ENG vs IND 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction: Harry Brook-led England will square off against Shreyas Iyer-led India in the 1st T20I match on July 01 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
| Tournament | India tour of England 2026 |
| Match | England vs India, 1st T20I |
| Venue | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Date | Wednesday, July 01, 2026 |
| Time | 10:00 PM IST / 04:30 PM GMT / 05:30 PM Local |
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Squad
England
Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton (wk), Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), James Coles, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
India
Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
England Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
India Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Probable Playing 11
England
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson/Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Pitch Report
The pitch at Riverside Ground usually offers a balanced competition with bat and ball. The pacers will have early movement with swing and bounce.
However, as the game progress, the conditions will get better for batting. The powerplay will be crucial in both innings and spinners will be dominant in the middle overs.
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction
- Batters: A Sharma, P Salt
- All-rounders: W Jacks, S Curran, S Dube
- Bowlers: J Archer, P Krishna, H Rana, V Chakravarthy
- Wicketkeeper: S Samson, I Kishan
- Captain: A Sharma
- Vice-Captain: J Archer
