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The first match of the 3 -match ODI series between India and England will be played today. The match will start at 1:30 pm on Thursday at Vidarbha Stadium in Nagpur. On this ground, both teams will be face to face in ODIs for the first time.
Momentum is with the Indian team by beating the English team 4–1 in the T20 series. The team played only 3 ODIs last year. The series is important in view of the Champions Trophy starting on February 19. In such a situation, captain Rohit Sharma will have to decide the playing combination from this series for the Champions Trophy.
Match details, first ODI date: 6 February Place: Vidarbha Cricket Association, Nagpur Time: Toss: 1:00 PM, Match Start: 1:30 PM
Varun Chakraborty can debut Two days before the match, the mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty was included in Team India’s ODI squad. He also practiced with Team India in Nagpur. Varun was the Player of the Series in the T20 series with 14 wickets. They can get a chance in Nagpur. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah, elected in the team for the last ODI, is out of the team. Bumrah is not named in the team released after connecting BCCI’s Varun.
England announced their playing-XI On Wednesday, the English team announced their playing-XI. England Cricket wrote on social media platform x, for the first time after 2023, Joe Root is returning to the team. The squad also consists of 10 players of the T20 team.
England cricket post for the first ODI.
Virat close to 14 thousand runs Star batsman Virat Kohli is close to 14,000 runs in ODI cricket. He currently has 13906 runs in 295 matches. As soon as he scored 94 runs in the series, his 14 thousand runs will be completed. He will be the third player to do so. Before Virat, Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara have scored 14 thousand plus runs.
India won 58 matches, since 1974, there were 107 ODIs between India and England. India’s upper hand was heavy in this. The team defeated England in 58, while the English team could win 44 matches.
Rohit scored against England at an average of 49 Indian captain Rohit Sharma and batsman Virat Kohli may be out of form, but both players have been a great record against England. Virat has scored 1340 runs in 36 matches at an average of 42, while Rohit has scored 724 runs at an average of around 49.
Jadeja took 39 wickets All -rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the highest wicket -taking Indian bowler against England. He has taken 39 wickets in 26 matches. At the same time, Mohammed Shami, who is returning to the Indian ODI team after 2023, has taken 25 wickets in 15 matches.
Root scored 739 runs against India, after a poor performance in the 2023 World Cup, Joe Root was dropped from the England team. Now he was elected against India before the Champions Trophy. He has scored 739 runs in 22 matches against India at an average of around 44.
Rashid’s spin may be heavy Spinner Adil Rashid has performed well against India. They have been harassing big batsmen because of their spin. He has taken 11 wickets in 9 matches. At the same time, Mark Wood, who bowled at a speed of 150kmph, has also taken 8 wickets.
Toss roll and pitch report Nagpur pitch is beneficial for most batsmen. The average score of first inning here is 288 runs. In such a situation, the first ODI can be high-scoring. Spinners may help in the match. There are 9 matches so far at Vidarbha Stadium. The team batting first won 3, while later the batting team won 6 matches.
In 2009, the first match here was played between India and Australia. The last match at the stadium was also played between India and Australia in 2019. Which India won by 8 runs. The toss winning team can choose to bowl first.
Weather update Nagpur Stadium with 45 thousand spectators capacity is less likely to receive rain on Thursday. The first ODI will be played. In such a situation, the temperature will be less than 30 degrees at the beginning of the match and around 20 degrees Celsius at night.
Playing of both teams-XI India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami.
England’s declared playing-11: Jose Butler (Captain), Phil Soult (wicketkeeper), Ben Docket, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liabingston, Jacob Bethel, Bride Cars, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmud.
Where can you watch the match One can watch the first ODI between India and England on Star Sports on TV. At the same time, the match will be streaming on the online Disney Hotstar app. You can follow the Dainik Bhaskar app for live updates related to the match.