CWC 2023: India vs England match preview

Both teams are coming into the game with vastly contrasting form and fortunes. India have won all five of their matches so far, while England have managed only one victory out of five. England have failed to put up even 200 in the last two games and have a lot of catching up to do if they are to challenge India in their current form. They are unsure of their best balance and might spring up few more changes in their XI for this match.

India look well settled despite the absence of Hardik Pandya who is recovering from an ankle injury sustained in the Bangladesh game. There is no clarity on his availability but it’s more than likely that he will miss this game. India might toy with the idea of bringing back Ravichandran Ashwin for Mohammed Shami if they feel the pitch will offer assistance to spinners.

IND vs ENG fantasy tips

# Jos Buttler averages 14.8 from 12 ODIs in India. At Lucknow, against the Indian spinners, it would be a good idea to not pick him.

# The Indian top three should feautre in your XI, given the kind of form they are in. Whether India bat first or chase, all three of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli have a good chance of scoring runs.

# Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja should feature in your XI for sure. If the Lucknow surface aids spin, both Jadeja and Kuldeep will be a handful for the England middle order. In fact, if India pick Ravichandran Ashwin in the XI, he should make it to your team as well, given the number of Left Handers England has.

# Dawid Malan has been in good form, but Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah are ideally suited to exploit his weakness, which is ballsn angling away from him in the fourth and fifth stump channel. If they are accurate with their execution, Malan will find it hard to score. It might be a risky move, but you can avoid picking him.

India vs England: Predicted XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.

IND vs ENG: Dream11 team

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul

Batters: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Shubman Gill

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone

Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Jaspirt Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav (vc)

Captaincy options: Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja

Potential swaps: Ravichandran Ashwin in place of Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes in place of Liam Livingstone