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India and England T20: The first match of the T20 series between India and England will be played on 22 January at Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. ( Kolkata ) Both the teams have an army of star players, who can change the course of the match in just a few balls. The last T20 match between these two teams was held in the T20 World Cup 2024. Then India defeated England by 68 runs in the semi-finals. Now both the teams are face to face once again. In such a situation, let us know who the pitch of Kolkata ground can help.
Batsmen can get help
The pitch of Eden Gardens has always been no less than a paradise for the batsmen. Here the ball comes on the bat with a bounce. Due to this, batting becomes easy on this ground and a lot of fours and sixes are seen. If there is dew in the match, then it can be a problem for the bowlers. For this reason, the Indian team can come in with 2 spinners and three fast bowlers in the playing eleven. The Kolkata pitch can help the batsmen.
The role of toss can be important
A total of 12 T20 International matches have been played at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata so far, out of which the team batting first has won in 5. At the same time, the team bowling first has won in 7 matches. In such a situation, the role of toss can be important. The average score of the first innings on this ground has been 155 runs and the average score of the second innings has been 137 runs.
The Pakistani team had made the highest total
The Pakistani team holds the record of making the highest total in T20I on this ground. The team had scored 201 runs in a T20I match against Bangladesh in the year 2016. At the same time, the record of making the lowest score is in the name of Bangladesh. Bangladesh scored 70 runs in a T20I match against New Zealand in 2016.
The Indian team holds the record for chasing the highest score and defending the lowest score on the Kolkata ground. India chased a score of 162 runs in a T20I match against West Indies in 2022.
Squad of both teams for the T20 series:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper).
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Joffra 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.
