MATCH NO – 3rd Match
SERIES – England Tour of India – 2025
DATE – 28th January, 2025
TIME – 07:00 PM IST
VENUE – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Chennai
INTRODUCTION
Indian team and England team will play a 5 matches t20 series that is all set to take place from January 22 to February 02, 2025. The tournament will be co-hosted by India, featuring matches across various venues like Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune & Mumbai.
MATCH PREVIEW
India team will play a T20 series against England after the T20 world cup 2024, All seniors players will rest from Indian team and B-team and new faces will play in this series.Second match of the T20 series will be played between England vs India on 25th of January. In both matches England team failed to defend the total and Indian team won the both match and lead the series by 2-0.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between India & England.
PITCH REPORT
The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot is known for its batting-friendly pitches, particularly in limited-overs formats. In One Day Internationals (ODIs), the average first innings score is 322, with all four matches played here being won by teams batting first. The highest total recorded is 352/7 by Australia against India.
In T20 Internationals (T20Is), the average first innings score is 189, indicating a high-scoring environment. The highest total achieved is 228/5 by India.
The pitch tends to favor batsmen in the early stages, with spinners becoming more effective as the game progresses due to wear and tear on the surface.
In domestic T20 matches, the average first innings score is 169, with teams batting second winning six out of ten matches. The highest total in these matches is 213/2 by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Overall, the Rajkot pitch offers a balanced contest, providing opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers, depending on the match situation and pitch conditions.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
TOTAL MATCH | 05 |
AVERAGE SCORE | 185+ |
BATTING 1ST WON | 03 |
BATTING 2ND WON | 02 |
NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
BELOW SCORE 150 | 00 |
BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 02 |
BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 00 |
ABOVE SCORE 190 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON NIRANJAN SHAH STADIUM (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 05
PACER WICKETS – 38
SPINNER WICKETS – 18.
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 26
- IND WIN – 15
- ENG WIN – 11
- NO RESULT – 00.
IND VS ENG TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
INDIA (IND)
TEAM NEWS
- Indian team performed super in the recent T20 matches and won 10 matches and in the last 10 T20 matches, they lost only 2 t20 matches in 28 T20 matches, this year they have played yet.
- Last time when England and India played against each other Indian team successfully chased a total of 165 runs and won the match by 2 wickets.
- Abhisek Sharma has scored 91 runs and also took 1 wicket in 2 innings in this series.
- Tilak Varma has scored 91 runs in 2 innings in this series.
- Washington Sundar has scored 26 runs and also took 1 wicket in 1 innings in this series.
- Varun Chakravarthy has taken 5 wickets in 2 innings in this series.
- Axar Patel has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this series.
- Arshdeep Singh has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this series.
- Hardik Pandya has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this series.
- In the last match Indian team successfully chased a score of 165 runs and won the match by 2 wickets against England.
- Tilak Varma scored 72 runs with the help of 5 sixes and 4 fours and Washington Sundar scored 16 runs in the previous match against England.
- Varun Chakaravarthy & Axar Patel took 2-2 wickets each and Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar & Abhishek Sharma took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against England.
- Both teams have played 26 T20 matches and India won 15 matches and lost 11 matches against England.
SQUADS
Batting – Surya kumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk).
Bowling – Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mohamamd Shami, Harshit Rana.
All Rounder – Hardik Pandya, Abhisek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohamamd Shami/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
PLAYER STATS:
1. ABHISHEK SHARMA – LHB
Recent 5 Innings | 12+1W, 79r,19+1W, 51r, 93+1W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 12+1W, 79r. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 91 RUNS – 1W. |
2. SANJU SAMSON (WK) – RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 26r, 7r, 31r, 4r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 5r, 26r. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 31 RUNS. |
3. TILAK VARMA – LHB+RAO
Recent 5 Innings | 72r, 19r, 28r, 99+0W, 6r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 72r, 19r. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 91 RUNS. |
4. SURYA KUAMR YADAV © – RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 0r, 0r, 0r, 18r. |
Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 112 RUNS. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 12r, 0r, 47r, 14r, 117r. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 9 INNINGS – 333 RUNS. |
5. SHIVAM DUBE – LHB+RAMF
Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0r, 17+0W, 63+ 1W, 9+1W. |
Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 0r. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 1 INNING -1 RUN. |
6. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF
Recent 5 Innings | 7+1W, 3+2W, 1W, 10+1W, 1+1W. |
Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 51 RUNS – 2W. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 7+1W, 3+2W, 23+0W, 63+0W, 12+1W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 15 INNINGS – 312 RUNS – 17W. |
7. WASHINGTON SUNDAR – LHB+RAO
Recent 5 Innings | 26+1W, 12+0W, 14+1W, 0W, 50r. |
Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 26+1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 6 INNINGS – 33 RUNS – 5W. |
8. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO
Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 0W, 18+1W, 3W. |
Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 34 RUNS – 2W. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 2W, 10+3W, 0W, 17+0W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 6 INNINGS – 36 RUNS – 7W. |
9. ARSHDEEP SINGH – LAMF
Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W, 4W. |
Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 1W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 5 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
10. MOHAMMAD SHAMI – RAF
Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 0W, 3W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
11. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY – RAO
Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 5W, 3W, 5W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 3W. |
Total Stats vs ENG | 2 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
ENGLAND (ENG)
TEAM NEWS
- England team did not perform well in the recent t20 series and lost 4 matches and won 6 matches in the last 10 T20I matches. They have lost both matches and lagged 0-2 in this T20 series..
- Last match played between England & India, England failed to defend a total of 165 runs and lost the match by 2 wickets.
- Jos Buttler has scored 113 runs in 2 innings in this T20 series.
- Harry Brook has scored 30 runs in 2 innings in this T20 series.
- Brydon Carse has scored 31 runs and also took 3 wickets in 1 inning in this T20 series.
- Liam Livingstone has scored 13 runs and also took 1 wickets in 2 innings in this T20 series.
- Jamie Smith has scored 22 runs in 1 inning in this T20 series.
- Jofra Archer has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this T20 series.
- Jamie Overton has taken 1 wickets in 2 innings in this T20 series.
- In the last match England team failed to defend the total of 165 runs and lost the match by 2 wickets against India.
- Jos Butller Scored 45 runs with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, Harry Brooks scored 13 runs, Jamie Smith scored 22 runs and Brydon Carse scored 31 runs in the previous match against India.
- Brydon Carse took 3 wickets and Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton & Liam Livingstone took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against India.
- Both teams played 26 matches and England team won 11 matches and lost 15 matches against India.
SQUADS
Batting – Philip Slat © (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook.
Bowling – Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
All Rounder – Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Philip Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jos Butter ©, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.
PLAYER STATS:
1. PHILIP SALT – (WK) RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 0r, 2r, 2r, 71r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 4r, 0r, 5r, 8r. |
Total Stats vs IND | 4 INNINGS – 17 RUNS. |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
Recent 5 Innings | 3r, 4r, 21r, 20r, 67r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 3r, 4r. |
Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 7 RUNS. |
3. JOS BUTTLER © – RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 45r, 68r, 12r, 6r, 21r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 45r, 68r, 23r, 80r, 18r. |
Total Stats vs IND | 21 INNINGS – 611 RUNS. |
4. HARRY BROOK – RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 13r, 17r, 1r, 0r, 123r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 13r, 17r, 25r, 19r, 8r. |
Total Stats vs IND | 6 INNINGS – 110 RUNS. |
5. JAMIE SMITH – RHB
Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 89r, 3r, 21r, 6r. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 22r. |
Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 22 RUNS. |
6. LIAM LIVNGSTONE – RHB+RALB
Recent 5 Innings | 13+1W, 0+0W, 22r, 14r, 13+1W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 13+1W, 0r, 11+0W, 0W, 42+0W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 7 INNINGS – 81 RUNS – 1W. |
7. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
Recent 5 Innings | 5+1W, 2+0W, 32+2W, 0W, 27+0W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 5+1W, 2+0W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 2 INNINGS – 7 RUNS – 1W. |
8. BRYDON CARSE – RHB+RAMF
Recent 5 Innings | 31+3W, 2W, 0W, 4W, 33+2W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 31+3W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 1 INNING – 31 RUNS – 3W. |
9. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF
Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W, 4W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 8 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
10. ADIL RASHID – RALB
Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 15 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
11. MARK WOOD – RAF
Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 5W. |
Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5 Innings Against vs IND | 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
Total Stats vs IND | 6 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson, J. Buttler.
BATSMEN – T. Varma, A. Sharma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – H. Pandya, A. Patel, W. Sundar.
BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, A. Singh, B. Carse, J. Archer.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson, J. Buttler.
BATSMEN – T. Varma, S. Yadav, A. Sharma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Patel, H. Pandya, L. Livingstone.
BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, A. Singh, B. Carse.
BACK-UPS – S. Dube, M. Shami, J. Smith, H. Brook
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Buttler, T. Varma.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – A. Sharma, V. Chakravarthy/H. Pandya.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.