India vs England 1st T20I Match: The first match of the T20 series between India and England will be played on January 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both the teams have an army of star players who can change the course of the match in few balls. The last T20 match between these two teams was in T20 World Cup 2024. Then India defeated England by 68 runs in the semi-final.

T20 world champions India are returning to their home ground, where they will face the visiting England team. After a few months in Test cricket, fans will now see the Men in Blue in T20Is. Suryakumar Yadav will continue to lead the fledgling T20I Indian team, which also includes Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel. Fast bowler Mohammad Shami is also returning to the national team after being injured for a long time. On the other hand, Jos Buttler will lead the England team.

IND vs ENG Head-to-Head Records in T20I

India and England have played 24 matches against each other in ODIs. India is leading by winning 13 matches. However, England has won only 11 matches.

Eden Gardens Pitch Report 

The pitch at Eden Gardens has always been nothing less than a batsmen's paradise. Here the ball comes with bounce on the bat. Because of this, batting on this ground becomes easy and many fours and sixes are seen. If there is dew in the match, then trouble may come for the bowlers. Due to this, the Indian team can go with 2 spinners and three fast bowlers in the playing eleven. Kolkata's pitch can help the batsmen.

A total of 12 T20 Internationals have been played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata so far, of which the team batting first has won 5 of them. At the same time, the team that bowled first has won in 7 matches. In this case, the role of toss can be important. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 155 runs and the average score of the second innings is 137 runs.

IND VS ENG T20I Series Full Squads

India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk).

England: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.

IND VS ENG T20I Series Streaming Details

The upcoming T20 series between India and England will be broadcast live on various channels of Star Sports Network in India. Cricket lovers can watch these exciting matches live on their television sets. Additionally, live streaming for digital viewers will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.