England struggled in the first innings with their top order not doing so well. Jos Buttler was in good form but the others could not really rally around him. India though found a formula here as they did in South Africa. Arshdeep up front and the wrist-spinners, Bishnoi and Chakravarthy, in the middle are proving to be a tough group to pick. With Chepauk likely to assist spinners all the more England could have some problems if their batting does not get going. They have the bowling might but the batters and batting depth would need to find its way as it can be devastating when in full flow.

IND vs ENG Match Details

Date: January 25th, 2025

Time:  7:00 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidhambaram Stadium, Chepauk

IND vs ENG Weather Report

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

IND vs ENG Pitch Report

Chepauk has seen some dew in recent times and batting second could be a better option.

IND vs ENG Predicted Playing XI

ENG Playing XI

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

IND Playing XI

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar/ Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh

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Key Players

Mohammad Shami

Mohammad Shami returns after the World Cup Final in blue. He has a chance to Test his fitness here and will be eager to get back and represent India in blue.

Jamie Overton

Jamie Overton has been in some good form of late. He is handy as an all-rounder and his bowling has been pretty effective along with some late hitting with the bat.

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