England will clash against India in the first ODI of the three-match series at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Tuesday, July 14.
England, captained by Harry Brook, will come into this three-match series after a 2-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka away from home in January 2026. Meanwhile, the Shubman Gill-led India is entering this series after a 3-0 ODI series win over Afghanistan at home in June 2026.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: England vs India, ODI Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, Tuesday, July 14
Venue: Egbaston, Birmingham
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
England
Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
With the average first innings score being 318 in the last three ODIs played here, we can expect batters to dominate the proceedings right from the initial overs. Any score above 330 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Joe Root
No.3 batter Joe Root has amassed 495 runs from his last 10 ODIs at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 87.61.
Harry Brook
England skipper Harry Brook has racked up 433 runs from his last 10 ODIs at an average of 54.13 and a strike rate of 109.62.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
Shubman Gill
Indian skipper Shubman Gill has scored 238 runs in two games in the most recent ODI series against Afghanistan.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the Indian talismanic batter, has amassed 615 runs from his last seven ODIs at an average of 123.2 and a strike rate of 108.64.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Joe Root (vc), Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Joe Root, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Sam Curran, Harry Brook (vc), Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
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