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IND vs ENG 1st T20I Fantasy Prediction: India will lock horns with England during the series first T20I. The match will be held at the Eden Gardens. Both the teams would be playing in a white-ball series for the first time since 2022, where India won the series by 2-1. Reigning champions India will face England for a five-match T20I series, beginning on January 22 and these matches will be held in Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai. This series will prove to be a nail-biting thriller as lots of records will be broken.

Suryakumar Yadav would be leading the team from the front. Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal would be giving this series a miss and Sanju Samson would be the first-choice wicket-keeper while Dhruv Jurel is the backup. Players like Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, and Washington Sundar will be seen in action in this series although they didn't play against South Africa last year. Mohammed Shami will be returning to the national squad for the first time after the 2023 World Cup and is gearing up for the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy.

At the same time, England had announced a formidable squad with Jos Buttler being their captain. Their batting lineup players like Duckett, Salt, Brook, and Livingstone. Adil Rashid would be spearheading England's spin attack with Rehan Ahmed as the backup. Jofra Archer and Mark Wood will be taking care of the pace department. England's coach Brendon McCullum had revealed that Jos Buttler is just the skipper and Phil Salt is the wicket-keeper for this series.

Toss- The match toss between India and England for the 1st T20I will be held at 6:30 pm IST.

Time- January 22, 7:00 PM IST

Venue- Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Where to watch IND vs ENG 1st T20I match live streaming: The match will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network and it will be live-streamed on Disney Hotstar.

Pitch report: The pitch at Eden Gardens is batters-friendly due to short boundaries and quick outfield. Whichever captain wins the toss will choose to bowl first.

IND vs ENG 1st T20I match Fantasy Prediction:

Wicket-keepers: Philip Salt, Sanju Samson

Batters: Jos Buttler, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

Captain: Tilak Varma

Vice-captain: Sanju Samson

IND vs ENG 1st T20I match Probable Playing XI:

India

Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, M Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

England

Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (C), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Gus Atkinson, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood