ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch – India Tour Of England, 1st Test

ENG Vs IND Dream11 Prediction [Source: @BCCI, @englandcricket/x]

England (ENG) and India (IND) cricket teams will collide in the series-opening first Test match at Headingley in Leeds from Friday, June 20 onwards. The action is slated to commence from 3:30 PM IST on each match day, and the fixture marks the first outing for both sides in the newly-launched 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

Ahead of the game, here is a look at the Dream11 predictions, fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, the top player picks, and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.

Hot Picks For ENG Vs IND 1st Test Dream11 Team Today

England

Joe Root

• Recent Form: 979 runs in 10 matches
• England’s prolific number four Joe Root has minted nearly 1,000 runs in his last 10 Test appearances for England, at a surreal average of 61.19. A veteran of 153 Tests, the 34-year-old recently crossed the 13,000-run mark, and holds a career average of 50.80.

Harry Brook

• Recent Form: 961 runs in 10 matches
• One of the earliest advocates of England’s trademarked ‘BazBall’, Harry Brook has racked up 2,339 runs already in 41 Test innings at a record strike rate of 88.90, all while maintaining a splendid average of 58.47. He has tallied 961 of those runs in his last 10 matches alone, and will start out as one of England’s most proficient batters against India.

Shoaib Bashir

• Recent Form: 32 wickets in 10 matches
• Young English spinner Shoaib Bashir has clipped 32 wickets in his last 10 Tests. Last month, he became the youngster England cricketer to breach the 50-wicket landmark in the format, doing so against Zimbabwe.

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India

Yashasvi Jaiswal

• Recent Form: 770 runs in 10 matches
• Yashasvi Jaiswal topped the run-scoring during India’s last Test assignment in Australia. The blistering left-hander also compiled over 700 runs last year in a five-match home Test series against England, plundering successive match-winning double hundreds at one stage.

Jasprit Bumrah

• Recent Form: 46 wickets in 9 matches
• Indian pace merchant Jasprit Bumrah finished the 2023-25 WTC cycle as its second highest wicket-taker. In his last nine Test matches, the speedster has collected an impressive haul of 46 wickets, including over 30 scalps in just five Tests in Australia between November 2024 and January 2025.

Rishabh Pant

• Recent Form: 677 runs in 10 matches
• Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has pounded 677 runs in his last 10 Tests at a staggering strike rate of nearly 75. Pant, who has six Test hundreds to his name, has tonked two of them in England, and three overall against them.

ENG Vs IND 1st Test Weather And Pitch Today

Weather – As per AccuWeather, the weather is expected to remain partly sunny throughout the opening day of the first Test at Headingley in Leeds. The temperature will start out in the range of 26° during the first hour, and will gradually increase as the day progresses. There are, however, chances of heavy rainfall during the second and third sessions of Day 2. Rain is also expected to engulf Day 3, with forecasts for Day 4 indicating slightly favourable weather for cricket.

Pitch report – Fast bowlers are expected to receive considerable assistance on Days 1 and 2 of the match on the Headingley surface in Leeds. The average first innings total at the venue in the last six matches has turned out to be 213. Spinners might play a significant role in the latter half of the match. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat second, considering teams batting first at Headingley have lost each of the last six matches played here.

Headingley, Leeds – Record Of Chasing Team

Chasing teams have enjoyed significant success at Headingley in Leeds, in comparison to other English venues. Moreover, targets have been chased down on four occasions in the last six Tests played here. Overall, teams batting first have won 29 matches at Headingley while teams batting second have won 36.

ENG Vs IND 1st Test Captain And Vice-Captain Picks

ENG Vs IND 1st Test Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues

ENG Vs IND 1st Test: Dream11 Team 1 [Source: @Dream11 App]

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant
Batters: Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Woakes, Shoaib Bashir, Brydon Carse

Captain: Joe Root
Vice-captain: Jasprit Bumrah

ENG Vs IND 1st Test Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/Grand Leagues

ENG Vs IND 1st Test: Dream11 Team 2 [Source: @Dream11 App]

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Jamie Smith
Batters: Joe Root, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Shardul Thakur
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Chris Woakes, Kuldeep Yadav

Captain: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vice-captain: Ben Stokes

ENG Vs IND 1st Test Expert Advice

England will start out as favorites owing to their recent form in Tests and familiarity with home conditions. Moreover, India is playing their first Test since the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, doing so under the leadership of newly-appointed captain Shubman Gill.

England will once again bank on its pace arsenal, comprising of Brydon Carse and Chris Woakes. Moreover, prolific batters like Joe Root and Harry Brook will be aiming to sustain their traditional ‘BazBall’ run at home after recent success.

For India, it is imperative for top-order players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill to apply themselves to the crease in a bid to allow middle-order stars like Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja to go berserk in the latter half of the innings. Ace pacemen Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will also have a key role to play at Headingley.

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