India and England will embark on a five-match T20I series hosted by the former before the last leg of preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025 get in full swing.

The series will start at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata - a venue where India haven't lost a T20I since 2011. The last time these two teams faced each other was in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in 2024 where India beat England by a comprehensive 68 runs.

Since then, both teams enjoyed a fruitful year in 2024, particularly India who lost just 2 matches in the entire year. India registered series wins over Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Africa alongside their unbeaten run to the T20 World Cup title. While England's T20 World Cup ended on a disappointing note, The Three Lions side still had series wins over Pakistan and West Indies to celebrate for, alongside drawing a series against Australia.

Speaking of the upcoming match, for the fierce encounter. Captain Buttler will be limited to a specialist batter throughout the series, as Phil Salt will take over the wicketkeeping duties. England have also named Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, and Jofra Archer as pacers in their line-up for the Kolkata encounter, whereas, Adil Rashid finds spot as the specialist spinner.

Let us look at the upcoming milestones for players of both teams

3 - Hardik Pandya needs 3 wickets to become India's highest wicket-taker against England in T20Is.

2 - Arshdeep Singh needs 2 wickets to become India's leading wicket-taker in 20-over internationals.

5 - Arshdeep needs 5 wickets to reach 100 wickets in the shortest format of the game.

5 - Suryakumar Yadav needs 5 sixes to reach 150 sixes in the format.

2 - Axar Patel needs 2 runs to become the third Indian player to complete the double of 500 runs and 50 wickets in the format.

3 - All-rounderWashington Sundar needs 3 wickets to reach 50 wickets.

2 - Jos Buttler needs 2 runs to complete 500 runs against India.

4 - Buttler needs 4 sixes to reach 150 sixes in T20Is.

33 - Buttler needs 33 runs to complete 12000 runs in T20 cricket.

24 - Rinku Singh needs 24 runs to reach 3000 runs in 20-over cricket.