Published on: Aug 11, 2021 5:36 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 11, 2021 6:43 pm IST
ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction: The second Test match between England and India will be starting from 12 August at the Lord’s cricket ground in London.
The first Test of the five-match series ended in a draw after the final day got completely washed out due to persistent rain. However, both England and India got some great positives from the first Test as the likes of England skipper Joe Root and India pacer Jasprit Bumrah delivered sensational performances each.
Fixture Name: 2nd Test, England vs India
Competition: England vs India Test
Date: 12 August
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Team Form Guide: ENG (recent last): D L D L L IND (recent last): D L W W W
Ground: Lord’s, London
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Lord’s is once again expected to assist the pace bowlers and things will be challenging for the batters. The conditions will remain overcast for a substantial amount of time, however, rain is expected to stay away on all five days of the Test match. The batsmen from both the sides will have to apply themselves to score runs on this track and batting first will be a perfect decision after winning the toss.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Jonny Bairstow, Rishabh Pant BATSMEN: Virat Kohli, Joe Root, KL Rahul, Haseeb Hameed ALL-ROUNDERS: Sam Curran BOWLERS: Jasprit Bumrah, Ollie Robinson, Mohammed Shami, Mark Wood
Both England and India will be hoping for a better performance from their batters in this second Test match. Things will be favourable for the bowlers at the Lord’s and thus, it will be a great move to pick as many fast bowlers in your fantasy teams. India will surely start as the favourites in this match but England will also come hard.
Joe Root Stats in Tests – 8887 runs in 106 matches at an average of 48.83 that includes 50 fifties and 21 centuries.
Virat Kohli Stats in Tests – 7547 runs in 93 Tests at an average of 51.69 that comprises of 25 half-centuries and 27 hundreds.
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah could be the potential Man of the Match in this Test as he was absolutely phenomenal in the previous game where he registered excellent figures of 9 for 110. Jasprit Bumrah Stats in Tests – 92 wickets in 21 games at an average of 22.14.
England’s skipper Joe Root looked in a terrific form in the first Test scoring a brilliant century and a fifty. Joe Root Stats in Tests – 8887 runs in 106 matches at an average of 48.83 that includes 50 fifties and 21 centuries.
For England, Ollie Robinson will be a key player with the ball due to his impressive five-wicket haul in the first innings of the 1st Test against India. Ollie Robinson Stats in Tests – 12 wickets in 4 innings.
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Expected Team Changes
ENG Playing 11 (likely) Dominic Sibley Rory Burns Haseeb Hameed Joe Root Jonny Bairstow Jos Buttler Moeen Ali Sam Curran Ollie Robinson James Anderson/Craig Overton Mark Wood
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Indian opener KL Rahul delivered a superb performance in the first innings scoring a sensational knock of 84 runs. KL Rahul Stats in Tests – 2116 runs in 37 matches at an average of 35.27 including 12 fifties and 5 hundreds.
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah came back in form in the last Test match registering scintillating match-figures of 9 for 110. Jasprit Bumrah Stats in Tests – 92 wickets in 21 games at an average of 22.14.
IND Playing 11 (likely) Rohit Sharma KL Rahul Cheteshwar Pujara Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane Rishabh Pant Ravindra Jadeja Ravichandran Ashwin/Ishant Sharma Mohammed Shami Mohammed Siraj Jasprit Bumrah
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