The five-match England-India T20I series begins on July 1 - here's the updated squads and full team lists for the 2026 tour of ENG vs IND.
When and where will the England vs India matches be played?
The first match of the five-match T20I series between England and India will be played on July 1 at Chester-le-Street. The first, third and fourth T20Is are scheduled to start at 10 PM IST while the other two matches will commence at 7 PM IST. The series will conclude on July 11 in Southampton and will be followed by a three-match ODI series from July 14.
ENG vs IND 2026 T20Is: Full schedule
1st T20I - July 1, Wednesday: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street - 5:30 PM local time
2nd T20I - July 4, Saturday: Old Trafford, Manchester - 2:30 PM local time
3rd T20I - July 7, Tuesday: Trent Bridge, Nottingham - 5:30 PM local time
4th T20I - July 9, Thursday: County Ground, Bristol - 5:30 PM local time
5th T20I - July 11, Saturday: Rose Bowl, Southampton - 2:30 PM local time
ENG vs IND 2026 T20Is: Team news
Harry Brook will lead England in the first T20I against India, 48 hours after the third Test against New Zealand ended on Monday (June 29). Sussex all-rounder James Coles has earned his maiden call-up for the series.
Jordan Cox, Sonny Baker and Saqib Mahmood have been included in the squad as well. Ben Duckett has been dropped from the squad that played the T20 World Cup, while Jamie Overton is missing out due to a quad injury. Jos Buttler has retained his place and is expected to open the innings alongside Phil Salt. Jofra Archer is unlikely to play the series opener after sending down 39.5 overs in the third Test against New Zealand.
Meanwhile, India have got little time to ponder over their issues after a shocking 2-0 series loss to Ireland. Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy debutmdidn’t go according to plan, and there will be pressure on him to deliver results in this series.
There are more calls to hand a debut to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who warmed the bench against Ireland. However, one of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan must be left out of the playing XI to accommodate the youngster. Varun Chakravarthy is also set to return to India’s playing XI and in that case, Prince Yadav might have to make way for him despite picking three wickets on debut against Ireland.
ENG vs IND 2026 T20Is: Full Squad lists
England
Harry Brook (capt), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), James Coles, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood
India
Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prasidh Krishna.
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