India vs England Prediction: Team India to bounce back

After the series world tour in December, Team India is ready for the fourth action for the year 2025. The T20 World Champion will be facing the visiting side, Team England. All action will be held live at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, on the 31st of January. The Men in Blue are seeking redemption following the loss to Team England at the 3rd T20.

India recent form

The T20 World Champions, Team India, will be looking to find a solution in this fourth match. There are some changes expected in the lineup, especially with Nitish Kumar Reddy being out for the series. Rinku Singh is also out for the 2nd & 3rd matches. In the 2nd encounter, they won by 2 wickets. As of writing this, both sides have faced each other 27 times, with Team India winning the majority, as Team England is closely followed. The previous match had the inclusion of Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar. We expect to see Ramandeep Singh in the 3rd meet to take the place of Dhruv Jurel. Team India boasts of a rich T20 International history and is the current/defending World Champion. 

India Expected XI

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

England Recent Form

Team England will be seeking a much more solidifying performance in this next match after a win just two days ago. The tension for this match is rightly well built. They ended their World Series tour in December facing New Zealand, which ended in a loss by 423 runs. Before that match, they faced New Zealand twice and won by 323 runs and 8 wickets, respectively. In the T20I series against West Indies at home, they lost by 5 wickets; in the away fixture, they won by 3 wickets.

England Expected Line-up

Jos Buttler (c), Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

Expert Betting Tips

The T20 World Champion has been showing great dominance in the games, winning by 7 wickets and 2 wickets, which says a lot about their actions. Team England has been showing great skills as well, especially with Jos Buttler, their captain, who had 113 runs and is the leading run-scorer. The weather is going to be hot. Based on their overall record, the Men in Blue have won 15 times while Team England has won 12 of their encounters together. Despite a loss in the 3rd T20 International match, Team India is still a clear favorite to get a victory in Pine.

Our First Prediction is India to win the toss - 1.90 odds for 1xbet

Our Second Prediction is Jos Buttler to score over 20.5 - 1.85 odds for Bet365

Our Third Prediction is India's Top Batter Abhishek Sharma - 3.75 odds for Betway