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Two top-ranked teams in the world – India and England – will lock horns against each other in the first T20I on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Even though Virat & o. easily defeated England 3-1 in the Test series, English team can prove to be a big challenge for team India in the T20 series.
10 out of 11 players of the current England T20 team play in the Indian Premier League, and therefore have a lot of experience in playing in Indian conditions.
England look a very strong team on paper, but still the hosts are being dubbed as favourites to win the series-opener.
Talking about head-to-head record, both teams have come face-to-face 14 times in T20 format so far. Both the teams have got seven wins each.
England has played a total of six T20 matches against Team India on the Indian soil and has won three matches and lost three matches.
Team India is currently ranked as number 2 in the ICC rankings. If the hosts win the five-match series 4-1 or 5-0 against England, they will become world’s number one T20 team.
India has not lost any T20 series since 2019. Prior to this series, the Men in Blue have won a total of 6 T20 series and have beaten teams like West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia. Team India have won 3 out of 6 T20 series on home soil, while 3 on foregn soil.
If India beats England in the T20 series, then this will be their 7th consecutive T20 series win in 2 years.
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