The 5-match T20I series between India and England saw the home team dominate the first two games, winning by 7 and 2 wickets, respectively, in Kolkata and Chennai. Jos Buttler-led England made a great comeback in the third game at Rajkot. After being reduced to 127-8, the England side eventually ended up at 171-9 after the end of their 20 overs. The bowling lineup did its part and helped the England side win the match by 26 runs thus registering their win of the tour.
Day & Date: Friday, 31st January 2025
Venue: MCA Stadium, Pune
Timings: 7:00 PM (IST)
Total Matches Played: 27
India Won: 15
England Won: 12
No Result:0
The pitch at MCA stadium in Pune is expected to be batting friendly deck with the ball coming nicely onto the bat thus enabling the batters to hit across the line at ease. As the match progresses the pitch gets even more to bat on with dew helping the batters. For bowlers, they can use the long boundaries on either side of the venue to their advantage. The team that wins the toss is likely to have a bowl first.
The weather in Pune is expected to be hot and humid, with the temperatures hovering around 32°C degrees. There is no chance of rain on the matchday.
The Indian Cricket team has a better chance of winning this match as they are very good in their home conditions as compared to the English side.
India (IND): Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh(out of 3rd T20I), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ramandeep Singh
England (ENG): Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler©, Jamie Smith(Wk), Phil Salt(Wk), Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
India (IND): Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakrawarthy
England (ENG): Ben Duckett, Phil Salt(Wk), Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
The live broadcast of the India vs England T20I series will be available on Star Sport. The matches will also be available live streaming on Disney+Hotstar.
India: Suryakumar Yadav & Mohammed Shami
England: Phil Salt & Mark Wood
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Varun Chakravarthy | India | 337.0 | 3 |
Abhishek Sharma | India | 225.0 | 3 |
Brydon Carse | England | 208.0 | 2 |
Jos Buttler | England | 206.0 | 3 |
Hardik Pandya | India | 201.0 | 3 |
Jofra Archer | England | 177.0 | 3 |
Tilak Varma | India | 175.0 | 3 |
Axar Patel | India | 174.0 | 3 |
Adil Rashid | England | 148.0 | 3 |
Jamie Overton | England | 123.0 | 3 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Jos Buttler | England | 137 | 3 |
Abhishek Sharma | India | 115 | 3 |
Tilak Varma | India | 109 | 3 |
Ben Duckett | England | 58 | 3 |
Liam Livingstone | England | 56 | 3 |
Hardik Pandya | India | 50 | 3 |
Harry Brook | England | 38 | 3 |
Sanju Samson | India | 34 | 3 |
Brydon Carse | England | 34 | 2 |
Washington Sundar | India | 32 | 2 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Varun Chakravarthy | India | 10 | 3 |
Axar Patel | India | 5 | 3 |
Hardik Pandya | India | 5 | 3 |
Brydon Carse | England | 5 | 2 |
Jofra Archer | England | 5 | 3 |
Jamie Overton | England | 4 | 3 |
Adil Rashid | England | 3 | 3 |
Arshdeep Singh | India | 3 | 2 |
Mark Wood | England | 2 | 3 |
Liam Livingstone | England | 1 | 3 |