Ind vs Eng, 1st T20I: India Set To Clash Against England In Series Opener. Check Weather Update & Pitch Report

The captain winning the toss will most likely decide to bat first at The Rose Bowl, Southampton ground in Southampton so that the pressure can be created on the bowling team by making a big score.

Lets have a look at the pitch report, and weather update for Ind vs Eng 1st T20I.

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New Delhi: The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and England will be played on Thursday, July 7. The match will start at 10:30 pm IST at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. Senior batter Rohit Sharma returns as the captain after missing Edgbaston and completing his break post Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Ahead of the much-awaited clash, let us look at the pitch report, and weather update for Ind vs Eng 1st T20I.

 

Ind vs Eng 1st T20I Pitch Report

 

A total of 9 T20 matches have been played so far at The Rose Bowl, Southampton ground in Southampton. The team batting first has won 5 matches and the team batting second has won 4 matches. The average score of the first innings at this ground is 168 and the second innings is 143 runs. The pitch here is much more suitable for batters. The captain winning the toss will most likely decide to bat first so that the pressure can be created on the bowling team by making a big score.

 

Ind vs Eng 1st T20I Weather Report

 

There is little chance of rain in Southampton on Thursday. According to the report of the weather website Accuweather, on July 7, it will be 46 percent cloudy. The maximum temperature will be 24 °C. There will be light clouds in the evening.

 

India vs England 1st T20I Full Squads 

 

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Rahul Tripathi, Rituraj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel,  Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal.

England: Jos Buttler (captain), David Malan, Harry Brooke, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Phil Salt, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Matt Parkinson, Reece Topley, Richard Gleason, Taymal Mills.