Full details of today’s match prediction
The world is ready to witness yet another big battle in the T20 World Cup. The 5th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup is scheduled to be a match between England and Nepal Sunday February 8, 2026 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. We post safely, accurately and securely match prediction for today of ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
ENG vs FAKE match review
England performed well in the previous edition of the ICC T20 World Cup and qualified for the super eight. They were defeated by India in the Semi-Final 2 match. They have made some changes in their squad and we are sure that they will perform well in this tournament as well. Nepal failed to put up the best performance in the previous edition of this tournament and failed to qualify for the super eight. They had made some changes to their squad and picked their best players for this tournament. We are sure that they will perform well in this tournament.
England reviews
England had made some significant changes to the squad and picked their best players for this tournament. Harry Brook will lead this team in this tournament. The batting order of this team is strong and they had picked their best hitters for this tournament. The skipper, Harry Brook, is an experienced batsman of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and will lead the batting order of this team in this tournament. Ben Duckett is another experienced hitter in this team’s squad.
Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks are all-rounders in this team’s squad. Tom Banton, Jos Buttler and Philip Salt are wicketkeeper-batters in this team’s squad. England’s bowling unit is also strong and they had picked their best bowlers for this tournament. Jofra Archer is an experienced bowler of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and will lead the bowling unit of this team. Some other experienced bowlers of T20 cricket like Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue and Luke Wood are also part of this team’s squad. Rehan Ahmed, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson and Jamie Overton are bowling all-rounders in this team’s squad for this tournament.
Nepal reviews
Nepal had also made some big changes in their squad and they had picked their best players for this tournament. Rohit Paudel will lead this team in this tournament. The batting order of this team is strong and they had picked their best hitters for this tournament. Kushal Bhurtel is an experienced batsman of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He is in good form and will lead the batting order of this team in this tournament. Sundeep Jora is another experienced batsman in this team’s squad.
Dipendra Singh Airee is an all-rounder in this team’s squad. Aasif Sheikh and Lokesh Bam are wicketkeeper batters in the squad of this team. Nepal’s bowling unit is also strong and they had picked their best bowlers for this tournament. Sandeep Lamichhane is an experienced bowler of T20 cricket and he had performed well in his most recent T20 matches. He will lead the bowling unit of this team during this tournament. Some other experienced bowlers of T20 cricket like Basir Ahamad, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sher Malla are also part of this team’s squad. Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Karan KC and Nandan Yadav are bowling all-rounders in this team’s squad for this tournament.
England vs Nepal Head to Head Matches Record
England had never played Nepal in T20 cricket and this will be the first match between these two teams.
Favorite team in today’s match prediction
England are generally a strong team compared to Nepal, at least on paper. According to our T20 World Cup match prediction, England is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make England a favorite team to win this match. Some of the most important factors are mentioned under:
- England are a strong and experienced team
- England’s batting order is strong
- England’s bowling unit is also strong
- Nepal is also a strong team
- Nepal’s bowling unit is strong
Winning odds of today’s match for both teams
England is full of experienced and young players from the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and a number of well-known t20 batsmen are part of this team’s squad, so England’s chances of winning today’s match have increased. The comparison of who will win the cricket match today and who will win the cricket match today is stated as below.
England have a 58% chance of winning this match
Nepal has a 42% chance of winning this match
Toss prediction in today’s match prediction
The toss plays an important role in deciding all matches of the T20 World Cup. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these types of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team that wins the toss can choose to bat first. Recall that a total of six matches of the ICC T20 World Cup were played at this venue and all the matches were won by the first team.
Pitch report and conditions for today’s match
The 5th match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. We had noted in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this location is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and scoring runs is not that easy in ealy and middle overs. We hope that the surface will become slower and a bit more difficult for hitting in this match. A score of 180 will be difficult to achieve.
Weather forecast for today’s match
The weather forecast for today’s match in Mumbai predicts some cloud cover on the match day and the weather forecast also predicts some chance of rain, but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.
Who will win England vs Nepal, 5th World Cup match 2026
Who will win the fifth match of the 2026 World Cup between England and Nepal? Toss-ENG
Who will win the fifth match of the 2026 World Cup between England and Nepal? Match-ENG
Loading…Possible playing XI of both teams for this match
England
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer.
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel (c), Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Key players to keep an eye on
Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Aasif Sheikh and Sandeep Lamichhane are key players to watch in this match.
Dream 11 predictions for today’s match
Dream11 Prediction for England vs Nepal 5th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026. After checking the availability of the latest player, the Dream 11 team for this match of England vs Nepal is listed below.
ENG vs FAKE Dream11 Fantasy Team
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Today’s competition time and date
Date: Sunday February 8, 2026
Time: 09:30 GMT / 15:00 LOCAL / 15:00 IST
Match today’s location details, facts and history
Stadium: Wankhede Stadium
Opened: 1974
Capacity: 33,000
Ends: Garware Pavilion End, Tata End
Location: Mumbai, India
Time zone: UTC +05:30
Home of: Mumbai, Mumbai Indians
Spotlight: Yes
Curator: Sudhir Naik
Venue scoring pattern in T20s
Total number of matches: 13
Matches won batting first: 6
Matches won first in bowling: 7
Average score in the first innings: 178
Average score in the second innings: 156
Highest total recorded: 247/9 (20 Ovs) By IND vs ENG
Lowest total registered: 80/10 (16.2 Ovs) By INDW versus ENGW
Highest score chased: 230/8 (19.4 Ovs) By ENG vs RSA
Lowest score defended: 143/6 (20 Ovs) By WIW vs NZW
England T20 World Cup squad
Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
Nepal T20 World Cup squad
Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam.
Disclaimer
We have given you the above mentioned match prediction for today based on our research, insight and analysis. You can consider the point we have given you and the fifth and decision you have to make is up to you.
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