IND VS ENG Match Prediction 

2nd Test, England tour of India, 2024

Who Will Win Today's Match?

IND Vs ENG Match Prediction

IND Vs ENG Match Preview

India and England are set to lock horns in the second Test of the five-match Test series, starting Friday, February 2. The Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam will host the contest.

England snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. While the Three Lions would consider themselves lucky, India would be gutted after not being able to close out the match despite getting their opposition on the match.
 

India Preview

India have had their fair share of troubles after losing the Hyderabad Test by 28 runs. KL Rahul has been ruled out of the second Test due to a hamstring injury while Ravindra Jadeja will miss out after complaining of a right quadriceps pain.

Sarfaraz Khan and Saurabh Kumar earned their maiden Test call-ups. Washington Sundar has been recalled after he last played Tests back in 2021.
 

India - Who Will Be The Best Batter?

As per our free cricket tips, Rohit Sharma has a great chance of being India’s standout batter in the next game. In home Tests, the veteran has scored 2065 runs from 25 matches at an average of 64.53 with eight hundreds and six half-centuries to his name. 

In the Test, Rohit looked threatening as he got scores of 24 and 39 with 11 fours, but he could not convert the starts that he got.

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India - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?

Ravi Ashwin has always been a force to be reckoned with on Indian soil. In the first Test, the off-spinner picked up six wickets, although his efforts went in vain. Ashwin is also nearing the landmark of 500 wickets in Test cricket. 

Ashwin failed to contribute with the bat in the first Test, but his batting credentials cannot be questioned since he has five hundreds to his name.
 

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England Preview

England took their own time to get used to the conditions in the Hyderabad Test. In the first innings, their batters struggled while their bowlers took their time to understand the conditions. 

After conceding a lead of 190 in the first innings, things looked like going downhill for the Three Lions. But then, they scripted one of the most incredible turnarounds in the history of Test cricket to seal the deal.
 

England - Who Will Be The Best Batter?

As per our betting odds, Ollie Pope should be among the standout batters for England in the next match. Pope missed out in the first innings as he got out cheaply, but he scored 196 runs off 278 balls in the second innings. 

On the back of Pope’s knock, England set India a target of 231 to chase down. Pope used the sweeps and reverse sweeps to good effect to get the better of the Indian bowlers.

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England - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?

Tom Hartley, playing in his maiden Test, was arguably the pick of the bowlers for England in the Hyderabad Test. He recorded the second-best figures by an English spinner on Test debut after he picked up a seven-wicket haul during India’s run-chase. 

The left-armer looked out of sorts in the first innings where he struggled quite a bit before running through the Indian batting lineup.
 

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Betting Tip - Best Bowler For England

IND Vs ENG - Who Will Be The Player Of The Match?

Both India and England have some quality players in their ranks and hence, it is tough to pick one Player of the Match award winner. 

There are plenty of contenders, including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ollie Pope, Ravi Ashwin, and many others, who can go on to win the award. Ollie Pope won the award last time around and deservingly so.
 

IND Vs ENG - Who Will Win Today's Toss?

As per today’s toss prediction, teams should have no second thoughts about opting to bat first after winning the toss. In both Tests in Vizag, teams batting first won comfortably. If England get to bat first again, India could end up being in serious trouble even in the Vizag Test.
 

IND Vs ENG Venue, Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at the venue in Vizag is expected to be at its best for batting in the first two days. But from there on, spinners come into the picture big time. Run-making would not be easy in the last three days of the Test match. Regardless of what the target is, chasing teams need to fight it out to win.

There will be a 25% chance of rain on Day 1, 2 and 3 of the Test match. Temperatures will be around 30 degrees Celsius throughout.