After convincingly winning the T20I series, India will be looking to continue their momentum when they take on England in the first ODI on Tuesday (July 12) at the Kennington Oval London, know the cricket ground stadium pitch and weather report today
After a lacklustre T20I series in which they frequently failed to score heavily against an accurate Indian bowling attack, England will be hungry to rebound.
Here, we provide information about the Oval pitch report, the first ODI between India and England, ODI data, and the weather in London.
Kennington Oval London Cricket Ground Pitch Report, Weather Forecast Today, Records, Stats: IND vs ENG 1st ODI 2022
Oval ODI statistics for India vs. England
This is one of England’s oldest cricket grounds. At this location, England has played 49 One Day Internationals, winning 30, losing 17, and having two matches end in a tie. India has played 16 ODIs at this ground so far, winning 6, losing 9, and having one match end in a tie.
Oval Stadium information
- Original name: Kennington Oval, now Kia Oval
- Capacity: 28000
- Host county: Surrey
- Owned by: Charles (Prince of Wales), Duchess of Cornwall.
- Established: 1845
- Boundary length: Onside: 67M, Off-side: 70M, Vauxhall End: 68M, Pavilion End: 66M.
- Average ODI score: 250
London Climate
The barometer in London will read a startlingly high 31 degrees on Tuesday, July 12. Although there may be periods of dense cloud cover over the city, there is no chance of rain falling during the game, and a full-fledged 50-over encounter is expected.
Report on the Kennington Oval Pitch
The Kennington Oval field is typically flat, and games there frequently end in high-scoring thrillers. At this location, the spinners may just have to play a bigger role because the ground may deteriorate as the game goes on. While pacers might gain some initial traction from the pitch, batsmen can trust the bounce and play their shots.
The Oval ODI statistics:
- Maximum score: 398/5, New Zealand
- Highest Total: India’s 352/5 vs Australia.
- Lowest total: England’s 103 all-out.
- Lowest total: 158 all out for India.
- Most runs: Eoin Morgan scored the most runs (705)
- Most runs: Shikhar Dhawan, India: 443 runs
- Most 100s: M. Trescothick and S. Dhawan, each three
- Evin Lewis scored the highest overall, at 176.
- India’s S Dhawan received the highest overall score of 125.
- Most wickets: James Anderson has 30 wickets
- Most wickets: Bhuvneshwar and R. Jadeja (8 for India)
- Best performance by bowler: 6/42 by Umar Gul
- Best performance by bowler: India- Ravindra Jadeja, 5/36
- Most catches: 10 Joe Root
- Most catches: India: M Kaif and Kapil Dev: 4
- highest partnership: 200 between M. Trescothick and V. Solanki
- India’s highest partnership is 163, between S Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin.