Squads –
IND –
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Axar Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone
Team News –
IND –
– Team India lost the 1st game of the series due to some poor team selection and a lot of experimentation.
– Rohit Sharma who didn’t played last game could be again rested and Dhawan can get another chance which he deserves.
– Rohit Sharma/Shikhar Dhawan will open along with KL Rahul. KL who is also the No 2 ranked T20 Cricketer in world was out cheaply on 1 last game.
– Captain Virat will bat at 1 down. Virat hasn’t been in the bestest for in tests but is coming after 40 and 85 against Aus in T20s. He went for another duck last game.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat at 2 down. Iyer has showed by he deserves to be in the XI by his brilliant knock of 67 under pressure last game.
– Rishabh Pant will bat at 3 down and will also keep the Wickets. Allrounder Hardik Pandya will follow pant. Pandya was in great form in T20 series against Australia.
– Washington Sunder and Axar Patel will bat next. Both can bat really well.
– Axar, Sunder and Yuzvendra Chahal will lead the spin attack of the team. Sunder and Chahal shared a Wicket each last game.
– Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Deepak Chahar/Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya will handle the pace attack.
ENG –
– England started their series with a one sided win over the #2 side in the world by 8 Wickets. England will not alter their winning combination and will go unchanged.
– Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the Innings. Both of them are one of the most destructive batsman in world cricket and attacks from word go.
– Dawid Malan world’s No 1 T20 Batsman will bat at 1 down. Hard hitting Jonny Bairstow will bat at 2 down. Bairstow smashed quickfire 26 last game.
– Captain Morgan will bat in the middle followed by Ben Stokes. Both of them are the core part of team and their form will shift the results towards them.
– Adil Rashid will handle the spin attack for England. Adil bowled in powerplay last game.
– Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
IND –
Rohit Sharma/Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar/Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
A good batting friendly Wicket is expected for the starting games but according to some pitch reports its a bit sluggish giving help to spinners.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Open, RHB, #2 T20 Batsman in world cricket, very experienced now with 4800+ t20 runs at an SR of 138, out on 1 last game, Must have)
Jonny Bairstow( 2 down, RHB, attacks from word go, very good IPL with 345 runs, 86(48b) against SA last series, 26(17b) last game, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB + wk, 6190 t20 runs with a massive SR of 144, 67 in last game against SA, 28 runs last game, Must have)
Rishab Pant ( 3 down, LHB + wk, back in t20i after a long time, red hot form, 21(23b) last game ,Must have)
BAT –
Virat Kohli( 1 down, RHB, no intro needed, highest run getter in t20I Cricket, 346 runs in 13 games against Eng, out on duck last game, Must have)
Rohit Sharma( Open, RHB, one of the best T20 Batsman in world cricket, highest scorer for India in test series, 226 runs in 7 Innings against England)l, didn’t played last game, Must if plays)
Hardik Pandya( Middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, 20(13b), 42(22b),16(15b) against Australia series, Must have)
Eoin Morgan( 3 down, very attacking batsman, can play spin well, 312 runs in 11 Innings against India, Must have while chasing)
Dawid Malan(1 down, #1 Batsman in world cricket currently, 173 runs in 3 games against SA last series, decent BBL 2020, 24 last game, Must have)
Jason Roy( Open, RHB, very destructive batsman with SR of 142 in t20s, 230 runs in 8 innings against India in t20s, 49 last game, Must have )
Shreyas Iyer( 2 down, RHB, known for his big hitting, can be dropped this game, brilliant 67(48b) last game)
Surya Kumar Yadav ( 2 down, RHB, will make his debut for India this game, excellent t20 with 3429 runs at a SR of 139, Must if plays )
ALL –
Ben Stokes( LHB + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket currently, 3 Wickets + 40 runs in 5 games against India in t20s , 1w last game)
Sam Curran( Left arm fast + attacking lower order Batsman, very impressive IPL 2020 with 178 runs and 13 Wickets, bowled just 2 overs in last game)
W Sundar( Off spin, bowls most of his overs in powerplay, very economical + very good Batsman, 1w last game, would not recommend in SL )
Axar Patel ( Slow left arm + good batsman, 27 Wickets in 3 tests recently on the same wicket, Must have)
Moeen Ali( Off spin + attacking batting, can change the game within few balls, SR of 140 in t20s with 110 Wickets too)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer( Right Arm fast, a very lethal bowler, 20 Wickets in this year’s IPL, 3 Wickets in last game, Must have)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast, 3 Wickets in 6 t20s, less chances of playing due to injury, Must if plays)
Y Chahal( Leg spinner, best t20 spinner of India, 59 Wickets in t20s, 1w but was quite expensive last game Must have)
Deepak Chahar( Medium pacer, known for his swing early on the Innings, 18 Wickets in 13 t20s played, Must have if plays)
Bhuvaneswar Kumar( Right Arm medium, known for his swing, back after a long injury break, 5 Wickets in 3 games at this venue, however poor record against England)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations and death bowling, 1w last game, Must have)
Adil Rashid( Leggie, #5 bowler in ICC rankings, 188 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets against SA last series with a good eco of 6, 1w last game of Virat Kohli)
Mark Wood ( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 150ks, hit the deck bowler, 1w last game)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations, quite experienced with 157 t20 Wickets, less chances of playing)
Shardul Thakur ( Right Arm fast medium, can swing the ball + very reliable lower order Batsman, 23 Wickets in 16 t20s, wicketless last game )
C/VC Options –
IND –
KL Rahul
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
ENG –
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler