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IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report – England Tour Of India, 1st T20I

Probuddha Bhattacharjee∙ Updated: Jan 21 2025, 9:00 PM

IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Predictions For Match 1 [Source: @BCCI, @englandcricket/x.com]IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Predictions For Match 1 [Source: @BCCI, @englandcricket/x.com]

India (IND) will be playing against England (ENG) in the first match of the T20I series in the England tour of India. The match will be played at the iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday, 22nd January at 7:00 PM IST.

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

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Both the teams are swtiching to the T20 format after a gap. The last series that India played was against Bangladesh at their home in October, 2024. The Suryakumar Yadav-led team dominated the three matches in the series and clean swept the visitors in the series.

On the other hand, the T20I engagement of England was more recent. They played West Indies in a five match series in November, 2024. England managed to win the series by 3-1 margin. 

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While India will be keen on continuing their dominance at home and start off on a winning note in this series, England will be looking to create an upset here. Notably, England haven't won a T20I series against India in a decade. They will be looking to change that as quickly as possible. 

IND vs ENG: Head-to-Head Record

Categories
India
England
Matches Played2424
Matches Won1311
Matches Lost1113
No Result00
Tied00

IND vs ENG, 1st T20I: Weather And Pitch Report

Factors
Expected Conditions
WeatherClear
PitchBatting Friendly

Weather - The weather during the game is expected to ideal for cricket. The skies will remain clear and the highest temperature during the game will be 18°C with little to no chance of rain.

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Pitch Report - The pitch at the Eden Gardens is generally a good one for batting. When the ball gets softer, there might be a bit of something there for the spinners, but the batters are expected to dominate most of the proceedings. With the dew coming in late evening the wicket is expected to get better for batting with the progress of the game. 

Eden Gardens, Kolkata- Record of Chasing Teams

In the 12 matches that has been played here, seven has been won by the team chasing. So, it shows that balance is slightly tilted in favour of the team batting second. With the dew settling in during late evening in winters, it is expected that the captain winning the toss will field first.

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Hot Picks for IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Cricket Tips

Players
Roles
India
Suryakumar YadavBatting
Sanju SamsonWicketkeeper
Varun Chakravarthy
Bowler
England
Jos ButtlerWicketkeeper
Liam LivingstoneAll-rounder
Jacob BethellAll-rounder

IND vs ENG Captain and Vice-captain

Contests
Captain
Vice-captain
Small League ContestsSuryakumar YadavJos Buttler
Head to Head Contests
Sanju SamsonJacob Bethell
Grand League ContestsAbhishek SharmaVarun Chakravathy

IND vs ENG Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues

IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Prediction For Match 1 [Soruce: @Dream11 App]IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Prediction For Match 1 [Soruce: @Dream11 App]

Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Phil Salt
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Duckett, Tilak Varma, Jacob Bethell
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy

Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Vice-captain: Jos Buttler

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IND vs ENG Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/ Grand Leagues

IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Prediction For Match 2 [Soruce: @Dream11 App]IND vs ENG, T20I Series: Dream11 Prediction For Match 2 [Soruce: @Dream11 App]

Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Jacob Bethell
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Liam Livingstone, Hardilk Pandya, Nitish Reddy
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Mohammed Shami, Varun Charkravathy

Captain: Abhishek Sharma
Vice-captain: Varun Chakravathy

IND vs ENG Expert Advice

Wating for the toss and selecting more batters from the top four of the team chasing will be the best option. In general, you can go for batting heavy fantasy XI for this game.