England will face India in the first ODI at Kennington Oval, London on Tuesday. Both of these teams will look to draw first blood in the series and get off to a good start. England and India both have been dominant in the ODI format and will aim to continue the good show.
We take a look at the Current form, head to head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: W W W L L
The visitors recently defeated England comprehensively in the first two T20Is by a big margin and they will be looking to carry the same form. India has a strong team and Rohit Sharma will be looking to get the best out of his players. In fact, India will play an ODI for the first time after February 2022.
Current form for England: W W W (only three ODIs in 2022)
England had registered convincing wins against the Netherlands recently but they will be aware that they are going to have their work cut out against a potent Indian team. Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, and Ben Stokes will add value to the team.
Head to Head: Matches: 103, Won by India: 55, Won by England: 43, NR: 3, Tied: 2.
India clearly holds the advantage in the head-to-head battle against England.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the key players for India.
Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, and Ben Stokes will be the crucial players for England.
India’s squad for ODIs: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
England’s ODI squad: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey.
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