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Chester-le-Street's rain-soaked non-event has left this five-match series deadlocked before it has properly begun, and so it falls to Old Trafford on Saturday to give everyone the contest which was promised to them.
That opening night had promised much before the weather intervened. India, sent in, slipped to 6-2 inside the first two overs before Abhishek Sharma tore into the England attack. He scored 59 from just 24 balls, including a Saqib Mahmood over that leaked 21 runs.
Shreyas Iyer then anchored the innings with a composed 68, while Shivam Dube's unbeaten 42 helped India plunder 64 in the last six overs to reach 189-7. England never got a chance to reply, with steady drizzle turning to heavier rain and the match was abandoned.
There's history here too, and it doesn't exactly flatter England. India have won four of the last five meetings between these sides, that solitary bright spot for England coming back in January 2025.
India's T20 form lately has been nothing like you'd expect from the world champions. That series defeat to Ireland was a genuine shock and their bowling in particular has looked short on answers once you take them out of familiar conditions.
Manchester's surface could offer something for the spinners and Varun Chakravarthy may find himself central to India's plans if the pitch gives him anything to work with.
There's also the small matter of Sanju Samson, named player of the series at the T20 World Cup but yet to really fire with the bat since and another quiet outing here would only add to the questions being asked of him, especially when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is waiting in the wings!
England, for their part are a little undercooked. They haven't played a full T20 international since that 7-run defeat to India on March 5, the result that ended their World Cup semi-final hopes, so there's a first-match feel to this despite everything that's gone before. Even so, they'll go in favourites at home. It should be tight. But India, needing a response, might just find one.
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Old Trafford tends to offer a fairly even contest between bat and ball, with a touch of turn for the spinners. Chasing has generally worked better here, though scores above 180 have been tricky to score.
Toss Trend (Last 10 T20Is)
Pitch Character
Scoring Records
Average Scores (Last 10 T20Is)
Score Distribution (Last 10 T20Is)
Venue Behaviour (16 T20Is played)
1st Innings vs 2nd Innings (Last 10 T20Is)
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Here's a look at the head-to-head record between the two sides.
Here is our favourite betting angle for the ENG vs. IND match.
Sharma has been the only player on this UK tour for India that has shown some form. He is likely to continue that.
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Here's how both sides are likely to line up in this game:
ENG predicted lineup to play IND
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid.
IND predicted lineup to ENG
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
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That opening night had promised much before the weather intervened. India, sent in, slipped to 6-2 inside the first two overs before Abhishek Sharma tore into the England attack. He scored 59 from just 24 balls, including a Saqib Mahmood over that leaked 21 runs.
Shreyas Iyer then anchored the innings with a composed 68, while Shivam Dube's unbeaten 42 helped India plunder 64 in the last six overs to reach 189-7. England never got a chance to reply, with steady drizzle turning to heavier rain and the match was abandoned.
There's history here too, and it doesn't exactly flatter England. India have won four of the last five meetings between these sides, that solitary bright spot for England coming back in January 2025.
England vs. India Prediction: Who Will Win?
India's T20 form lately has been nothing like you'd expect from the world champions. That series defeat to Ireland was a genuine shock and their bowling in particular has looked short on answers once you take them out of familiar conditions.
Manchester's surface could offer something for the spinners and Varun Chakravarthy may find himself central to India's plans if the pitch gives him anything to work with.
There's also the small matter of Sanju Samson, named player of the series at the T20 World Cup but yet to really fire with the bat since and another quiet outing here would only add to the questions being asked of him, especially when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is waiting in the wings!
England, for their part are a little undercooked. They haven't played a full T20 international since that 7-run defeat to India on March 5, the result that ended their World Cup semi-final hopes, so there's a first-match feel to this despite everything that's gone before. Even so, they'll go in favourites at home. It should be tight. But India, needing a response, might just find one.
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ENG vs. IND Pitch Report: Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester
Old Trafford tends to offer a fairly even contest between bat and ball, with a touch of turn for the spinners. Chasing has generally worked better here, though scores above 180 have been tricky to score.
Toss Trend (Last 10 T20Is)
Decision | Result |
Batting first | Won 40% |
Batting first | Lost 60% |
Pitch Character
Aspect | Detail |
Nature | Balanced |
Tends to assist | Spin bowling |
Scoring Records
Record | Score |
Highest total | 304 (20 overs) |
Lowest total | 103 (13.5 overs) |
Lowest total successfully defended | 161 (20 overs) |
Average Scores (Last 10 T20Is)
Metric | Value |
Average score | 169 |
Average wickets lost | 7 |
Score Distribution (Last 10 T20Is)
Range | Matches |
Below 140 | 3 |
140–180 | 5 |
180+ | 2 |
Venue Behaviour (16 T20Is played)
Tendency | Matches |
Favoured batters | 10 |
Favoured bowlers | 6 |
Neutral | 0 |
1st Innings vs 2nd Innings (Last 10 T20Is)
Metric | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
Average score | 169 | 141 |
Average fours | 16 | 13 |
Average sixes | 4 | 3 |
Average wickets lost | 6 | 7 |
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Head-to-Head in T20I's : ENG vs. IND
Here's a look at the head-to-head record between the two sides.
CATEGORY | ENG | IND |
Matches Played | 30 | 30 |
Matches Won | 11 | 18 |
Matches Lost | 18 | 11 |
Tie/ N.R | 1 | 1 |
Highest Total | 246/7 (Wankhede, 2026) | 253/7 (Wankhede, 2026) |
Lowest Total | 80/10 (Colombo, 2012) | 120/9 (Kolkata, 2011) |
ENG vs. IND Betting Tips
Here is our favourite betting angle for the ENG vs. IND match.
BETTING TIPS | ODDS |
Abhishek Sharma to score over 25.5 | 1.85 via Dafabet |
Sharma has been the only player on this UK tour for India that has shown some form. He is likely to continue that.
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ENG vs. IND Lineups, Team News
Here's how both sides are likely to line up in this game:
ENG predicted lineup to play IND
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid.
IND predicted lineup to ENG
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
ENG vs. IND Odds: Who is the favourite for the T-20I clash?
- ENG to win: 1.82
- IND to win: 1.96
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How to watch ENG vs. IND match: Live Stream, TV Channel
Here is all the key information for how to watch ENG vs. IND:
- Date: 04 July, Saturday
- Venue: Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester
- Time: 07:00 PM (IST)
- TV/Stream: Sony LIV, Sony Sports Network
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