Preview: The 5th and final T20 International between IND) and ENG will take place on Sunday, February 2, at Mumbai’s famous Wankhede Stadium. Notably, Team India prevailed in the first two Twenty20 Internationals until England recovered in the third. For the tourists to remain in the series, they also needed to win the fourth Twenty20 International. However, Jos Buttler and company lost the series after losing by 15 runs.
England tour of India, 2025, 5th T20 Match, IND vs ENG
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: Sunday, February 02, 07:00 PM
Pitch Report: So far, the iconic Wankhede Stadium has hosted eight Twenty20 Internationals. The average score in the first inning is 191. Batting first has resulted in three wins. Meanwhile, batting second has delivered five victories. When a ball is new, it tends to swing around during the first few overs. If the openers can weather the storm in that phase, there could be a lot of runs available.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India (IND): Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy
England (ENG): Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid.
