ENG vs IND 1st ODI Prediction, Match Preview And Playing XIs

ENG vs IND 1st ODI prediction, match preview, head-to-head record, pitch report, probable playing XI, players to watch, live streaming details and cricket tips.

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ENG vs IND 1st ODI, Cricket Tips: The five-match T20I series ended with a lot of unwanted records getting registered with Team India, and they suffered consecutive series whitewashes on this UK tour. Now, England and India will take on each other in three ODIs. The first game will begin at Edgbaston in Birmingham on July 14 at 3:30 PM IST.

Captain Shubman Gill will lead the ODI series, which will see Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav back. For England, they have an almost similar squad, which played the T20I series, except Joe Root, Ben Duckett, and Gus Atkinson are back. It is expected to be a high-octane battle between two top sides.

ENG vs IND: Match Details

• Date: July 14, 2026 (Tuesday)
• Time: 3:30 PM IST
• Venue: Egbaston, Birmingham

ENG vs IND: Live Streaming Details

The live action of the ODI series will be available on the Star Sports networks. Fans can access the live stream of the game on the Jio Hotstar app or website.

ENG vs IND: Head-to-Head in ODI

• Total Matches: 110
• India: 61
• England: 44
• No-result: 05

ENG vs IND: Ground Pitch Report

Edgbaston has a good batting wicket, with good bounce and pace. Fast bowlers can extract seam movement for the first few overs. Batters, who can play bounce well, will succeed here. The chasing team does well here, and both teams will prefer to bat second.

ENG vs IND: Possible XIs

England: Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook (c), Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Jos Buttler (wk), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah

ENG vs IND: Player to Watch Out For

Probable Best Batter

Joe Root has been the premier batter for England and will be a big wicket for the hosts. Shubman Gill has been in red-hot form, and he was unstoppable the last time he was in England for the test series.

Probable Best Bowler

Jasprit Bumrah is back, and he will be the main bowler for India in the ODIs. For England, Jofra Archer has been sensational in T20Is and will have a key role in this ODI series also.

Today Match Prediction: England won the T20I series, but this is a different format, and India are more experienced. However, we predict India will win this game.

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Disclaimer: The prediction or cricket tips are purely based on the understanding and research of the writer. So kindly make sure to consider the points above while making your predictions.