After a 10-day break, India will face England in the fifth and final test match to be played at Dharmshala from 7th March onwards. Rohit Sharma and Co would be eager to consolidate their top spot in the ICC World Test Championship with another impressive win.
On the other hand, England would look to end the series with another good, impressive performance despite a strong performance in the 4th test match at Ranchi.
Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jonny Bairstow achieved the milestones of playing 100 Test matches for their countries. It promises to be an exciting encounter with both teams looking to end a highly competitive series on a superb note.
India is currently leading the series at 3-1 and would look to make it 4-1 with an inexperienced team that did not have the likes of Kohli, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Shami in their ranks.
Match Details
Details– India vs England, 5th Test
Venue– HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
Date and Time– 7th March, 9.30 AM IST
Pitch Report
This will be the second time that HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala will host a test match. India won the match against Australia by 8 wickets during Australia’s tour of India in 2017.
India and England would be hoping for a good contest between bat and ball. The conditions will be cold which would help the pace bowlers. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, make use of conditions, and put the opponent under immense pressure.
India (Ind) vs England (England)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar/Devdutt Paddikal, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhurv Jurel, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav/Akash Deep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England
Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (C), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson/Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs Eng
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill, Joe Root (VC), Sarfaraz Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Ravindra Jadeja, Tom Hartley, Jasprit Bumrah, James Anderson, Akash Deep Singh.
Team 2– Yashasvi Jaiswal, Zak Crawley, Gill, Ollie Pope, Rajat Patidar, Stokes (VC), R Ashwin, Foakes, Bumrah (C), Shoaib Bashir, Siraj.
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