ENG vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction for 5th Test England vs India

England vs India Dream11: England and India will face each other in the final match of this gruelling Test series here at Old Trafford, Manchester. India leads the series 2-1 and will be looking to clinch a historic series win here. They will be confident after their victory in the last Test in which they were trailing by 99 runs after first innings but still went on to win by a huge margin. England, meanwhile, will be under huge pressure to avoid a home series loss. After a dominant display at Headingley, the team lost their plot to hand India a comfortable win. With series delicately poised, we might be in for a tight contest.

ENG vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction

5^th Test, England vs India

5-Match Test series

10-14 September @ 3:30 PM IST

Form Guide:
ENG (recent last) L D L W L
IND (recent last) L D W L W

ICC Rankings: ENG 4, IND 2

Ground: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Brief score of the last result at the venue: India 191 & 466 beat England 290 & 210 by 157 runs on September 2-6, 2021.

Pitch Report: The pitches in Manchester are generally good for batting. The pitch is expected to offer good bounce which both the seamers and spinners will relish upon. Spinners are likely to come into the fray later in the match.

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Today Match Prediction Details

ENG Playing 11 (likely)

Rory Burns
Haseeb Hameed
Dawid Malan
Joe Root (C)
Ollie Pope
Jos Buttler (wk)
Moeen Ali
Chris Woakes
Ollie Robinson
Mark Wood
James Anderson

IND Playing 11 (likely)

Rohit Sharma/ Mayank Agarwal
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli (C)
Ajinkya Rahane/ Hanuma Vihari
Rishabh Pant (wk)
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Umesh Yadav
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah

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England vs India Player Stats & Strategy

Joe Root- Root has been by far the best batsman of the series. He hasn’t been troubled much by India’s bowlers and will be expected to get a big score in this important match.
Joe Root batting stats against India: Runs 2353, Avg. 60
Joe Root batting stats this series: Runs 564, Avg. 94

Rohit Sharma- The Man of the match of the last game, Rohit Sharma has been an improved Test batsman. He has the ability to get big runs once set which makes him an excellent captain option for fantasy team.
Rohit Sharma batting stats against England: Runs 747, Avg. 49
Rohit Sharma batting stats this series: Runs 368, Avg. 52

Ollie Robinson- The fast bowler has been a find for England and is a trusted bowler for his captain in difficult situations. He can get wickets with the new ball and is also the highest wicket-taker of this series.
Ollie Robinson bowling stats in Tests: Wkts 28, Bowl Avg. 19
Ollie Robinson bowling stats this series: Wkts 21, Bowl Avg. 21

Jasprit Bumrah- Bumrah has been the leader of the bowling attack for India. The fast bowler’s fiery spell on the last day of 4^th Test opened the doors for India to push for an improbable win.
Jasprit Bumrah bowling stats against England: Wkts 36, Bowl Avg. 24
Jasprit Bumrah bowling stats this series: Wkts 18, Bowl Avg 20

England News

Injury update and unavailability:

Jos Buttler and Jack Leach have been recalled into the squad for this Test.
Sam Billings, who was called in as Buttler’s replacement, has been released.

Expected changes and strategy:

Burns and Hameed will be the openers while Dawid Malan keeps his position at No. 3.
Skipper Joe Root will be crucial in the middle order while Pope is likely to keep his place after impressing in the last Test. Buttler is likely to replace Bairstow for the wicketkeeper’s spot.
Anderson, Robinson and Woakes will be the frontline seamers. Mark Wood is likely to replace Craig Overton for this match.

India News

Injury update and unavailability:

Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara’s injuries are being monitored by medical team.
Shami is fit and is likely to be back for this game.

Expected changes and strategy:

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will be India’s openers with Pujara keeping his No. 3 spot. Mayank Agarwal will replace Rohit if the latter isn’t fit.
Skipper Kohli will control the middle order but there are question marks around Rahane’s spot. Vihari can replace him.
India is likely to bring in Shami for Mohammed Siraj. The other fast bowlers Bumrah, Umesh and Shardul keep their places.

ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction

Team 1

BATSMEN: J Root (C), V Kohli, C Pujara, H Hameed (VC)
WICKET-KEEPERS: R Pant
ALL-ROUNDERS: C Woakes, Moeen Ali
BOWLERS: J Anderson, M Shami, O Robinson, S Thakur

Team 2

BATSMEN: J Root, R Sharma (C), L Rahul, D Malan, R Burns
WICKET-KEEPERS: J Buttler
ALL-ROUNDERS: R Jadeja
BOWLERS: J Bumrah (VC), M Shami, M Wood, U Yadav

Team 3

BATSMEN: V Kohli (VC), C Pujara, M Agarwal, O Pope, H Hameed
WICKET-KEEPERS: J Buttler
ALL-ROUNDERS: C Woakes
BOWLERS: J Anderson (C), O Robinson, U Yadav, S Thakur

Team 4

BATSMEN: J Root (VC), L Rahul, R Burns, O Pope
WICKET-KEEPERS: R Pant
ALL-ROUNDERS: R Jadeja, M Ali
BOWLERS: J Bumrah, M Shami, M Wood, O Robinson (C)

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