Match Details
Date: January 25 -29, 2024
Time: 9:30 am IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
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Match Preview
India and England are set to lock horns in a five-match Test series, slated to commence on January 25, Thursday. The first match is scheduled to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The hosts, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, would aim to maintain a formidable record at home, whereas England, with Ben Stokes as their captain would travel to alter their records. The last time the Three Lions won a Test series in India was in 2012.
While India enter the series off a fresh 1-1 series draw against South Africa, England will return to the red-ball cricket after a thrilling Ashes, last summer.
Team News
The Indian batting wizard Virat Kohli withdrew from the first two Tests of the series, citing personal reasons. The BCCI is expected to announce his replacement in the series soon.
Toss Prediction
England and India share a long and glorious history when it comes to long-form cricket. The teams have gone head-to-head in 131 Test matches since 1932. Talking of their toss battles in the last few games, India and England hold a record of 4-1, in favour of the formers. Meanwhile, if we consider the factor that India are the hosts, the home-ground factor is likely to play its charm, like every time. Hence, we think home skipper Rohit Sharma will come on top of the toss war and will extend the toss tally to 2-4.
Win Possibility
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the series opener between the cricketing giants. As mentioned, both teams have encountered 131 Test matches, where India won 31 games, England won 50 matches, while the rest 50 games ended in a draw. Talking about the win possibilities, the hosts are widely regarded as favourites for the series, especially the first games, considering they haven’t lost any Test match on home soil in the past decade. Apart from this, the WTC 2023 finalists are coming off a 1-1 draw against South Africa. Given the stats, we think the Indian team would win the first Test to gain an early lead in the series.
Predicted Powerplay Score and Average First Inning Score
The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad has hosted a total of five Test matches. The average first-inning score of the ground is 405. Considering this, we expect the first-inning score to hover around 350-400 in the first Test, commencing on January 25, Thursday.
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