ENG vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for 1st Test

This series marks the beginning of the new ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle for both teams.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 20 Jun 2025, 00:54 IST

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The first Test of India’s tour of England will start on Friday, June 20, at Headingley in Leeds. This series also marks the beginning of the new ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle for both teams. In the last WTC cycle, England finished fifth with 11 wins in 22 matches. India came third after a disappointing 3-0 loss to New Zealand at home and a 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, missing out on the final.

England, led by Ben Stokes, have already announced their playing XI for the first Test. Chris Woakes, Josh Tongue, and Brydon Carse will lead the fast bowling attack, while Shoaib Bashir will be the only spinner. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett will open the batting, with Joe Root and Ollie Pope in the top four. Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Carse, and Tongue will be facing India in Tests for the first time. For India, this series marks a new beginning as senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin have retired from Test cricket. Shubman Gill has been named captain, with Rishabh Pant as his deputy.

Middle-order batter Karun Nair, who has been recalled after strong performances in domestic cricket, is likely to return to the XI after eight years. Also, Sai Sudharsan, known for his good form in white-ball cricket, is expected to make his Test debut. Fast bowler Harshit Rana has been added to the squad for the Leeds Test.

Match Information

England vs India, 1st Test

India tour of England, 20 Jun 2025, Fri, 3:30 PM IST ,Headingley, Leeds

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

JioHotstar

Weather Report

Headingley, Leeds

Clouds

15.2°C

87% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

England

W
W
W
W
W

India

W
W
W
W
W

Probable Playing XI

England

Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, Ollie Pope, JE Root, HC Brook, Ben Stokes (C), JL Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, BA Carse, JC Tongue, Shoaib Bashir

Bench : Jacob Bethell, J Overton, Samuel Cook

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (VC), RA Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, JJ Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna

Bench : DC Jurel, AR Easwaran, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, KL Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, H Rana

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at Headingley in Leeds might provide decent help to both batters and bowlers. The bowlers might dominate the first day, and the batters are likely to dominate as the match progresses. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches here has been 213 runs. Both pacers and spinners are likely to find a similar amount of help from the surface.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

62%

Batting Pitch

213

Average Score

38%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

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C

Jasprit Bumrah IND | BOWL

Bumrah was the second-highest wicket-taker in the last cycle of the World Test Championship. He took 77 wickets in 15 games at an average of 15.09.

9
C

Ravindra Jadeja IND | ALL

Jadeja has taken 27 wickets in England in 12 Test matches at an average of 43.48. With the bat, he has amassed 642 runs at an average of 29.18. His only century outside India has come in England.

8.5
C

Joe Root ENG | BAT

Root was the leading run-scorer in the last cycle of the WTC. The former English captain scored 1968 runs in 40 innings at an average of 54.66.

9

Rishabh Pant IND | WK

Pant has been appointed the vice-captain of the side. He played 10 matches in the last cycle of the WTC and made 677 runs at an average of 37.61.

7.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal IND | BAT

Jaiswal was the leading run-scorer for India in the last cycle of the WTC and scored 1798 runs in 19 games at an average of 52.88. The left-handed batter scored the most number of half-centuries in the last cycle.

9

Ben Duckett ENG | WK

Duckett was third on the list of batters with the most runs in the last cycle. He scored 1470 runs in 22 games at an average of 36.75.

6.5

Harry Brook ENG | BAT

Brook will play his first Test match against India. He made 1463 runs in 17 matches in the last cycle at an average of 50.44.

9

Ben Stokes ENG | ALL

Stokes scored 1007 runs in 32 innings in the last cycle of the WTC at an average of 33.56. He took 16 wickets at an average of 35.50.

8.5

Chris Woakes ENG | ALL

Woakes was the second-highest wicket-taker for England in the last cycle and took 51 wickets in 12 games at an average of 21.88.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Josh Tongue

ENG | BOWL

Tongue made his Test debut in 2023 and played a Test match after a gap of two years in 2025. He can be avoided in fantasy teams.

7.5

Harshit Rana

IND | BOWL

Harshit has been picked in the squad for this Test and might not find a place in the playing 11.

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jun 19 2025 12:54 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

6 : 5

IND

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Head To Head
Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett

9

Joe Root

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes
VC

9

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Chris Woakes

8.5

Brydon Carse

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah
C

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

7 : 4

IND

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Grand League
Jamie Smith

6

Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett

9

Joe Root

8.5

Harry Brook
VC

6.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes

9

Ravindra Jadeja
C

9

Chris Woakes

8.5

Brydon Carse

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

5 : 6

IND

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6.5/100

Mega League
Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett
VC

9

Joe Root
C

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

KL Rahul

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes

9

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Chris Woakes

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG

5 : 6

IND

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6.5/100

CricTracker Special
Rishabh Pant

9

Ben Duckett
VC

9

Joe Root
C

8.5

Harry Brook

6.5

KL Rahul

9

Shubman Gill

8.5

Yashasvi Jaiswal

7.5

Ben Stokes

9

Ravindra Jadeja

9

Chris Woakes

8.5

Jasprit Bumrah

9

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