IND vs ENG Match Prediction | 5th T20

Betting Tips

After another excellent performance in the 4th game, India will look to continue with the winning momentum as it takes on England for the 5th and final T20I on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

India vs England Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other in 28 matches. India won 16 while England won 12.

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IND vs ENG Team Previews

India

India put up yet another exceptional performance on Friday as it defeated the visitors to clinch the series. As both teams head to the ODIs after this, it will be important for the hosts to continue with the momentum.

However, everything is not perfect with the Indian team, especially when it comes to top-order batting. Sanju Samson has had a terrible series so far and has managed to score only 35 runs in his 4 innings. It is a similar story with Suryakumar Yadav, who is averaging 6.50 in his 4 innings.

Tilak Varma too has struggled to find the right tempo, barring his half-century earlier in the series. This can put added pressure on Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma, who have done well with the bat.

Shivam Dube, who was playing his first match of the series on Friday scored an impressive half-century but he had a concussion during the first innings and updates regarding his availability are awaited.

One thing is clear, India has decided that it is going to continue to play its shots in all situations, no matter if they end up losing early wickets. The depth in the batting allows them to take such risks but there is also the chance that they get bowled out cheaply on a bad day.

Coming to the bowling, Varun Chakravarthy is having a dream run as he has picked up 12 wickets so far. That is equal to his own record in a bilateral T20 series. Spin has been India’s biggest strength and Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi have bowled well too. Harshit Rana, who picked up 3 wickets on his ODI debut, is likely to retain his place along with Arshdeep Singh.

The Wankhede Stadium is a difficult one for the bowlers. We expect the seamers to go for plenty of runs and it will be up to the spinners once more to find some control.

India Expected Playing 11

England

England will be disappointed with the way they performed in the last match. They had an excellent opportunity to level the series but squandered it away due to some shoddy bowling towards the end.

Saqib Mahmood was brilliant with the new ball as he bowled a rare triple-wicket maiden to rattle the Indian top-order. However, the other bowlers were unable to capitalize on that and let the Indian batsmen get away with poor line and length.

Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton have bowled well in patches and have picked up 10 wickets between them. However, the duo has been expensive at times.

Adil Rashid has been the bowler that has had the most impact but India brought in Shivam Dube specifically to counter him, and that move seems to have worked.

The batting, especially from the middle order, has been underwhelming, to say the least. While Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, and Ben Duckett have chipped in with valuable runs, the likes of Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, and Phil Salt have all struggled. England needs to improve on all fronts if they want to win here.

England's batting has been average most times and that is just not enough to stop an Indian team at its best. Of course, England does have a legitimate reason to be upset about the concussion sub choice that was made in the previous match but that is not our domain to comment on.

England Expected Playing 11

IND vs ENG Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first. Defending a total can be very difficult at the Wankhede and so chasing should be seen as a big advantage.

Pitch and Conditions

The Wankhede stadium is a high-scoring venue that has seen an average first-inning of over 190 runs in the 8 matches it has hosted. The surface is flat and hard, offering excellent pace and bounce, making it easy to score runs.

While the spinners will get some grip once the ball gets older, any loose deliveries will be punished. The weather will remain clear with temperatures of around 25 degrees.

IND vs ENG Betting Tips

India is the favorite team to win this match according to most online cricket betting sites and we too are backing them. India has shown resilience and has adapted to the conditions well. The Indian spinners offer them a significant advantage. England on the other hand has struggled on all fronts.

Bet on India to win.