MATCH NO – 5th Match    

SERIES – England Tour of India – 2025

DATE – 02nd February, 2025

TIME – 07:00 PM IST

VENUE – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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 but fourth match they failed to successfully chase the total and lost the match by 16 runs and Indian team won the series by 3-1. 

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

Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai is renowned for its batting-friendly pitches, especially in limited-overs formats like T20s. The surface is typically flat with good bounce and carry, allowing batsmen to play their shots freely. The relatively short boundaries further favor high-scoring games. 

In Test matches, the red soil composition of the pitch offers assistance to spinners as the game progresses, particularly on the final two days. This characteristic makes the role of spinners crucial in longer formats. 

The stadium’s seaside location historically provided swing bowlers with assistance due to the sea breeze, especially during the early and late parts of the day. However, after renovations ahead of the 2011 World Cup, these effects have diminished somewhat. 

In day-night matches, the dew factor can play a significant role, often making it easier for teams batting second to chase down targets. Captains winning the toss in such conditions might prefer to field first to capitalize on the dew advantage later in the game. 

Overall, Wankhede Stadium offers a balanced pitch that provides opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers, with conditions evolving over the course of a match.

GROUND STATS (T20I)  

SCORING PATTERN

BOWLERS STATS ON WANKHEDE STADIUM (T20I)

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 08

PACER WICKETS – 59

SPINNER WICKETS – 26.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS  

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 28

• IND WIN – 16
• ENG WIN – 12
• 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 9 matches and in the last 10 T20 matches, they lost only 3 t20 matches in 30 T20 matches, this year they have played yet.
• Last time when England and India played against each other Indian team successfully defended a total of 181 runs and won the match by 15 runs. 
• Abhisek Sharma has scored 144 runs and also took 1 wicket in 4 innings in this series.  
• Tilak Varma has scored 109 runs in 4 innings in this series.
• Shivam Dube has scored 53 runs in 1 innings in this series.  
• Hardik Pandya has scored 103 runs and also took 5 wickets in 4 innings in this series.
• Varun Chakravarthy has taken 12 wickets in 4 innings in this series.
• Axar Patel has taken 6 wickets in 4 innings in this series.
• Arshdeep Singh has taken 4 wickets in 3 innings in this series.
• Harshit Rana took 3 wickets in 1 innings in this series.
• In the last match Indian team successfully defended a score of 181 runs and won the match by 15 runs against England.
• Hardik Pandya scored 53 runs in just 30 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 4 fours, Shivam Dube scored 53 runs, Abhsihek Sharma scored 29 runs & Rinku Singh scored 30 runs in the previous match against England.
• Harshit Rana & Ravi Bishnoi took 3-3 wickets eac wickets, Varun Chakravarthy took 2 wickets and Arshdeep Singh & Axar Patel took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against England.
• Both teams have played 28 T20  matches and India won 16 matches and lost 12 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, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh/Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.

 PLAYER STATS:

1. ABHISHEK SHARMA – LHB

2. SANJU SAMSON (WK) – RHB

3. TILAK VARMA – LHB+RAO

4. SURYA KUAMR YADAV © – RHB

5. RINKU SINGH – LHB

6. SHIVAM DUBE – LHB+RAMF

7. HARDIK PANDYA – RHB+RAMF

8. AXAR PATEL – LHB+LAO

 9. ARSHDEEP SINGH – LAMF

10. HARSHIT RANA – RAMF

11. VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY – RAO

12. RAVI BISHNOI – RALB

ENGLAND (ENG)    

TEAM NEWS        

• England team did not perform well in the recent t20 series and lost 5 matches and won 5 matches in the last 10 T20I matches. They have lost the T20 series against India.
• Last match played between England & India, England failed to chase a total of 181 runs and lost the match by 15 runs.
• Jos Buttler has scored 139 runs in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• Harry Brook has scored 89 runs in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• Ben Duckeett has scored 97 runs in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• Brydon Carse has scored 34 runs and also took 6 wickets in 3 innings in this T20 series.
• Liam Livingstone has scored 65 runs and also took 1 wickets in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• Jofra Archer has taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• Jamie Overton has taken 6 wickets in 4 innings in this T20 series.
• In the last match England team failed to chase the total of 181 runs and lost the match by 15 runs against India.
• Ben Duckett scored 39 runs in just 19 balls, Philip salt Scored 23 runs,  and Harry Brooks scored 51 runs in the previous match against India.
• Saqin Mahmood took 3 wickets, Jamie Overton took 2 wickets and Brydon Carse & Adil Rashid took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against India.
• Both teams played 28 matches and England team won 12 matches and lost 16 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 ©, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid. 

PLAYER STATS:

1. PHILIP SALT – (WK) RHB

2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB

3. JOS BUTTLER © –  RHB

4. HARRY BROOK –  RHB

5. LIAM LIVNGSTONE –  RHB+RALB

6. JACOB BETHELL-  LHB+LAO

7. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF

8. BRYDON CARSE –  RHB+RAMF

9. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF

10. ADIL RASHID – RALB

11. SAQIB MAHMOOD – RAMF

FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM

SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)

WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler.

BATSMEN – T. Varma, A. Sharma, B. Duckett.

ALL-ROUNDERS – H. Pandya, A. Patel, J. Overton, S. Dube.

BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, J. Archer, B. Carse.

GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)

WK BATSMAN – J. Buttler.

BATSMEN – T. Varma, A. Sharma, B. Duckett, S. Yadav.

ALL-ROUNDERS –  A. Patel, H. Pandya, L. Livingstone.

BOWLERS – V. Chakravarthy, R. Bishnoi, H. Rana

BACK-UPS – A. Singh, R. SIngh, P. Salt, S. Samson.                  

CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) –  H. Pandya, V. Chakravarthy.

CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – A. Sharma, J. Buttler.  

POSSIBLE OUTCOME – 

INDIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.