IND vs ENG Dream11 prediction 1st ODI: Playing 11, Top Picks

IND vs ENG Dream11 prediction 1st ODI: India pocketed another T20I series—a fourth consecutive one under Suryakumar Yadav—as they beat England 4-1. Now, the attention will shift towards the ODI format as Rohit Sharma’s team will host Jos Buttler’s unit in a three-match ODI series, starting on February 6.

This is a crucial series for both sides as it gives them the opportunity to prepare for the Champions Trophy against high-quality opposition. The first ODI will be played in Nagpur on Thursday.

Both teams are at their full strength, with the exception of India missing the injured Jasprit Bumrah.

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India vs England ODI head-to-head:

India and England have met in 107 ODI matches. Out of them, India won 58 matches, England won 44 games, two matches were tied, and three ended without a result.

India vs England 1st ODI Date and time:

Date: February 6, Thursday
Time: 1:30 PM / 08:00 AM GMT
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

IND vs ENG predicted XIs:

India predicted XI:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

England predicted XI:

Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood

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India vs England pitch report:

It’s been six years since the VCA Stadium in Nagpur hosted an ODI match. In the last ODI game here, India won by only 8 runs against Australia after posting 250 runs. Spinners took nine wickets in that match.

The pitch in Nagpur is a balanced one, with the average innings score in ODIs here being 286. Spinners and pacers both have similar numbers here. It is a chasing-friendly venue, with six out of nine ODIs being won by the chasing side.

India vs England Dream11 Captaincy Prediction:

Virat Kohli is a great Dream11 captaincy choice for this match. After struggles in Test cricket, Kohli will be returning to the format he’s at his best in—ODI cricket. And he would be excited at the prospect of batting at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, where he averages 81 and has hit two centuries and one fifty in only five innings.

IND vs ENG Dream11 prediction 1st ODI: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in the India vs England 1st ODI are Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Jofra Archer.

India vs England 1st ODI prediction: Who will win?

For the India vs England match prediction, we predict that India will beat England in the 1st ODI.