IND vs ENG Match Preview
The pitch in Ranchi has already garnered a lot of attention and we think it could be the first rank-turner of the series. India has announced the Jasprit Bumrah is going to be rested and England may also revert to its one-pacer only startegy.
This means there may not be as many runs on offer for the batters and the spinners will end up doing most of the damage. Our strategy for picking the Dream11 team is going to be simple. Pick as many (if not all) the spinners as possible, pick the in-form top-order batters and try to differentiate with a few gut picks.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Srafaraz Khan are probably worth their place in your Dream11 team while Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley are good shouts from the England team. We do not like the manner in which Ben Duckett plays but he has had a bit of success on this tour as well.
Weather Report
The weather is likely to remain clear for the first 4 days with maximum temperatures of 25 degrees. There is some drizzle expected on the last day.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Ranchi is excellent to bat on during the first 3 days. The surface is flat and there isn’t much green grass on the surface, allowing the ball to come onto the bat. The average first-inning score during the 2 Test matches played here so far is 474.
The pitch does slow down as the game progresses, aiding the slower bowlers. The spinners can expect plenty of turn during the last 2 days.
Notable stats
Yashasvi Jaiswal: On Fire
Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 3 centuries so far in his Test career and has converted each of them into 150+ scores, making him the first Indian batsman to do so. He will be very highly owned but a must-have in current form.
Team News
Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for this match.
IND vs ENG Probable 11
IND Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Shubman Gill
- Sarfaraz Khan
- Rajat Patidar
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
- Dhruv Jurel (Wk)
- Mukesh Kumar
ENG Playing 11
- Zak Crawley
- Ben Duckett
- Ollie Pope
- Joe Root
- Johnny Bairstow
- Ben Stokes (C)
- Ben Foakes (Wk)
- James Anderson
- Mark Wood
- Tom Hartley
- Rehan Ahmed
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing India to win this match. The team has put up excellent performance in the last 2 matches and has won by huge margins. The batting looks especially strong with most of the players in good form. On the other hand, the English batsmen have struggled against Indian spinners and we expect their woes to continue.
Top Picks
Ravindra Jadeja: Jadeja put up a brilliant all-round performance in the last match, scoring a total of 112 runs and also picking up 7 wickets.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Jaiswal is in red-hot form and has scored double-centuries in each of his last 2 matches. He is also the leading run-scorer of the series.
Ben Duckett: Duckett scored a century in the last match and appeared to be in good touch. He is also the leading run-scorer for England on this tour.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B Foakes, D Jurel
Batters: B Stokes, S Khan, Z Crawley, Y Jaiswal
All-rounders: R Jadeja (VC), R Ashwin (C), J Root
Bowlers: K Yadav, M Siraj
