IND vs ENG Dream11: Technically we are in the fourth T20I of the five-match series, but for India, we are back to square one. Mark Wood’s raw pace and Jos Buttler’s measured powergame has asked the same questions to the hosts: How should they approach their batting: all-out aggression or measured acceleration? and in bowling, what is their ideal wicket-taking combination? The heroics of the second game will remind India that England can be put under pressure but for that to happen, a lot of things have to fall in place, including the toss. Meanwhile, England will want to not repeat the mistakes they did in second T20I.
Fixture: India vs England; India vs England T20I series
When: 18 March, :7:00 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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IND vs ENG Playing 11
India playing 11 (likely)
India Team News:
KL Rahul could be dropped to brink back Surya Kumar Yadav in the playing XI.
Playing Combination: R Sharma and I Kishan will be the openers while V Kohli, S Iyer, R Pant, and H Pandya will form the middle order. B Kumar and Y Chahal are key bowlers.
IND Playing 11:
I Kishan
R Sharma
V Kohli
S Iyer
R Pant
H Pandya
W Sundar
S Thakur
B Kumar
N Saini
Y Chahal
V Kohli is back to very he belongs: The master run-scorer. He has made back to back fifties and has scored 150 runs without getting out. His scores in the last two games are: 77* and 73*. Expect him to dominate ENG bowlers.
R Sharma is one of the best openers in white-ball cricket and although he struggled in the first game, expect him to counter ENG’s pace battery. He has has made 2788 runs in 101 T20I innings and averages 32.41 at a strike-rate of 138.36. He has slammed 21 fifties and is known for playing big innings which is evident from his 4 hundreds.
England playing 11 (likely)
ENG Team News:
Playing Combination: J Roy and J Buttler will open the innings. The likes of J Bairstow, D Malan, E Morgan and B Stokes form the batting engine in the middle order with J Archer and M Wood will lead the bowling attack.
ENG Playing 11:
J Roy
J Buttler
D Malan
J Bairstow
E Morgan
B Stokes
M Wood
S Curran
C Jordan
J Archer
A Rashid
M Wood has made the biggest impact in the series with his searing pace. He picked one wicket in the first game and then claimed 3 wickets for 31 runs in the previous game. He has 22 wickets in 13 T20Is and averages just 18.68 per wicket and has a strike-rate of 12.9.
J Buttler has led ENG’s batting department. He made a promising 24-ball 28 in the first game and was brilliant in the last game scoring 83 runs off 52 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. He is prime form in 402 runs in 11 T20I innings since 2020 with an average of 50.25 and a strike-rate of 148.88 with 4 fifties.
In IND vs ENG Dream11 today match prediction, ENG won the last game with ease. However, India are a solid team and barring their clumsy response to ENG’s raw pace they hardly have any shortcomings. So expect IND to counter ENG’s pace and win this match.
Wicket-keepers: R Pant, J Buttler, J Bairstow
Batsmen:: I Kishan, R Sharma, V Kohli,
All-rounders: W Sundar, H Pandya,
Bowlers: Y Chahal, J Archer, M Wood
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