IND vs ENG Weather Report and Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 1st T20I, England Tour of India 2025
Five match T20I series between England And India starts this week. Eden Gardens will be the venue for the first game scheduled for Wednesday (January 22, 2007).
This will be the first meeting between the two sides after the T20 World Cup semi-final between the two sides last year. In that match, India played well against England, winning the match by 68 runs before winning the World Cup.
India have won the last four bilateral T20I series against England and will start the upcoming series as favourites. On the other hand, England have not won a T20I series against India since 2014. The Three Lions will be desperate to break their streak against India with a win in the upcoming series.
Here is the weather and pitch report for the 1st IND vs ENG T20I as the two teams prepare for the first match of the five-match series.
IND vs ENG Weather Report and Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 1st T20I, England Tour of India 2025:
IND vs ENG Kolkata Weather Report:
The first IND vs ENG T20I will be played on Wednesday (January 22) in Kolkata. The weather forecast is very promising as there is no forecast of rain. With rain more likely than not to play a crash sport, one can expect the match to take place without any major disruptions.
The temperature will be in the 20s when the game starts. Over time, the temperature decreases and hovers between 15-20 degrees Celsius.
IND vs ENG Pitch Report:
Here are the Eden Gardens, Kolkata stats:
| The first T20 match | 29/10/2011 |
| The last T20 match | 20/02/2022 |
| Matches are played. | 11 |
| Matches are won by the starting side | 6 (54.55%) |
| Matches lost by the touring side | 1 (9.09%) |
| Matches won by neutral side | 4 (36.36%) |
| Matches are won by the first hit | 5 (41.67%) |
| Batting won the second match | 6 (50.00%) |
| Matches were won by the winner | 7 (58.33%) |
| Matches are won by losing | 4 (33.33%) |
| Matches are stuck | 0 (0.00%) |
| It corresponds to no result | 0 (0.00%) |
| Highest team innings | 201/5 (Pakistan) |
| Lowest team innings | 70 (Bangladesh) |
| Maximum run chase achieved. | 162/4 (India) |
| Average runs per wicket | 22.94 |
| Average runs per over | 7.64 |
| First batting average | 143 |
The upcoming IND vs ENG T20I will be played at Eden Gardens. The venue has hosted only 11 T20Is so far and the first innings average in T20Is is 143. However, the venue’s IPL record paints a different picture.
Although the landscape at Eden Gardens will help the bowlers, the batsmen are expected to dominate. In IPL 2024, four of the seven matches played at the venue have seen 200 plus scores. Also, in all those four matches, the teams are chasing 200 plus total with Punjab Kings chasing a record total of 261 runs.
Both groups should consider the cause of the dew. Both teams are expected to advance after defeat.
Summary:
As rain is expected to stay away, fans should brace themselves for the full match between India and England. Eden Gardens is known for hosting high-scoring matches and with both teams loaded with big guns, the series opener is expected to be a high-scoring contest.
