ENG VS IND 1st ODI, 2018, WHO WILL WIN ?

UPBEAT INDIA LOOK TO GIVE STIFF CHALLENGE TO ENGLAND

PREVIEW:
INDIA BEING THE BETTER OF THE TWO TEAMS IN THE T20I SERIES AGAINST THE HOSTS WOULD WANT TO TAKE WINNING MOMENTUM IN THE ODIs SERIES AND START IT ON A GOOD NOTE. INDIA WILL BE AGAINST A STRONG ENGLISH SIDE AND  COULD TEST THEMSELVES IN ENGLISH CONDITIONS. AS THE WORLD CUP IS IN THE NEXT YEAR(2019) BOTH THE TEAMS WOULD WANT TO PERFORM WELL AND BE PREPARED FOR THE WORLD CUP. ENGLAND ARE THE No1 TEAM IN ODIs. AFTER 2015 WORLD CUP ENGLAND HAVE DOMINATED THE ODIs THEY KEEP ATTACKING NATURE EITHER IT CAME GOOD OR NOT THEY KEEP THEIR ATTACKING CRICKET ON. IN THE RECENT SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA AT HOME ENGLAND SCORED THE RECORD TOTAL OF 481 IN ONE OF THE ODIs.

NOT IN THE T20Is CAN IN THE ODIs

DINESH KARTHIK COULD GET A GAME AS RAINA DID NOT PERFORMED AS THE EXPECTATIONS WERE. KARTHIK HAS BEEN SITTING ON THE SIDELINES AND WAITING TO GET A GAME AS HE HAS BEEN IN A PURPLE PATCH AND WOULD WANT TO CEMENT HIS PLACE IN THE XI FOR THE UPCOMING WORLD CUP NEXT YEAR. WHEN GIVEN A CHANCE HE HAS PROVED HIS WORTH BUT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE XI.

STOKES DILEMMA OVER

ALEX HALES HAS CATCHED A SIDE INJURY WHICH WILL KEEP HIM OUT FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST ODI THUS MAKING THE SELECTIONS EASIER AND HAVE A SPOT TO FIX STOKES IN IT. THE ALL-ROUNDER HAS TO PROVE HIMSELF AFTER THE  BRISTOL-BRAWL INCIDENT.

MATCH INFO:
DATE: THU, JULY 12
TIME: 12:30 PM(local), 5:00 PM(IST)
VENUE: TRENT BRIDGE, NOTTINGHAM
AVG 1st INNS SCORES: 250
AVG 2nd INNS SCORES: 215

Probable XI (INDIA): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina/Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Siddarth Kaul/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav

Probable XI (ENGLAND): Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

STATS: The hosts have a penchant for high scores. Since that World Cup in Australia-New Zealand, this English batting line-up has accumulated 300-plus scores 31 times in 69 matches, inclusive of 23 wins. On 11 occasions, they have crossed 350 and have surpassed the 400-mark thrice.

PREDICTION: STAY WITH THE TEAM BATTING 2ND
TEAM: ENGLAND