India performed exceptionally well against England in the test when they traveled to England in July. India was 2-1 up against England before the 5th match of the series was canceled. Now India will be facing England in the T20 Warm Up game of the T20 World Cup. The match will be played at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai on 18 Oct and will start at 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT
India vs England Match Details
- Venue: ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
- Date: Oct 18, Mon
- Time: 7:30 PM, 02:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL
India vs England T20 Pitch Report
The pitch at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai is likely to behave slow and scores will not come up easily at the ground.
India Team Preview
The form of India’s top players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant was not on a high level in the recently concluded IPL. These batsmen gave a start in IPL but were not able to convert their innings to a match-winning note. KL Rahul was exceptional in the IPL and he made 600+ runs. KL Rahul can exploit the conditions very well and can be a true man to watch out for in this warm-up game against England. Rahul who is coming from a top form from IPL will be the core of the batting of India at the top. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also provided starts to their teams in the IPL but they need more confidence.
Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja are in the best form and they can demolish England’s batting attack with their fantastic bowling.
England Team Preview
England has not played a lot oF T20 cricket in recent time but still, they are the number 1 T20 side. Their players are playing in T20 leagues around the world and are doing great. Captain Eoin Morgan was looking completely out of the touch in the IPL but everyone knows he leading and batting capabilities.
Moen Ali was good with both bat and ball in the IPL for CSK and he played some match winnings knock for the CSK. He can prove to be a really good all-rounder. Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Buttler, and Jason Roy can be a real threat for any bowling attack and they can come in handy with the bat not only in this warm-up game but in any match.
India vs England Playing 11/Squad
India Playing 11
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
England Playing 11
Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (vc), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
India vs England Winner Prediction
Both India and England are known for their explosive batsmen when we talk about especially T20 Cricket. These batsmen can destroy any bowling attack and can hit boundaries from the very first ball. The batsmen of India and England will be hoping to attack the opposing team from the beginning and try to bring the opposition bowlers under pressure. Although England is one of the best T20 sides in the World, but India currently looking to give an incredible performance with the bat and ball.
So India are favorites to win this Warm Up match against England.
India vs England T20 match Dream11 Team
The dream11 choice for India vs England Warm-up match of T20 World Cup 2021 is as below:
- Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant
- Batsmen: KL Rahul (C), Jason Roy, Virat Kohli, Dawid Malan
- All-Rounders: Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali (VC)
- Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar