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India tour of England, 2026

ENG vs IND Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report

England vs India Match Details

Match	England vs India (ENG vs IND)
League	India tour of England, 2026
Date	Tuesday, 14th July 2026
Time	03:30 PM (IST) – 10:00 AM (GMT)

ENG vs IND Match Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

ENG vs IND Pitch Report:

The pitch at Edgbaston Stadium is renowned for its batting-friendly surface, but it also gives the bowlers plenty to work with. Its surface generally offers pace and consistent bounce which makes it excellent for stroke play and gives batsmen a chance to showcase their batting skills.

ENG vs IND Weather Report:

Weather during the match time in Birmingham, US will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 28°C on the match day with 55% humidity and 6.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 81% chances of precipitation during the game.

England vs India Playing 11

England (ENG) Possible Playing 11: 1. Ben Duckett, 2. Tom Banton(WK), 3. Joe Root, 4. Jacob Bethell, 5. Harry Brook(C), 6. Jos Buttler(WK), 7. Sam Curran, 8. Gus Atkinson, 9. Adil Rashid, 10. Jofra Archer, 11. Josh Tongue

India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Shubman Gill(C), 2. Rohit Sharma, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Shreyas Iyer, 5. KL Rahul(WK), 6. Suryansh Shedge, 7. Axar Patel, 8. Kuldeep Yadav, 9. Prasidh Krishna, 10. Arshdeep Singh, 11. Jasprit Bumrah

England vs India Match Preview

England is set to take on India in India tour of England, 2026 on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 at 03:30 PM IST at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

England (ENG) Team Updates

Ben Duckett and Tom Banton will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
Joe Root will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook will strengthen the middle order for England.

Harry Brook will lead the England as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Jos Buttler will do the Wicket Keeping for England.
Jacob Bethell and Adil Rashid will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue will lead the pace attack of his team.

India (IND) Team Updates

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
Virat Kohli will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will strengthen the middle order for India.
Shubman Gill will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
KL Rahul will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.

England vs India Match Prediction:

India looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

England vs India Match Expert Advice:

Sam Curran will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Jofra Archer will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

England vs India Head to Head Records:

England vs India have faced each other in 110 matches in ODI. Out of these 110 games, England have won 44 whereas India have won 61 Matches.

England vs India Team Analysis & Player Performance

Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
In Wicket Keeping, Jos Buttler is the best choice.
Batsman may play major role on this pitch.
India team has the upper hand over England team. So try to pick more players from India

England vs India Top Picks:

ENG – Sam Curran [0 points], Jofra Archer [0 points]
IND – Shubman Gill [0 points], Virat Kohli [0 points]
ENG – Harry Brook [0 points], Gus Atkinson [0 points]
IND – Shreyas Iyer [0 points], Jasprit Bumrah [0 points]

England (ENG) Key Players

Harry Brook [95*, 79*, 16, 7, 26]
Joe Root [111*, 61, 2, 2, 100]
Jos Buttler [131, 8, 36, 19, 9]
Jofra Archer [1W, 2W, 3W, 1W, (32, 3W)]
Sam Curran [3W, 0W, 41*, 18, 24]

India (IND) Key Players

Jasprit Bumrah [1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W]
Kuldeep Yadav [0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W]
Virat Kohli [75*, 43, 58, 105*, 0]
Axar Patel [0W, 0W, (10, 1W), (15, 2W)]
Rohit Sharma [79, 48, 16, 0, 15]
Shubman Gill [DNB, 154, 84*, 10, 104]

ENG vs IND Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Harry Brook [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
Joe Root [PTs: 20, CR: 9.0]
Virat Kohli [PTs: 91, CR: 9.0]
Rohit Sharma [PTs: 138, CR: 9.0]
Jos Buttler [PTs: 206, CR: 9.0]
Sam Curran [PTs: 269, CR: 7.5]
Shubman Gill [PTs: 462, CR: 9.0]

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