Preview:
India and England will face each other for the 12th Warm-up match of the World T20 Cup. Both the teams are pretty balanced and are considered as one of the toughest contenders of the tournament. All the players will thus aim to bring their ‘A’ game to the table in order to get the momentum ahead of the tournament.
India had won the inaugural edition of the tournament. However, post that the team did not win the T20 World Cup. England on the other hand lifted the trophy in the year 2009 and finished as runner-up in the 2016 edition.
Match Details:
India vs England, 12th Warm-Up match
Venue: ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Date and Time: October 18th, at 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report:
The surface is expected to provide good assistance to both the batters and the bowlers. Spinners might get an edge on this pitch.
Squads for:
India
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
England
Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Top Picks for IND vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
KL Rahul has been in exceptional form in international cricket as well as the Indian T20 League. He chipped in 626 runs in the Indian T20 league and will look forward to continuing his form. He can be a good pick for this match.
Ravindra Jadeja is a great asset for any team. He comes in handy with his excellent all-rounder abilities. He can be the other good pick for this match.
Jasprit Bumrah has been a pivotal cog of team India’s wheel. In the Indian T20 league, he scalped 21 wickets at an economy rate of 7.45. He can be the other player to bank on.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IND vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul(c), Virat Kohli, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Jasprit Bumrah(vc), Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IND vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Dawid Malan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja(c), Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Mohammad Shami, Shardul Thakur(vc)
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja
Vice-Captain Options: Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur
