It is a contest between number one and two in the ICC T20I rankings. India And England are set to lock horns in a T20I bilateral series after more than 15 months. The first of the three-match series will be played at the Rose Bowl. Cricket Grounds in Southampton. While both the sides come into the competition with victories in their previous T20I series, England will have a psychological edge over the visitors to their victory in the COVID-19 delayed Edgbaston Test. After finishing on top of the match in the first innings, India suffered a 7-wicket defeat at the hands of England.
Relying on scintillating centuries from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow, England chased down a total of 378 runs without any interruption. However, with the change in colour, India will be keen to put the defeat behind and maintain their pole position in the ICC rankings. In form, Deepak Hooda, high on confidence from his fast-paced century against Ireland, is likely to get his first game in England.
England, on the other hand, will try to make the most of their winning streak. England will play with new white-ball captain Jos Buttler after Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from international cricket last week. Butler was Morgan’s deputy in white-ball cricket since 2015.
England (England) vs India (India) Probable Starting XI:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan.
England: Jos Buttler (c), Jason Roy, David Malan, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Reece Topley, Tymal Mills, Matthew Parkinson.
England vs India team:
England squad for T20I series against India: Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brooke, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Richard Gleason, Phillip Salt, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Matthew Parkinson. Reece Topley.
India squad for T20I series against England: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
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