IND vs ENG: England’s playing XI announced for the first T20 against India, many star players including Joffra Archer are out.

England Playing XI vs India for 1st T20I: A day before the first match of the five-match T20 series against India, England has announced its playing eleven. England has taken some big decisions for the first T20 match to be played at Chester-le-Street on 1 July. Fast bowlers Joffra Archer, Josh Tong, Sonny Baker and leg spinner Rehan Ahmed have not got a place in the playing eleven. Archer and Tongue were part of the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand. In such a situation, the team management has decided to rest him in the first T20.

England announced playing 11 for the first T20

England announced its playing 11 for the first T20 match against India on Tuesday, June 30. In this match, the England team will take the field with a balanced combination of experienced and young players. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler will start the innings as openers, while captain Harry Brook will be seen batting at number three. The responsibility of the middle order will be on the shoulders of young all-rounders Jacob Bethel and Tom Banton.

All-rounders Sam Curran, Will Jacques and Liam Dawson will strengthen the team in batting as well as bowling. Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wood will lead the fast bowling attack, while experienced spinner Adil Rashid will be expected to take wickets in the middle overs. At the same time, fast bowlers Joffra Archer, Josh Tong, Sonny Baker and leg spinner Rehan Ahmed will not be part of this match.

First match after T20 World Cup

The England team will take the field in this format for the first time after the T20 World Cup 2026. The English team played its last T20 match against India in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Despite Jacob Bethel’s brilliant century in that match, England had to face defeat and its dream of winning the title was shattered. At the same time, the Indian team has recently reached England after losing 0-2 in the two-match T20 series against Ireland. In such a situation, both the teams would like to start the series with a win.

England’s playing XI for the first T20 match against India

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook (captain), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid and Luke Wood.

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Squads of both the teams for T20 series

India:Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.

England:Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacques, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tong and Luke Wood.

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