The five-match T20 series between India and England will begin on Wednesday, the first match of which will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India has included experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami in the team for this series, who can create problems for England captain Jos Butler. Butler's bat is very popular in India, so it will be a challenge for the Indian bowlers to stop him.

England head coach Brendon McCullum has confirmed before the first T20 that Butler will play as a full-time batsman in this series and will not take up the responsibility of wicketkeeping. The host team seems to have an upper hand in the statistics between India and England as India has won the last four T20s between the two teams. The Indian team defeated England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year.

India has an edge in statistics
England may have challenged the Indian team, but in T20 statistics, the Indian team seems to have an edge. Overall, a total of 24 T20 matches have been played between India and England, out of which India has won 13 matches, while the England team has been successful in registering victory in 11 matches. At the same time, a tough competition has been seen between the two on Indian soil as well, but here too the Indian team has an edge. In India, both the teams have come face to face a total of 11 times, out of which the Indian team has been successful in registering victory six times, while England has been successful in five matches.

Shami has hunted Butler thrice in 11 innings
Talking about the Indian bowlers selected for the T20 series against England, Shami is the bowler who has dismissed Butler the most number of times. Shami has made Butler his victim thrice in 11 innings. At the same time, Hardik Pandya and Varun Chakraborty have dismissed the England captain twice in T20, while fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has also made Butler his victim once.

Bowler Innings Run Out
Mohammed Shami 11 102 03
Hardik Pandya 12 123 02
Varun Chakraborty 04 57 02
Arshdeep Singh 05 47 01

Samson hit the most sixes last year
Among the players of India and England, Sanju Samson hit the most sixes last year. Samson hit 31 sixes in 12 T20 innings last year. At the same time, England wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt has hit 25 sixes in 15 matches, Butler has hit 23 sixes in 13 innings, Rohit Sharma has hit 23 sixes in 11 innings and Suryakumar Yadav has hit 22 sixes in 17 innings.