After an exciting contest in the first game where England surprised the hosts India by registering a dominating 227-run win, both the quality teams are ready to lock horns in the 2nd Test match starting from February 13 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Coming into this second Test match, England would be very much high on confidence after taking a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series. On the other hand, India will also be desperate to make a flying comeback as now they have to win atleast two of the remaining three Tests and cannot afford to lose a single game in order to book a place with New Zealand in the final of the ICC World Test Championship. Thus, it is expected to be a very competitive and exciting contest especially with 50% of crowds allowed in the stadium.
Fixture: India vs England; India vs England Test
When: 13 February, 9:30 AM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, India
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India News: Axar Patel will make his Test debut replacing Shahbaz Nadeem in the eleven while Kuldeep Yadav will come in for Washington Sundar.
Playing Combination: India will once again open the innings with the pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma. The middle-order will consist of the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant. Ravichandran Ashwin being the specialist spinner will once again play a very crucial role with Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah as the two pacers.
IND Playing 11:
Shubman Gill
Rohit Sharma
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
Rishabh Pant
Axar Patel
Ravichandran Ashwin
Kuldeep Yadav
Ishant Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
England News: Jofra Archer is out with an elbow injury. Ben Foakes will replace Jos Buttler as the wicket-keeper batsman while Anderson, Archer, Bess will make way for Broad, Olly Stone and Moeen Ali.
Playing combination: The pair of Rory Burns and Dominic Sibley will open the batting for England. The likes of skipper Joe Root, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope and Ben Foakes will bat in the middle-order. Moeen Ali and Jack Leach will be the two spinners with Olly Stone and Stuart Broad taking care pace bowling department.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Today
ENG Playing 11:
Rory Burns
Dominic Sibley
Daniel Lawrence
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Ben Foakes
Moeen Ali
Jack Leach
Stuart Broad
Olly Stone
In IND vs ENG Dream 11 prediction, India will be expecting the opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to provide a good start. The trio of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane will form the backbone of the Indian batting. Ashwin’s role will once again be very crucial with the ball. On the other hand, England will once again bank on the likes of Root, Sibley and Stokes to contribute well with the bat while the spin duo of Moeen and Leach will also play an important role.
Wicket-keepers: Ben Foakes
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Cheteshwar Pujara, Dominic Sibley
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Moeen Ali, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Ishant Sharma
India vs England Dream11 Teams: Players Likely To Make Impact
Virat Kohli: After a brilliant knock of 72 runs in pretty tough conditions in the second innings of the first Test match, Indian captain Virat Kohli will play an important role both with the bat and as a captain. It has also been a long time since Virat has reached the magical three-figure mark.
Ravichandran Ashwin: Being India’s most experienced spinner in the team, Ashwin will be feeling very much confident after picking an amazing six-wicket haul in the second innings of the first Test against England. Ashwin is also just 14 wickets away from achieving the landmark of 400 Test wickets.
Joe Root: England’s captain Joe Root has looked in a magnificent form scoring two sensational double hundreds in his last three Test matches. Root, who was awarded the Man of the Match in his 100th Test for that match-winning innings of 218, has already announced himself in an amazing manner in this India tour and will be looking to play another impactful knock in this game as well.
Jack Leach: With the Chennai track expected to assist the spinners, England’s left-arm spinner Jack Leach will play a big role in this match. Leach bowled really well in the second innings of the first Test picking four crucial wickets on a turning wicket and thus, England will once again want him to deliver an impactful performance.
England surely has the edge going into this second Test after the victory in the first Test, but India is expected to fightback strongly in their home conditions. So in the IND vs ENG Dream11 today match prediction, we expect IND to win the game.
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