Suryakumar Yadav-led India are currently in Kolkata for the first T20I against England which is scheduled to take place on January 22 at Eden Gardens Kolkata. This will be India's first international outing after losing 1-2 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. India's T20I team are currently on a winning streak they have not lost a single T20I series after winning T20 World Cup 2024 in June. India speedster Mohammed Shami who was out of international cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final is also making his international cricketing comeback in Kolkata.
India vs England Head-to-Head
India and England have played 24 T20I matches against each other where India holds the edge winning 13 games and England won 11.
Kolkata weather forecast
As per Accuweather, Kolkata's weather will be fine for the game on match day. maximum temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius while the minimum is expected to be around 16 degrees Celsius. There is no possibility of rain and thunderstorms.
England playing XI
Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (Captain), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Squads
India T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Mohd Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harisht Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakrabarthy and Washington Sundar.
England T20I Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood