Having won the Test series 3-1, India will now host England for a five-match T20I series. England are ranked first in the ICC T20I rankings and India second, and neither side has lost a bilateral T20I series since 2018. All five matches will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. Ahead of the series, here is a statistical preview:
1 wicket needed by Yuzvendra Chahal (59) to become the leading wicket-taker for India. He is currently tied with Jasprit Bumrah.
1 win-loss ratio for India and England against each other. They have won 7 matches each. However, India have won 4 of the last 5 matches between the sides.
1 T20I at Motera so far, back in 2012/13. India beat Pakistan by 11 runs. From the current Indian squad, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar played that day.
1 catch needed by Kohli (41) to top the list among Indian non-wicketkeepers. He is currently tied with Suresh Raina. Rohit has held 40 catches.
1.888 win-loss ratio for India, the second-best for any team with a 50-match cut-off. Only Afghanistan (2.2) has better. With 1.163, England are at seventh place.
2.7 win-loss ratio for India over the past three years, the best for any team with a 20-match cut-off. With 2.428, England are at second place.
3 uncapped cricketers in the Indian squad – Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rahul Tewatia. One or more of them may add to the list of India’s 83 T20I caps.
68 runs needed by Jonny Bairstow (932), 107 by Joe Root (893), and 110 by Jason Roy (890) to reach 1,000 runs. Whoever does it first will become the fifth Englishman to the milestone.
72 runs needed by Kohli (2,928) to become the first man to score 3,000 runs. With 2,839 runs, Martin Guptill is second on the list.