IND vs ENG Match Prediction: 1st T20I, England tour for India 2025

India will host England for a five-match T20I series. The much-awaited series will begin this week and will also be India’s first home assignment of the year.

The first T20I of the series is scheduled to be played at the iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday (January 22). both of them teams they come into this series having won their previous T20I assignments and will be keen to start the next series on a winning note.

In their last T20I assignment, India beat South Africa to extend their unbeaten streak under new captain Suryakumar Yadav. On the other hand, England beat West Indies in their last T20I series. India have thoroughly dominated England in the recent T20Is series and will also start the next series as favourites.

India have won the last four T20I bilateral series against England and will be keen to extend their winning run. England, on the other hand, will be desperate to win a T20I series against India for the first time since 2014. With both teams now gearing up for the series opener, here are all the predictions for the 1st IND vs ENG T20I.

IND vs ENG Match Prediction: 1st T20I, England tour for India 2025:

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The first T20I between India and England will be played at the Eden Gardens, a venue known for producing high-scoring games. Although the pitch supports the pacers from the start as well as the spinners, the batsmen enjoy playing their shots on the surface.

Teams were scoring runs for fun at the Eden Gardens in the last IPL and it won’t be surprising if the next match turns out to be a high-scoring contest as well. Although the average first innings total in T20Is at the venue is 143 runs, the conditions at the Eden Gardens are likely to suit the batsmen more than the bowlers.

Form and Fitness

Neither team has any injury problems ahead of the first T20I at the Eden Gardens.

Score prediction

IND vs ENG players to make predictions

IND: Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy and Arshdeep Singh they will be the key players in India.

ENGLISH: Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer will be the key players for England.

IND vs ENG Best Batsman Prediction

Who will score more runs for IND in the match: Sanju Samson or Suryakumar Yadav

Who will score more runs for ENG in the match: Phil Salt or Jos Buttler

IND vs ENG Best Bowler Prediction

Who will pick more wickets for IND in the match: Arshdeep Singh or Varun Chakravarthy

Who will pick most wickets for ENG in the match: Mark Wood o Adil Rashid

Conclusion – Who will win the match?

Reigning T20 world champions India will start the match as firm favorites and are expected to win the first T20I against England.