India vs England 5th Test: Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

The 5th Test of the Anthony de Mello Trophy, 2024 series will be played between India and England (IND vs ENG) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on 7th March 2024 at 09:30 AM IST.

IND vs ENG (India vs England), 5th Test - Match Information

IND vs ENG (India vs England), 5th Test Preview

India and England have played 4 matches in the series, with India winning 3 games and England emerging triumphant once.

In their previous encounter in this series, Dhruv Jurel was the Man of the Match and Dhruv Jurel scored the highest fantasy points for India with 177 match fantasy points while Joe Root topped the fantasy points leaderboard for England with 179 match fantasy points.

IND vs ENG, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala will allow good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 306 runs.

Weather Report for Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

The temperature will hover around 14.84 degree Celcius and humidity is expected to be around 45%. Winds at a speed of 2.23 m/s are expected. Cloudy weather is expected during the match, this may help pacers with movement.

Pace or Spin?

Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 86% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.

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