New Delhi. After losing the T20 series against Ireland, now the Indian team will start a new series from tomorrow i.e. 1st July. Team India will play a T20 series of 5 matches against host England. The first match will be played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street from 10 pm Indian time. Host England has announced its playing-11 for this match. The surprising thing is that the team has decided to keep its most dangerous bowler Joffra Archer on the bench. Let us know who is included in the playing-11.
Butler-Salt will open
Experienced Jos Buttler and explosive batsman Phil Salt will open the innings for England, while captain Harry Brook will come in at number-3. Jacob Bethal and Tom Banton will play the role of middle order batting. Whereas, Sam Curran and Will Jacques will play as all-rounders. Another all-rounder in the form of Liam Dawson is included in the playing-11. The bowling attack will include pacers Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wood, while Adil Rashid will trouble the Indian batsmen with his leg spin.
The England team is entering this match with better consistency. Harry Brook’s team has the ability to perform at its best when momentum builds. Domestic conditions also benefit England a lot. Generally, the new ball on a riverside pitch helps disciplined seam bowling, and subsequently makes it easier for the batsmen. England’s pace attack will look to take advantage of the early movement against the Indian top order, which is still trying to find its rhythm. England will try to take advantage of India’s recent troubles, while the visiting team has a chance to erase the memory of Ireland’s disappointing performance with a brilliant performance.
Many questions before Team India
There are many questions before ‘Iyer and Company’ after losing the T20 series against Ireland 0-2. This is also a chance to prove yourself again against one of the strongest T20 teams in the world. The defeat in Ireland has raised concerns about India’s batting unit. Despite having a line-up full of explosive stroke-makers, the visiting team failed to build big partnerships or take advantage at crucial junctures in both the matches. Now that they have a long series of 5 matches in front of them, India will hope that the previous setbacks serve as a lesson.
England’s playing-11 for the first T20 against India
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook (captain), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood.
India team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Suryansh Shedge, Prasidh Krishna, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.
