India will kick off an important five-match T20I series against England on July 1 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street and the visitors are looking to bounce back from a disappointing tour of Ireland. India’s new skipper Shreyas Iyer lost the series 2-0, making the England series more of a challenge.
Though the set back has come, history has been on India’s side. The Men in Blue have made incredible form against England in bilateral T20I cricket in the last decade and will be looking to maintain that form.
India have bowled the Englishmen out of their records for over a decade.India have bowled out England for over 10 years now.
The last time England won a bilateral T20I series against India was 2014. India’s defeat has left them unbeaten in all their T20I series against the Three Lions since that loss.
India have dominated the format in the past 12 years against England which includes a stint under Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Now, Shreyas Iyer is on the shoulders of an extended winning tradition even though his captaincy debut was not on a positive note.
The upcoming match also gives India the golden opportunity to restore the faith that they lost with their unexpected defeat in Ireland.
The overall head to head record favoured India.The overall h2h record was in favour of India.
India and England have created one of the most enthralling matchups in T20 Internationals.
They have met each other in 30 matches, with a win for India in 18 of them and an England win in 12.
They last faced each other in the semi-final of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup. It was an exciting match between India and England in which India beat their opponents by seven runs. India’s bowlers kept their composure in the face of English brilliance to make it to the final, with Jacob Bethell delivering a fine knock for England.
New-look India is faced with a big challenge.New-look India is in big test.
The series will also have a keen eye on it as it will be another milestone in the history of the new leaders of India.
Shreyas Iyer will be looking forward to his first major overseas series win as captain after a disappointing start in Ireland. India also boast some promising youngsters in their fold, such as the young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is just 19 years of age and is one of the biggest talking points ahead of the series.
Harry Brook will be in charge of England, who will have plenty of experienced campaigners, including Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and youngsters such as Jacob Bethell and Phil Salt.
Squads for the T20I Series
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna and Prince Yadav.
England: Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Josh Tongue, Jordan Cox, James Coles and Liam Dawson.
All Eyes on the Series Opener
The first game will be the first of five matches between both teams, which are full of match-winners. India will be trying to defend their supremacy against England for the longest time while the hosts will be keen to put an end to the bilateral T20I drought of over 10 years.
