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The final game of the five-match series between India and England moves to Mumbai. It is dead rubber, with the home team having won the series with a 15-run win in Pune on Friday. Despite the match being a formality, both sides will have lots to play for ahead of the three-match ODI series starting next week.
India (IND) was pulled out of the woods by Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya with the bat after being 12/3 at one stage. Harshit Rana then took three wickets after making his T20I debut in controversial fashion. The biggest cause of concern for India will be the form of Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who have failed to get going with the bat so far.
England (ENG) will feel they were denied a chance to win during the fourth game of the series in Pune. Jos Buttler and his men have shown tremendous grit and resolve during the previous four games of the series. Saqib Mahmood’s bowling and Harry Brook’s return to form with the bat will be a huge boost for the visitors. England will hope to end the series with a win and get into the ODI series high on confidence.
Match Details
Match- India vs England, 5th T20I
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time – 2nd February 2025, 7PM IST
Live Coverage Details – Star Sports (TV), Disney Hotstar (WEB and OTT)
Head-to-Head
Matches -28
Wins for India - 16
Wins for England – 12
Head -to head in Mumbai
Matches -1
Wins for England - 1
Pitch Report
Win the toss and bowl first has been the norm this series and one doesn’t expect the trend to change. Pune will have a lot of dew, making it difficult for the team bowling second. Four games have been played at this venue and the average score has been between 160 and 185 in the previous matches. With the pitch expected to help the batters, one can expect a run fest on Friday
Dream 11 IND vs ENG Predicted XI
India – Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi
England – Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
Dream11 IND vs ENG: top five batters to watch out for
Ben Duckett gave England yet another great start with the bat with his sizzling knock in Pune, which followed up after his half-century in Rajkot. Harry Brook finally found form as he scored 51 runs from 26 balls to show the class he has with the bat. Tilak Varma will look to bounce back after his rare failure where he fell for a golden duck. Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya scored 53 runs each to help India post 181 runs on the board.
Dream 11 IND vs ENG top five bowlers to watch out for
27-year-old pacer Saqib Mahmood rocked the Indian batting unit with a triple wicket maiden on Friday. Mahmood bowled with good pace and troubled the Men in Blue batters with his bounce as well. Jamie Overton put in yet another amazing performance as he got 2/32 from his four over, which included the wickets of Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel. Adil Rashid was his usual self as he picked 1/35 from his four overs and got the scalp of Abhishek Sharma for 29 runs. For India, the two main bowlers will be Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakravarthy, as the pair shared five wickets to help India win the game.
Suggested playing No. 1 for IND vs ENG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
J Buttler (VC), A Sharma, T Varma, B Duckett, H Brook, H Pandya (C), L Livingstone, J Overton, V Chakravarthy, R Bishnoi, S Mahmood
Suggested playing No.2 for IND vs ENG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
J Buttler (VC), A Sharma, T Varma, B Duckett, H Brook, H Pandya, L Livingstone, A Patel, J Overton (VC), V Chakravarthy (C), S Mahmood