India vs England: Interesting factoids about Edgbaston

Hosts England will take on India in the title clash of the Champions Trophy, at Edgebaston on Sunday. Here are numbers from past matches here which seek to predict how the all-important clash may pan out:

* India has played six ODIs here and have won three and lost an equal number. (Related read: India vs England - their past 10 ODIs)

* England have played 31 ODIs here and have won 19. The team has also lost 10 matches with 2 ODIs ending in a no-result.

* Sides batting first have the advantage with 80% wins for them in the last five years. (Also read: Intense Ind vs Eng battles to watch out for)

* Sides batting second have won 20% of the ODIs here but possibly overcast conditions may make both India and England skippers ignore this statistic.

* Teams batting first have been more dominant in terms of average runs scored here. At Edgbaston, 268 (last five years) is the average score for the team setting a target as opposed to 192.60 for the chasing side.

* Seamers have fared better on the track here with a total of 524 wickets in all ODIs played here, at an average of 27.12. Spinners in both sides though can take heart from the fact that the slower bowlers too have 115 wickets here at an average of 34.66.

All stats by Rajesh Kumar