India got a good win in the first game. England though will know that they got stuck into a wrong wicket at the wrong time phase in the last game. Their batters got starts but couldn't kick on and that was the difference between a 300+ score and the 240 odd they got too. India though will be happy with how Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer went. They were good and the bowlers did well too with Ravindra Jadeja serving a reminder of his prowess despite continuously coming under the scanner for his spot. Will Virat Kohli be back though? He looked fine in the nets but the youngsters doing well could be enough to let him wait for his spot again.

IND vs ENG Match Details

Date: February 9th, 2025

Time:  1:30 PM IST

Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

IND vs ENG Weather Report

Occasional showers have been around but the weather should be nice, clean and dewy.

IND vs ENG Pitch Report

Cuttack is a lot more high-scoring and runs should be easy to come with batting second a better choice.

IND vs ENG Predicted Playing XI

ENG Playing XI

Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Joe Root Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse,, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Mark Wood/ Jofra Archer

IND Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul/ Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh/ Harshith Rana

Key Players

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja's position is one which always comes under the scanner particularly with Axar Patel smelling him in the back. Jadeja though continues to deliver and the prospect of both Jadeja and Axar playing together does look good with both of them delivering.

Joe Root

Joe Root is often a forgotten quantity in white-ball Cricket. He was good in the SA20 and the ODI format is suited well to his game.

IND vs ENG Match Tips

Both teams have a nice balance in their line-up but on a good batting track England could start favorites. 

Match Prediction: England Will Win The Match