England vs India, India tour of England, 2021, Today Match Prediction

eng vs ind Match Prediction & Analysis

India won the opening T20I match comfortably by 48 runs and now lead the T20I series 1-0. They have a host of experienced players returning to their playing XI in this match and will look to continue their winning form in this match too. They will look to win the series in this match itself and get a chance to experiment in the third T20I. England on the other hand will need to win this match to keep the series alive. We expect a cracking contest between two of the top teams in the all this cracking contest.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

England never really recovered after their openers were dismissed cheaply. Moeen Ali looked in excellent rhythm scoring 36 runs off 20 balls. Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, and Chris Jordan played some attacking cameos but never relay got the momentum going in the innings. Their top order needs to play more sensibly in this match to put on a big score.

Their bowlers were taken for 198 runs in the last game and Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-23-2. Reece Topley had decent figures of 4-0-34-1 in the contest of the game. Moeen Ali, M Parkinson, and Tymal Mills picked up wickets but went for runs at over 10 RPO in the match.

Key players to bet on: Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan

England Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills/Richard Gleeson, Reece Topley, Matthew Parkinson

England Actual Playing XI:

Chris Jordan, Matthew Parkinson, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy, Richard Gleeson, Liam Livingstone, David Willey, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook

India Preview

Rohit Sharma kicked off the match with an attacking 24 runs while Deepak Hooda (33 runs) and urya Kumar Yadav (39 runs) continued the aggression in middle order. Hardik Pandya registered his fifty to continue the carnage in the middle overs. Virat Kohli and Rishabh pant are expected to come into the playing XI in this match.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh bamboozled the English openers with their swing in the powerplay to give a dream start for India. Hardik Pandya showcased his all-round effectiveness with his 4 wickets in the last game. Ravi Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah will replace Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel in this match.

Key players to bet on: Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah

India Predicted Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan/Deepak Hooda, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravi Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

India Actual Playing XI:

Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, YS Chahal, Hardik Pandya

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Birmingham is expected to have bright and sunny weather with just 10% chances of rain and weather interruptions are not expected in this game.

Venue Details

Birmingham is a batting paradise and a nightmare for the bowlers. The pitch might aid bowlers as the match progresses by slowing down considerably. We can expect a run feast of 190-200 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option with placid batting conditions and no target is safe in these conditions. Both skippers will put the opposition batters to bat on this track early on.