The odds challenged them, they challenged the odds. That's how India won their first T20I match of this series. Man of the Match - Hardik Pandya, stole the limelight. 

England v India Betting Odds

England: 1.94 on Sportsbet.io

India: 1.87 on Sportsbet.io

Team England News and Playing XI

Hardik Pandya was the sheer obstacle for England in the first match. England's opening pair - Jason Roy and Jos Buttler, who are in their career best form couldn't make their presence count and were blown out by the Indian bowlers. Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan managed to score some runs for the team but they were not sufficient enough to match India's gigantic 198 runs. Even England's bowling side started to disarm when Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya entered the ground.

Buttler needs to play captain's inns with the support of Jason Roy and Liam Livingstone, in order to make a decent score as the batting side seemed weaker in the 1st T20I match of the series.

Probable Playing XI: Jos Buttler (C), Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Mark Parkinson and Reece Topley.

Team India News and Playing XI

Even though England was the bookmakers favorite before the match started yesterday, the Indian Team showed how good their bench strength is. Indian batters were in an attacking mode and were scoring runs freely. Hardik Pandya managed to shatter the England Team with his all round skills.

India is going to play with different team in 2nd and 3rd T20Is. Virat Kohli is going to join Indian Team from this match. So after this magical first match and inclusion of players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, India seems to be a very strong side in this match as well.

Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Indiabet Top Picks

India Top Batsman: Rohit Sharma

Even though Rohit Sharma ended up giving an early wicket, But still he managed to score 24 runs in 14 balls. Looking at Rohit Sharma's previous records, we can't doubt his ever-consistent batting performance. 

Bet on Rohit Sharma at 3.95 on Sportsbet.io

England Top Batsman: Jos Buttler

Things didn't go hand in hand with Jos Buttler in the first match as Bhuvi's terrific inswing bal delivery forced him to return to the pavilian without scoring even a single run. Predicting he will be back with his previous form.

Bet on Jos Buttler at 3.25 on Sportsbet.io

Indiabet Bookmaker Picks

Indiabet Prediction

Last night's match showed Team India's real potential, So it seems like India will win this match as well.

Bet on India to win at 1.87 on Sportsbet.io

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