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England and India begin their three match ODI series at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday, July 14, and the mood around this game could not be stranger. England have just hammered India 4 0 in the T20Is, snatched their No.1 T20I ranking, and sent the tourists into their longest winless run in T20I history. And yet India will start this ODI as favourites with many, because the format change brings back Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, and because India have won eight of the last ten ODIs between these teams. In this preview you will find the match details, form, pitch report and two ENG vs IND 1st ODI fantasy team options, one safe and one for grand leagues.
For Indian viewers, the match starts at 3.30 PM IST, which is an 11.00 AM start in Birmingham. The match will be shown on Sony Sports TEN Network and DD Sports, and streamed on JioHotstar.
ENG vs IND 1st ODI Match Details
Match: England vs India, 1st ODI, India tour of England 2026
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Time: 3.30 PM IST | 11.00 AM local time
Venue: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Broadcast in India: Sony Sports TEN Network, DD Sports (TV), JioHotstar (streaming)
Series: 1st of 3 ODIs
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Mike Burns on field, Sam Nogajski as TV umpire, Richie Richardson as match referee
IND vs ENG ODI Series 2026 Schedule
| Match | Venue | Date | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Edgbaston, Birmingham | July 14 | 3.30 PM |
| 2nd ODI | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | July 16 | 3.30 PM |
| 3rd ODI | Lord’s, London | July 19 | 3.30 PM |
The ODIs close out India’s white ball tour of England, which began with the five match T20I series. This is also the first ODI assignment of India’s road to the 2027 World Cup in South Africa outside Asia.
The Backdrop: A Tour From Hell Meets A Format Change
There is no soft way to describe India’s tour so far. They lost 2 0 in Ireland, then lost the T20I series to England 4 0 after the opening match was washed out, the first time India have ever lost four matches in a bilateral T20I series. The final game summed it up, England piling up 257 for 3 through Jos Buttler’s 131 off 64 and Harry Brook’s unbeaten 95, a world record 233 run second wicket stand, before India fell 56 short. India are winless in seven T20Is, England have taken the No.1 T20I ranking off them, and the BCCI has said it will look into why the tour went wrong.
But ODI cricket is where India live differently. The 50 over side swept Afghanistan 3 0 last month, scoring 402 in one innings, and the format brings back three all time greats who do not play T20Is anymore. Rohit Sharma returns after becoming the oldest Indian to play an ODI and crossing 16,000 runs as an opener against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli is back after recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered in the IPL 2026 final. Jasprit Bumrah returns from workload management. With England’s next ODI visit years away, this series could well be the last time Rohit and Kohli play ODI cricket on English soil.
India: New Captain, Old Legends, Injury Chaos
Shubman Gill leads the ODI side with Shreyas Iyer as vice captain, and around them the squad has been reshaped by injuries all fortnight. Nitish Kumar Reddy was ruled out of the tour with a quadricep injury and Shivam Dube came in on July 6. Then, just two days before this match, the BCCI announced that Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi had joined the squad as replacements for the injured Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy.
The good news is the batting. Gill has been India’s best ODI batter for two years, Iyer arrives in serious touch after scoring 218 runs in the T20I series even as the team lost, and Rohit and Kohli give the top order a combined 500 plus ODI caps of experience. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan compete for the gloves, and Dube adds the muscle in the middle that Reddy was picked for.
The attack is where the ODI team towers over the T20I one. Bumrah changes everything, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel control the middle overs, Arshdeep Singh brings left arm swing that suits English mornings, and Prasidh Krishna offers hit the pitch bounce. Washington Sundar covers the second spinner and batting depth role.
England: Ruthless, Confident And Rebuilt Under Brook
Harry Brook’s white ball England are flying. The 4 0 T20I result was built on specialists doing specialist jobs, with Brook himself scoring 229 runs to be player of the series, Buttler batting like it is 2019 again, and Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue sharing 21 wickets between them.
The ODI form is less shiny but trending up. England lost five 50 over games in a row across late 2025 and early 2026, including the first ODI in Sri Lanka, then finished that tour with two wins, the second of them a 357 for 3 blowout. The ODI squad blends the T20I core with Joe Root’s return and Ben Duckett at the top, and the spin stocks run deep with Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed and Jacob Bethell all available on a ground where spin takes half the wickets.
The one giant question is history. England have lost eight of their last ten ODIs to India, including a 3 0 sweep in India in early 2025, and their last ODI series win over this opponent came a long time ago. Brook has fixed England’s T20I team. The 50 over version is the next test.
ENG vs IND Head To Head Record
India dominate this fixture in ODIs, leading 8 wins to 2 across the last ten meetings. That includes the 3 0 sweep in early 2025, the 100 run thrashing at the 2023 World Cup in Lucknow, and a series win in England in 2022 when they chased 259 at Old Trafford in the decider. England’s two wins in the sample both came in 2022. In ODI cricket, whatever the T20I scoreboard says, India have owned this rivalry for four years.
Edgbaston Pitch Report: Runs Early, Spin Late
Edgbaston is a good batting ground that quietly rewards spin more than most English venues. Across the last ten matches here, pace and spin have split the wickets exactly 50 50, which explains why both squads are loaded with slow bowling options.
Edgbaston ODI stats:
| Stat | Record |
|---|---|
| Matches | 29 |
| Won batting first | 41% |
| Won bowling first | 38% |
| Average 1st innings score | 247 |
| Average 2nd innings score | 186 |
| Highest total | 408/9 by England vs New Zealand |
| Highest successful chase | 332/7 by Pakistan vs England |
Recent 50 over matches at Edgbaston (England Women’s One Day Cup):
| Match | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire W vs Lancashire W | WAR 314/7 | LAN 294 | Warwickshire won by 20 runs |
| Warwickshire W vs Durham W | WAR 289/6 | DUR 290/5 | Durham won by 5 wickets |
| Warwickshire W vs Somerset W | WAR 336 | SOM 302 | Warwickshire won by 34 runs |
The most recent 50 over cricket at the ground has been in the England Women’s One Day Cup, and every game produced 289 or more batting first, so the surface is full of runs. The big gap between the venue’s first innings average of 247 and second innings average of 186 tells the real story though. Batting gets harder here as the ball ages and grips, which is when Rashid, Dawson, Kuldeep and Axar come into the game. The 11.00 AM start gives the new ball bowlers early help in cool conditions, but the team batting first should back themselves, because history says defending is the winning play at Edgbaston. Around 280 to 300 looks par.
Birmingham Weather Report For ENG vs IND 1st ODI
Cold and clear. The forecast for Tuesday in Birmingham is mostly clear skies, around 14 degrees, humidity at 81 percent and just a 1 percent chance of rain. A full match is expected, but this is proper sweater weather, and the fresh morning air will make the first ten overs a real examination for whoever bats first.
ENG vs IND Probable Playing XIs
England (probable): Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson
Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed and James Coles are the other spin and batting options, with Saqib Mahmood and Josh Tongue the alternative quicks.
India (probable): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
Ishan Kishan is the alternative keeper, Prasidh Krishna could replace Washington Sundar if India want a third seamer in English conditions, and Ravi Bishnoi and Prince Yadav are the late squad additions.
ENG vs IND Full Squads
England: Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, James Coles, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Josh Tongue
India: Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar
Key Player Battles
Virat Kohli vs Jofra Archer: The matchup English crowds have waited for. Kohli returns from injury for possibly his last ODIs in England, and Archer with a new ball in 14 degree morning air is the hardest welcome back in cricket.
Jos Buttler vs Kuldeep Yadav: Buttler just made 131 in a T20I and is seeing it like a football, but Kuldeep in the middle overs of an ODI is a different puzzle, and Edgbaston’s second innings numbers show how much wrist spin decides games here.
Shubman Gill vs Adil Rashid: The India captain against England’s greatest white ball spinner, on a ground where spin takes half the wickets. Gill’s method against Rashid through overs 20 to 40 will likely decide India’s total.
ENG vs IND 1st ODI Fantasy Team (Small Leagues)
Wicketkeeper: Jos Buttler (VC)
Batters: Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Harry Brook
All Rounders: Sam Curran, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Kuldeep Yadav
Gill is the captain as India’s most consistent ODI batter of the last two years and the man in charge of setting the tone. Buttler is the vice captain in the form of his life after his 131 on Saturday. Kohli and Rohit are automatic picks in what could be their final ODIs in England, and the bowling four covers the best new ball bowler in the world, the two best wrist spinners in the match and Archer’s early morning threat.
ENG vs IND 1st ODI Fantasy Team (Grand Leagues)
For grand leagues, this second ENG vs IND 1st ODI fantasy team leaves out Gill and Buttler, who will be the two most owned players in this match.
Wicketkeeper: KL Rahul
Batters: Shreyas Iyer (C), Ben Duckett, Rohit Sharma, Tom Banton
All Rounders: Sam Curran (VC), Axar Patel
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Kuldeep Yadav, Gus Atkinson, Arshdeep Singh
Iyer as captain is the differential built on cold form. He scored 218 runs in the T20I series while everything collapsed around him, he is India’s ODI vice captain, and his ownership will be low because casual players remember the 4 0 scoreline rather than his numbers. Curran is the vice captain after taking seven wickets in the T20Is with his left arm angle made for an 11 AM start. Duckett and Banton are low owned top order picks on a run heavy surface, Rahul is the cheaper route into the India middle order, and Arshdeep swinging the new ball in cold air is the punt. If the two megastars fail and the workers deliver, this team flies up the leaderboard.
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ENG vs IND 1st ODI Match Prediction
Pick your evidence. The last month says England, who have been ruthless, settled and at home, while India have lost seven white ball games in a row in the UK. The last four years say India, who lead the ODI rivalry 8 2, swept the 2025 series, and now welcome back Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah to a format built for their methods. The truth is probably that this is the closest to even this fixture has been in years. England’s spin heavy attack suits Edgbaston, but India’s does too, and the difference may simply be Bumrah, the one bowler in either squad who makes 280 feel like 320. India start as narrow favourites if their legends handle the cold morning, and England will never have a better moment to end four years of ODI pain against them.
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Q. When is the ENG vs IND 1st ODI?
A. The 1st ODI will be played on Tuesday, July 14 at Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting at 11.00 AM local time, which is 3.30 PM IST.
Q. Where can I watch ENG vs IND 1st ODI live in India?
A. The match will be shown live on Sony Sports TEN Network and DD Sports on TV, and streamed on JioHotstar in India.
Q. Are Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing in the ENG vs IND ODI series
A. Yes. Both are in India’s ODI squad. Rohit played the recent Afghanistan ODIs, while Kohli returns after recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered in the IPL 2026 final.
Q. Who won the T20I series between England and India?
A. England won the T20I series 4 0 after the first match was washed out, taking the No.1 T20I ranking from India in the process. The ODI series is a separate contest with a very different Indian team.
Q. Who should be captain in the ENG vs IND 1st ODI fantasy team?
A. Shubman Gill is the best captain choice as India’s ODI captain and their most consistent 50 over batter, with Jos Buttler the vice captain after his 131 in the final T20I. Shreyas Iyer is a strong differential captain for grand leagues after scoring 218 runs in the T20I series.
Q. What is the head to head record between England and India in ODIs?
A. India lead 8 wins to 2 across the last ten ODIs, including a 3 0 series sweep in India in early 2025. England’s last two ODI wins over India came in 2022.