The two powerhouses in T20I cricket – England and India – will face each other in the first T20I at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, on Wednesday. India was recently stunned by Ireland and the visitors will want to bounce back strongly against the English team.

Barring the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, India is playing with a full-strength team but they were not able to bring their best against Ireland. However, the conditions are expected to be more batting-friendly in England.

Meanwhile, England will return to T20I cricket for the first time since their seven-run semifinal defeat to India at the T20 World Cup.

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Indian captain Shreyas Iyer needs eight fours and six sixes to complete 100 boundaries and 50 maximums, respectively, in T20Is.

India’s vice-captain Tilak Varma needs 37 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is.

Abhishek Sharma needs 13 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is. The left-hander needs four fours and two sixes to reach 150 boundaries and 100 maximums, respectively.

Axar Patel needs one wicket to complete 100 wickets in the shortest format.

Sanju Samson needs 96 runs to complete 1500 runs in T20Is.

Sam Curran needs 10 fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.

Jacob Bethell needs 10 sixes to complete 50 maximums in T20Is.

England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Jordan Cox, James Coles, Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker

India Squad: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Washington Sundar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi