Delhi: The 5-match T20 series between India and England is starting from 22 January. The first match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. In this series, the captaincy of the Indian team is with Suryakumar Yadav, while England will be captained by Jos Buttler. Along with this, the England team has already announced its playing eleven.

Eden Gardens pitch report

The ground of Eden Garden is considered very good for batsmen. On the pitch here, the ball hits the bat well and gets good bounce. The outfield of this ground is also fast, due to which the bowlers also get benefit. Batsmen score fast runs here, especially this place is very suitable for hitting fours and sixes. The average total while batting first on this ground is 175 runs.

First match at Eden Garden since 2011

So far, only one T20 International match has been played between India and England at Eden Garden, which took place in 2011. In that match, England defeated India by 6 wickets.

Head-to-head record of T20 series

So far 24 T20 matches have been played between India and England. Of these, India has won 13 matches, while England has won 11 matches.

T20 record at Eden Garden

A total of 11 T20 International matches have been played at Eden Gardens. The team that won the toss has won 7 matches, while the team that lost the toss has won 4 matches.

Probable playing-11 of both the teams

India's probable playing-11: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty.

England's announced playing-11: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook (vice-captain), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethel, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

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