India vs England – 1st ODI Betting Tips

Host India and England will lock horns in the opening game of the one-day series at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli and co. delivered a spectacular performance to clinch the T20I series over England at Ahmedabad. The home side will be looking to continue their excellent form in this three-match ODI series, starting from Tuesday in Pune.

On the other hand, England will believe that they put in some excellent performances in the T20I series and will be looking to do more of the same in this ODI series.

Both teams have competed in 100 matches in the history of one-day internationals where India have an upper hand with 53 wins compared to England’s 42 victories. Two matches have ended in a tie while three games have been abandoned.

In the previous four one-day matches between the two teams, England have managed to come out on top on three occasions.

India Form and Team News

The selectors have announced 18-member squad for the limited-overs series against England. Uncapped batsman Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounder Krunal Pandya, and pacer Prasidh Krishna have earned their maiden call-up to the limited-overs side for the three-match series.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the top-order trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli to deliver notable scores in this opening encounter.

There will be added pressure on Shikhar Dhawan, who will be determined to put in big innings for the side in this series opener.

The big positive from the last T20I was opener, Rohit Sharma, finding form with the bat and delivering his absolute best for India. Virat Kohli seemed to have found his form after delivering three half-centuries for India in the recently concluded T20I series against England.

In the bowling department, the team will be banking on the pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur to damage the opposition’s batting lineup with the new-ball. Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, and Washington Sundar are other prominent bowling options for the side.

England Form and Team News

World Champions return to limited-overs action for the first time since last September when they hosted Australia and lost three-match series by a margin of 2-1.

Eoin Morgan-led unit will be looking to continue their good form after pushing India close in the five-match T20I series.

In the batting department, the team will be heavily relying on the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, and Eoin Morgan to deliver the bulk of the runs.

After doing well in the T20I series, opener Jason Roy will be looking to continue his excellent form with the bat in this ODI series. Besides Roy, the likes of Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow have shown decent form this season.

After not much doing with the bat in the T20I series, Skipper Eoin Morgan will be looking to spend at the crease and score runs in this opening fixture.-

In the bowling department, the pressure will be on the likes of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood to pick up wickets with the new ball.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host India will be favorites to win the opening game of the ODI series to be played at Pune. For the first game, India are placed at 1.67 odds, while England at 2.20 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

With two evenly matched teams competing with each other, it is quite difficult to predict a clear winner in this limited-overs series. Host India will be slight favorites going into this game as they are well-aware of the home conditions.

With the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma delivering their absolute best in the recently T20I series, the home side will be expected to post a mammoth score on the board in this opening contest.

On the other hand, England will need to come with better plans to upstage India in this fixture.

Therefore, the prediction is for India to win the opening game of the one-day series at Pune.

Tip 1: Rohit Sharma to lead the charge for India with the bat

After producing blistering innings in the T20I series finale, the team management will be hoping that Sharma can continue his rich vein of form in this limited-overs series.

Since August 2019, Rohit Sharma has accumulated 457 runs in 8 innings at an average of 57.12 with two centuries and one half-century. Given his incredible form at the top of the innings, we are backing Rohit Sharma to score 50 runs or [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect India to register a comfortable win over England and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

1. Rohit Sharma to score 50 runs or [email protected]

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