India vs England 5th Test: Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
The pitch at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium will allow good stroke play and the average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 306.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: March 06, 2024 03:32 pm IST
The 5th Test of the Anthony de Mello Trophy, 2024 series will be played between India and England (IND vs ENG) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on 7th March 2024 at 09:30 AM IST.
IND vs ENG (India vs England), 5th Test - Match Information
- Match: India vs England, 5th Test
- Date: 7th March 2024
- Time: 09:30 AM IST
- Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
IND vs ENG (India vs England), 5th Test Preview
India and England have played 4 matches in the series, with India winning 3 games and England emerging triumphant once.
In their previous encounter in this series, Dhruv Jurel was the Man of the Match and Dhruv Jurel scored the highest fantasy points for India with 177 match fantasy points while Joe Root topped the fantasy points leaderboard for England with 179 match fantasy points.
IND vs ENG, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala will allow good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 306 runs.
Weather Report for Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
The temperature will hover around 14.84 degree Celcius and humidity is expected to be around 45%. Winds at a speed of 2.23 m/s are expected. Cloudy weather is expected during the match, this may help pacers with movement.
Pace or Spin?
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 86% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
IND vs ENG, Head to Head
In the 135 matches played between these 2 teams, batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction:
Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 171 match fantasy points in the last 8 games and a fantasy rating of 10. This player is a top-order opening left-handed batter. In the recent 2 matches, Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 73, 37, 10, and 214 runs.
Zak Crawley
Zak Crawley is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 127 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a top-order opening batter, who bats right-handed. In the last 3 matches, Zak Crawley has scored 204 runs.
Dhruv Chand Jurel
Dhruv Jurel is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 78 match fantasy points in the last 2 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a batter, who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last 2 international matches, Dhruv Jurel has scored 90, 39, and 46 runs.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction
Tom William Hartley
Tom Hartley is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 106 match fantasy points in the last 4 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and in the last 2 matches, Tom Hartley has taken 6 wickets.
Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 125 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.8. Jasprit Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recently played 2 matches, he has taken 1, 1, 6, and 3 wickets.
Oliver Edward Robinson
Ollie Robinson is a bowler with an average of 107 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.6, and is a good to have player for your Fantasy Team. Ollie Robinson bowls right-arm medium-fast and has done well against India in the past.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction:
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 143 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. This player is a left-handed batter. In the recently played 2 matches, Ravindra Jadeja has scored 12, 4, and 112 runs. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in the recent matches has taken 4, 1, 2, and 5 wickets.
Joseph Edward Root
Joe Root is an all-rounder with an average of 127 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and is a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. Joe Root is a top order right-handed batter. In the recently played 2 matches, he scored 122, 11, 18, and 7 runs. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling off break and in the recent matches has taken 3 wickets.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 122 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.3. This player is an off break bowler and in the recent 2 matches, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 8 wickets.
IND vs ENG Squad Information
England (ENG) Squad: James Anderson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Mark Wood, Ben Duckett, Ollie Robinson, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, Gus Atkinson, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir
India (IND) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep
IND vs ENG Possible Playing XI
England (ENG) Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C) Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir
India (IND) Possible Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin
IND vs ENG Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Dhruv Jurel, Ben Foakes and Jonny Bairstow
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Zak Crawley, Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Joe Root and Ravichandran Ashwin
Bowler: Mark Wood
Captain: Ravindra Jadeja
Vice-Captain: Dhruv Jurel
IND vs ENG (India vs England), 5th Test Prediction
India have won 3 of the 4 matches in the ongoing series and are favourites to wrap up the fifth Test with another win.