The first T20 between England and India will be played in The Rose Bowl in Southampton, know the weather and pitch report of the cricket ground
India doesn’t have a fond memory of The rose bowl as they lost the WTC Final last year against New Zealand at the same venue. The format is different and the team is also different so India will definitely look to change their record in the stadium. Rose Bowl cricket stadium Pitch report is here.
Rose Bowl Cricket Ground Stadium Pitch Report, T20 Records, Weather: IND vs ENG 1st T20 Match 2022
The weather in Southampton for the First T20I between England and India
It will be a night game so there will be wind to help the bowlers. The temperature will be around 20-24°C at Southampton with a wind speed of 18kmph. The chance of rain is also lesser than usual on Thursday eve. Though the sky will be partly cloudy still there are no signs of rain as of now.
Pitch Report of the Rose Bowl Stadium for 1st T20I
The 22-yard strip at the rose bowl doesn’t seem to possess any help for the bowlers in the shorter format. It will be an absolute belter of a surface and the stroke players will love to bat on the surface. The weather condition of Southampton might make the job of the bowler even tougher as there are signs of dew in the night game.
The team winning the toss should choose to bowl first as there are signs of dew.
Previous matches in The Rose Bowl
In the last 5 T20I team batting first has won 3 matches. But in the last 2 games in the stadium team batting second has convincingly managed to win the game. The surface of the rose bowl has changed a lot over the years it possesses minimum help for the spinners.
England in the last 5 T20I in the Rose Bowl
The English team has won its 3 games in the last 5 matches at the stadium. They have defeated South Africa in 2017, Sri Lanka in 2016, and Sri Lanka again in 2006 too.
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