a look at the pitch conditions of Eden Gardens before the match. The first match of the series between India and England will take place tomorrow, January 22, at Eden Gardens. Fans are eagerly awaiting to know the playing XI of Team India for this match. Here, you can find out which playing XI the team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will field against the team led by Jos Buttler.

India vs England 1st T20I Pitch Report:

The exciting T20I match between India and England will be played on January 22 at Eden Gardens. The pitch here is great for batsmen, and we often see many fours and sixes. The ball bounces well, making it easy for batsmen to play, and the fast outfield helps both batsmen and fast bowlers. India and England have only played one T20I at Eden Gardens before, in 2011, with England winning by 6 wickets. India has played 7 T20I matches at this ground, winning 6 and losing 1. England has played 2 T20Is at Eden Gardens, winning 1 and losing 1. The team winning the toss will likely choose to bat first and set a big total.

India vs England Head-to-Head in T20Is:

Matches played: 24
India won: 13
England won: 11

India vs England 1st T20I: Team India’s Probable Playing XI

Team India’s playing eleven is almost set. The openers are confirmed:

  • Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open the innings.
  • Tilak Verma will bat at number three.
  • Suryakumar Yadav, the captain, will bat at number four.
  • Hardik Pandya will come in at number five.
  • Rinku Singh will be the finisher at number six.

For the bowling department:

  • Axar Patel will bat at number seven and bowl.
  • Arshdeep Singh will bat at number eight.
  • Mohammad Shami will return at number nine.
  • Harshit Rana is expected to play at number ten.
  • Varun Chakraborty will bat at number eleven and bowl as a spinner.

India’s Probable Playing XI:

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty

England’s Probable Playing XI:

  1. Jos Buttler, the captain, and Phil Salt will open, with Salt as the wicketkeeper.
  2. Harry Brook will bat at number three.
  3. Jamie Smith will bat at number four.
  4. Jacob Bethell will be at number five.
  5. Liam Livingstone will bat at number six.

For the bowling department:

  • Adil Rashid and Rehan Ahmed will be the spinners.
  • Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, and Mark Wood will be the pacers.

England’s Probable Playing XI:

Jos Buttler (captain), Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed

Squad for the T20 Series:

India:
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper).

England:
Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.