India v England 1st ODI – 23/03/2021

India v England 1st ODI Preview – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Predictions – 23/03/2021

India and England meet for the first of three ODIs in Pune.

The hosts have already secured both Test and T20I series wins and will be looking to take this format too.

Explore our free match predictions for this contest.

India v England 1st ODI – Match Preview

India dominated the Test series, won the deciding T20I and now turn their attention to these three ODIs.

World Cup holders England will be looking to hit back and end the tour on a positive note.

Where: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

When: Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Start time: 13:30 IST (08:00 GMT)

Pitch conditions: Maharashtra Stadium is usually known for being a decent batting wicket. Spinners can have some joy if it deteriorates.

Weather conditions: It will be a hot and dry day in Pune. There is no chance of rain and temperatures will be around 35 degrees.

India v England 1st ODI – Latest Odds

India are the favourites. They are available at 1.56 with Parimatch.

England can be backed at 2.40 with the same betting site to secure victory.

India v England 1st ODI – Team News

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar – India’s right-arm medium pacer has been in fine form in the T20Is and can cause more problems if he can get the ball to swing here.
• Mohammed Siraj – The RCB seamer has been included in the ODI squad for this series and offers skipper Virat Kohli more options.
• Suryakumar Yadav – The batsman took his chance in the T20Is and will be looking to continue to shine in this format if given another opportunity.
• Jofra Archer – The England pacer will miss this clash due to an arm injury. He will return to the UK for treatment.
• Moeen Ali – England may look at giving Moeen some much-needed game time. The spin all-rounder did well in the Test series but didn’t feature in the T20Is.
• Sam Billings – The powerful middle-order batsman is finally likely to see some action in India during these matches. His finishing ability could be vital.

India v England 1st ODI – Betting Tips and Predictions

This could be another close contest as India and England switch to the one-day format.

England pushed India all the way in the T20Is and could do the same in this series.

Given how close this one could be, looking at other markets is a good way of finding some value selections.

Back Roy For Top Batsman

Jason Roy has been a little inconsistent in T20 cricket but should enjoy a return to this form of the game.

He has looked in decent nick and can get runs at the top of the order for England.

Jonny Bairstow tops the betting but it could be worth taking him on given how his overall tour has gone. He struggled in the test team before never really hitting top gear in the preceding T20Is.

Roy’s price of 4.5 with 22Bet looks worth considering.

Iyer the Value Play for India

India have a wealth of batting talent at their disposal and captain Kohli has some big decisions to make, especially at the top of the order.

However, should that top-order fail to fire then Shreyas Iyer will be perfectly placed to take up the fight.

He has a fine IPL and continued that form in the 1st T20I. With Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan dominating the best batsman betting, Iyer looks a value selection.

Iyer has a very healthy ODI record with an average of 44.83 and is far too big a price at 8.0 with bet365.

Topley to Take His Chance

Reece Topley is likely to come into the England team for this, especially on the back of Jofra Archer’s injury absence.

The tall left-armer has the ability to cause problems for the India batting line-up and could benefit from the fact the hosts haven’t had a good look at him in the previous series.

He did well in the T20 Blast for Surrey and his ability to take the pitch out of play with a good yorker could also be useful here.

His price of 5.0 with bet365 looks a good bet.

Refer to our round-up of the best cricket predictions for this match.