- Match: India (IND) vs England (ENG)
- Date- 22nd December 2025
- Match Format- T20
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Time- 7:00 PM (IST)
India vs England Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the IND vs ENG Today Match Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts.
India will be locking horns with England in 1st T20I of the ongoing 5-match T20I series. It is slated to begin from 7:00 PM (IST).
Surya Kumar Yadav and co. are coming on the back of a 3-1 T20I series victory against South Africa in their previous T20I series victory.
On the other hand, England defeated West Indies 3-1 in their previous T20I series in November 2024.
Top Batters IND vs ENG
- Sanju Samson (IND)- 3 centuries in the previous series
- Phil Salt (ENG)- 162 runs in the previous series
- Surya Kumar Yadav (IND)- 2570 runs in T20Is
Top Bowlers for IND vs ENG
- Mohammad Shami (IND)- 24 wickets in T20Is
- Varun Chakravarthy (IND)- 19 wickets in T20Is
- Mark Wood (ENG)- 50 wickets in T20Is
IND vs ENG Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If IND bats first
- First Innings score prediction- IND is expected to score 180-200 runs in the 1st innings
- Result prediction- IND will win the match by 50-70 runs
Scenario 2- If ENG bats first
- First Innings score prediction- ENG is expected to score 130-150 runs in the 1st innings
- Result prediction- IND will win the match by 7 wickets
IND vs ENG Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?
India to win
We predict that India be winning the 1st T20I of this 5-match T20I series.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury news as of now. We will update if there are any updates.
India Predicted Playing XI
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
England Predicted Playing XI
Jos Buttler (c&wk), Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG: Complete Squad
England: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk)