India's t20 team is ready to take on england under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The first match of the five-match series will be played on january 22 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This match will also be special because mohammed shami will be returning to Team india after more than a year. Apart from him, all eyes will be on sanju samson and Tilak Verma, who have been scoring centuries in the previous matches. Well, before the first t20 match starts, let's know how the weather in kolkata is going to be on wednesday, january 22?
There is good news for india and england fans on wednesday, january 22 that there is no chance of rain. The maximum temperature on wednesday is expected to be 27 degrees and the minimum temperature is 16 degrees Celsius. The sky will remain sunny throughout the day, due to which there will be little chance of any hindrance in the match. However, in the cold weather, dew can play a very important role in the evening. Due to dew, the result of the match will also depend on the bowling strategy of both the captains.
Let us tell you that the pitch of Eden Gardens is usually suitable for batting, so the first match between india and england can prove to be high-scoring. A total of 24 t20 matches have been played between the two teams so far, out of which Team india has been victorious 13 times and england has won 11 times. It is also a noteworthy fact that after 2014, england has never won a t20 series against India. The england team has already announced its playing XI for the first t20 match.
England's playing XI for the first t20 match: Phil salt (wicketkeeper), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood. Probable playing XI of India: sanju samson, abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, suryakumar yadav (c), hardik pandya, Rinku Singh, nitish kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, mohammed shami, varun Chakraborty.
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