 "Nagpur cricket stadium pitch report, weather forecast for India vs England 1st ODI")
If you are wondering how will the pitch behave during the first ODI between India and England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur on Thursday, you have come to the right place. The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium has laid out a new pitch, which means we are expecting it to produce good bounce and carry.
**LIVE Score: India vs England 1st ODI in Nagpur**It’s tough to guess what would be a good total on the pitch but considering it’s fresh, expect something around 300. In fact, the India vs England match is the first ODI to take place at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium since 2019.
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium pitch report
In their last match at the venue, India defeated Australia by eight runs, defending a target of 250. Overall India have won four out of six ODIs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. All four wins have come against Australia, with one defeat coming against Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively.
Teams have crossed 300-run mark in six out of 18 completed innings and while the red-soil pitch is expected to assist the spinners, we expect team batting first can easily get to 280-300.
Nagpur weather report
We are guaranteed a full game as the chances of rain are zero as per accuweeather.com. The temperatures will oscillate between 31-22 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be around 50%. Overall it’s excepted to be a sunny day with clear skies even in the evening.
India vs England ODI series squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.
England: Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Phil Salt (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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