ING vs ENG 1st T20: Will the batsmen shine or the bowlers will rule, know the pitch report of the first T20 of India-England

Cricket News Desk. England's tour of India will start with the T-20 series. The first match of the 5-match T20 series will be played on January 22 at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Indian team is the defending T20 World Champion, while England has won the tournament in 2022. The playing style of cricket of both the teams is almost similar, which can lead to tough competition in the series.

What will the Eden Gardens pitch be like?
In this series between India and England, all eyes will be on the pitch. The pitch of Eden Gardens is considered quite easy for batting. Many runs were scored here during IPL 2024. Punjab Kings achieved the target of 262 runs against KKR. The pitch of the first T20 match between India and England may be easy for batting. Bowlers may face more problems due to fog.

T20 International cricket record at Eden Gardens
Total T20 International matches – 12
The team batting first won – 5
Teams winning while chasing – 7
Average score in first innings – 155
Average score of second innings – 137
Highest Score – 2015/5, Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Minimum Score – 70/10, Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Highest Run Chase – 162/4, India vs West Indies
Lowest score defended – 186/5, India vs West Indies

Both teams are as follows:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi.

England: Jos Buttler (captain), Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson.