India will aim to revive their United Kingdom tour when they face England in the opening match of the five-match T20I series on Wednesday, July 1, at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
Led by Shreyas Iyer, India head into the contest after a disappointing start to the tour. The visitors suffered a 2-0 defeat in the two-match T20I series against Ireland, marking their first T20I series loss since 2023 and their first-ever international series defeat to Ireland.
India now face a stronger test against Harry Brook's England, who are expected to make full use of home conditions. The hosts are likely to challenge India's batting line-up with swing and seam, with Luke Wood, Sam Curran and Liam Dawson among their main bowling options.
ENG vs IND 1st T20: Playing XIs
England playing XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (captain), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
India probable playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.
ENG vs IND: Head-to-head record in T20Is
Matches played: 30
India won: 18
England won: 12
No result: 0
Full squads
England squad: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton (wk), Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), James Coles, Jordan Cox (wk), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wk), Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
India squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna, Suryansh Shedge.
