The five-match T20 series between India and England will start from Wednesday, the first match of which will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India has included experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami in the team for this series, who can create problems for England captain Jos Buttler. Butler’s bat is very popular in India, so the Indian bowlers will have the challenge of stopping him.
England head coach Brendon McCullum has confirmed before the first T20 that Butler will play as a full-time batsman in this series and will not take up the responsibility of wicketkeeping. In the statistics between India and England, the host team seems to have the upper hand as India has won the last four T20s between the two teams. The Indian team had defeated England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year.
India has the upper hand in statistics
Even though England has challenged the Indian team, but in the T20 statistics, the Indian team seems to have the upper hand. Overall, a total of 24 T20 matches have been played between India and England so far, out of which India has won 13 matches, while the England team has been successful in winning 11 matches. At the same time, a tough competition has been seen between the two on Indian soil, but here also the Indian team has the upper hand. In India, both the teams have come face to face a total of 11 times, out of which the Indian team has managed to win six times, while England has achieved success in five matches.
Shami has hunted Buttler three times in 11 innings.
Talking about the Indian bowlers selected for the T20 series against England, Shami is the bowler who has dismissed Butler the most number of times. Shami has made Butler his victim three times in 11 innings. At the same time, Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty have dismissed the England captain twice each in T20, while fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has also made Butler his victim once.
