IND vs ENG Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, India vs England 2025

1st ODI • Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium • Nagpur

India

England

Today 01:30 PM

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Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Squad

Date & Time

06 Feb, 01:30 PM IST

Venue

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Hotstar

Match

1st ODI,

India vs England 2025

Schedule

Stats

Toss

Toss yet to take Place

Pitch Report

PitchSpinning Pitch

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

288Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

97.59Avg SR

2nd Innings

258Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

93.51Avg SR

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND

5- 5

ENG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

India

England

SquadsPlaying XI to be announced

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

H Pandya

V Chakravarthy

Expert Team 2

V Kohli

S Gill

Player Stats in Series

Players stats in series

Fantasy Stats will be available after the 1st game

Venue Details

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

PitchSpinning Pitch

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

288Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

97.59Avg SR

2nd Innings

258Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

93.51Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

56%Bat First Bowl First44%

Team Batting First

33%Wins Losses67%

Recent Matches on venue

2nd ODI • Mar 5 • Australia tour of India

IND 250/10 (48.2)

AUS 242/10 (49.3)

IND won by 8 runs

vs live score

5th ODI • Oct 1 • Australia tour of India

IND 243/3 (42.5)

AUS 242/9 (50)

IND won by 7 wickets

vs live score

29th Match, Group B • Mar 12 • ICC Cricket World Cup

IND 296/10 (48.4)

SA 300/7 (49.4)

SA won by 3 wkts (2b rem)

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

India

England

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND

5- 5

ENG

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

260

Average Score

260

410/4

Highest Score

329/5

117/2

Lowest Score

202/10

Commentary

Well hello 50-over cricket! Haven't you been missed!

It's one of those rare times that we get to call an 'ODI season' as the month of the Champions Trophy is here. Serving as a precursor to that is this three-match one-day rubber where India and England, on the back of an enthralling T20I series, will look to polish their preparations for the big ICC event.

If England found the going tough in the T20Is, life could get tougher in a format where they've endured a pretty difficult transition for a while now. Their Champions Trophy hopes have received a major boost with Joe Root back in the mix and slotting in at number 3. England's talismanic batter will don that role in this series as well and having scored consistent runs on some difficult pitches in the SA20, he arrives in fine rhythm.

Root will be expected to be the fulcrum around whom the likes of Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone operate with skipper Jos Buttler also lending a wealth of experience in the middle-order. England's two most recent ODI ventures saw them go down to Australia at home before losing to the West Indies in the Caribbean. Having endured a wretched World Cup on Indian shores in 2023 as well, they are clearly in need of an upside in fortunes and it has to start in Nagpur, the venue for the first ODI.

Like they often do, England have announced their playing XI for this game. Jacob Bethell will occupy the number 7 slot meaning that he will have to share the fifth bowler's quota of overs with Root and Livingstone. While it does seem a risky proposition, now's perhaps the ideal time to test it out before England fly across to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.

With a bowling attack that is more than a handful with the bat, England once again bat deep. They wouldn't want that depth to be tested a whole lot of course and would be hopeful that any work Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood and Adil Rashid do are largely restricted to the ball. Mark Wood hasn't been selected for this contest but should get a go at some stage in the series. While Rashid remains the key in the middle-overs, Carse's ability to hit the deck makes him a player to watch out for as England look to him to replicate what Liam Plunkett did for a good few years leading into the 2019 World Cup.

India have played very little ODI cricket in recent times and their only ODI rubber in 2024 saw them lose 2-0 in a three-match series in Sri Lanka. Their last win in the format dates back to December 2023 and while that's really nothing much to read into, it is important that they hit the ground running soon with the core of the 2023 World Cup team kept intact.

Rohit Sharma is back at the helm and his form, as well as that of Virat Kohli, will undoubtedly court maximum scrutiny. Both players have nothing left to prove as far as their prowess as ODI players is concerned but with the jury out over their future, it is important that they keep those critics at bay and gain some rhythm and confidence ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Shubman Gill, who is the team's vice-captain, will look to build upon his ridiculously good numbers in this format himself while both Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will be keen to do more of the same even as there is intense competition for a spot in this batting lineup. The absence of a frontline left-hander could put Rishabh Pant in the mix and while he also featured in India's most recent ODI back in August, it would only be fair that Rahul, who has barely done anything wrong at number 5 in this format, starts as the first-choice gloveman.

Hardik Pandya will bat at 6 and should play the role of the the third pacer with India likely to opt for three spinners. Varun Chakravarthy is a late inclusion to the squad but a combination of need for batting depth plus the pecking order could see him have to wait for a cap. Making a comeback from injury is Kuldeep Yadav, who has been India's best ODI spinner for a good while now while Washington Sundar should slot in too with Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja tussling it out for the frontline spin-bowling all-rounder's spot.

That would mean India pick two frontline seamers in Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh with Harshit Rana in the squad as Jasprit Bumrah continues to recover from injury. It could be a big series for Arshdeep, who hasn't established himself as an ODI bowler yet, for Shami is still working his way back from injury himself. It is imperative then that the left-arm seamer puts his hand up and recreates some of his T20 magic.

So here we are - two teams with a fair few questions to answer before the mega event comes by in a couple of weeks' time. While India begin as firm favorites, the takeaways from this series have to go beyond the eventual outcome alone. By the end of it all, if both teams have better clarity over their best combination and some of their key players strike form, they ought to view this rubber as a fruitful one.

India Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami

England XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood