ENG vs IND 1st Test Dream11 Prediction | ENG vs IND 1st Test Head To Head Record | Trent Bridge, Nottingham Pitch Report — England vs India Test Series 2021
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Match, Timing and Live Streaming Details:
The inaugural game of the five match Test series between England and India will be played at the Trent Bridge Stadium in Nottingham from 04 to 08 August at 03:30 PM IST.
Sony Sports Network will broadcast the whole match live in Hindi and English while online users can stream it live through Sony LIV App.
Here we will Predict the best Dream11 fantasy team for ENG vs IND 1st Test with Players Record, Players Stats, Head To Head Matches Record, Probable Playing XI, Pitch Report, Weather Report, Dream11 Team and Expert Tips For ENG vs IND 1st Test.
Weather Condition:
Rain and thunderstorms are expected to interrupt the match through the five days at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham with 70% humidity and 80% precipitation while temperature will hover around 20 degrees celsius according to the accuweather.
Pitch Report of Trent Bridge, Nottingham:
The pitch at Trent Bridge in Nottingham is expected to be a bowling friendly wicket due to the availability of plenty of the grass at the surface. Pacers will have a say on it especially during the first three days while overcast conditions will also assist them in getting swing. However we are expected to see a good competition between the bowlers of both the teams.
Dream11 Fantasy Team Preview for ENG vs IND 1st Test:
England and India will lock horns with each other in the inaugural game of a five match test series at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham from 04th to 08th August at 03:30 PM IST daily.
Talking about their head to head matches numbers, both the teams have faced each other 126 times in test format from which India has won 29 while England have won 48 with 49 matches ended up as Draw. Though England is way ahead of the Indian team in terms of the winning margin, current form and recent streak of Men in Blue makes them tough contenders to win this encounter.
India have played seven test matches so far at this venue from which they have won two and lost as many at this venue while three of them ended up as draws. Trent Bridge has hosted a total of 63 test matches from which team batting first have won 23 while bowling first have won 17 of them.
Probable Playing XIs of ENG vs IND 1st Test:
Playing XI of England
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed/ Dominic Sibley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Daniel Lawrence, Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Jack Leach
Playing XI of India
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Squads to Choose From ENG vs IND 1st Test:
Squad of England
Joe Root (c), Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton
Squad of India
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant, KL RahulWriddhiman Saha, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav
Head To Head Matches Numbers of ENG vs IND in Test:
Total Matches Played – 126
England Won – 48
India Won – 29
Draw – 49
Tied – 0
Top Performers from England against India in Test Head To Head Matches
| Players | Innings | Runs | Average (BAT) | Wickets | Strike Rate (BOWL) |
| Joe Root | 36 | 1,789 | 54.2 | 09 | 57.3 |
| Jos Buttler | 20 | 757 | 42.1 | ||
| Stuart Broad | 39 | 70 | 57.2 | ||
| James Anderson | 56 | 118 | 54.5 | ||
| Jack Leach | 07 | 18 | 53.7 |
Top Performers from India against England in Test Head To Head Matches
| Players | Innings | Runs | Average (BAT) | Wickets | Strike Rate (BOWL) |
| Lokesh Rahul | 14 | 532 | 38.0 | ||
| Rohit Sharma | 09 | 379 | 47.4 | ||
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 39 | 3,262 | 40.9 | ||
| Virat Kohli | 41 | 1,727 | 45.4 | ||
| Ishant Sharma | 34 | 62 | 64.0 |
Top Picks from ENG vs IND 1st Test for Dream11 Fantasy Team:
Top Wicketkeeper —
Rishabh Pant has been in blistering form since the last one year especially in test format. He has been good in head to head matches by scoring 432 runs at an average of 40 in 12 innings with the help of two half centuries and two centuries.
Jos Buttler has mustered 757 runs at an average of 43 in 20 head to head innings which is super impressive. He has also scored 157 runs at an average of 52.3 with the help of a century in three innings at this venue.
Top Batsman —
Virat Kohli has good numbers in this format against England as he has scored 1,727 runs at an average of 45.4 in 41 innings which is pretty impressive. He looks like a good captain, vice-captain choice in the small league fantasy team for this match.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma are the other two most consistent performers from India at English venues. They’re having good numbers against the opponent in this format with an average of above 40 in more than 10 innings.
English Skipper Joe Root has been one of the most consistent performers against India with both bat and ball as he has scored 1,789 runs at an average of 54.2 and bagged 09 wickets in 36 test innings.
Top All-rounders —
Ravindra Jadeja might emerge as a good punt in the small league fantasy team considering his consistency with both bat and ball in recent times. He has mustered 512 runs at an average of 32.0 and bagged 45 wickets at a strike rate of 79.1 in 20 innings.
Top Bowlers —
James Anderson has been one of the most prominent bowlers from the English team against India in this format. He has bagged 118 wickets at a strike rate of 54.5 in 56 innings which is super impressive.
Stuart Broad has also bagged 70 wickets at a strike rate of 57.2 in 39 innings against the opponent which is quite good. He might be crucial at this pace favoured surface.
C/VC Choices for Dream11 Team from ENG vs IND 1st Test:
Small Leagues — Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran
Grand Leagues — Daniel Lawrence
Dream11 Fantasy Team For ENG vs IND 1st Test:
WK — J Buttler, R Pant
BAT — V Kohli, C Pujara, J Root, R Burns
ALL — R Jadeja, S Curran
BOWL — I Sharma, J Anderson, S Broad
Expert Tips:
Must Try Daniel Lawrence as C VC in different combinations of GL.
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