England vs India prediction and bets World Test Series July 23 2025

Team India takes on England in the 4th Test of the series in Manchester, starting today. This will be the first game of the series after the India team lost the Lord's Test, which put India 1-2 behind in the series. Can India get something out of this first game as underdogs? Below, I will preview this game and offer betting predictions as England eyes another win in this opener. 

England vs India: Match Start Date and Time

This match is expected to take place on the 23rd of July 2025. The kickoff time will be 01:00pm. 

• Match: England vs India
• Date: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 01:00pm (AEST)
• Stadium: Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Weather and Pitch Report

The weather at Manchester for this game is expected to be cloudy, with a passing shower or two. The temperature is expected to hit a maximum of 20°C, while the probability of precipitation stands at 65%, apart from the probability of thunderstorms, which stands at 13%.

England vs India Match Analysis

In the third Test, England batted first and they pulled off a total of 387 runs before being bowled out. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got out but had little contribution in troubling the scorers much. In the meantime, Joe Root was brilliant in that Lord’s Test, scoring 104 runs. However, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith were also crucial for this team to lead them to healthily and 387 runs in their innings.

While India also made 387 before being bowled out in the first inning, their second-inning performance was not enough to win. In that encounter, KL Rahul had 100 runs while Nair scored 40 runs. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja also scored 70+ runs to help India get to 387. However, the second innings was too hard to cover, as England had a better performance, scoring 192 before being bowled out, which was enough to win. 

England: Form

Liam Dawson is back with the England team for this Test Series after three years. The bowler has been impressive in the County Championship, becoming the valuable player. This season, he has scored seven centuries and taken 10 five-fors in the last two-and-a-half Championship seasons, averaging 47.59 with the bat and 25.63 with the ball. For this Test Series, the top run scorer for England is Jamie Smith with 415 runs to his name. For the top wicket taker, Ben Stokes leads for England with 11 scalps under his belt. 

England Squad List

Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes

England Expected Lineup

Zak Crawley (batter), Ben Duckett (batter), Ollie Pope (batter), Joe Root (all-rounder), Jamie Smith (wicket-keeper), Harry Brook (batter), Ben Stokes (all-rounder), Chris Woakes (all-rounder), Brydon Carse (bowler), Jofra Archer (bowler), Liam Dawson (bowler)

India: Form

The top run scorer for India in the Test Series is Shubman Gill with 607 runs to his name. The top wicket taker for India in the Test Series is Mohammed Siraj, with 13 scalps under his belt.

India Squad List

Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Anshul Kambhoj, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

India Expected Lineup

Yashasvi Jaiswal (batter), KL Rahul (batter), Karun Nair (batter), Shubman Gill (batter), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (batter), Ravindra Jadeja (all-rounder ), Shardul Thakur (all-rounder), Jasprit Bumrah (bowler), Mohammed Siraj (bowler), Prasidh Krishna (bowler)

Who will win in Match - England vs India?

England and India have met 139 times in the Test Series, and England dominated those games. While India won 36 times, 50 encounters ended in a draw, while England won 53. In their most recent meeting, England won by 22 runs in a 387&192-387&170 contest. 

England vs India Prediction

This is a tough game to look forward to, as these two teams have the best all-rounders going into this one. At the moment, the Indians have to give their all after losing the Lord’s Test if they want to keep themselves in this Series. However, while this team is plagued with injuries, I do not see them having an easy task with England pulling off some decent plays. Yet, I feel this will be a close one like every other one and we can expect Shubman Gill to lead this India team to victory. Yet, I feel England will display some quality play, with the team expected to have the most fours. 

Our match prediction is England to have the most fours (yes) with odds at 1.67 on the Dafabet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is team to win (India) with odds at 2.41 on Bc.Game bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is India to win the toss with odds at 1.90 on 1Xbet bookmaker.