IND vs ENG Live Score: Ben Duckett goes after Hardik Pandya as England get close to 50
India vs England Third T20I Live Updates: The third T20 between India and England is currently in progress in Rajkot where the Indian team captained by Suryakumar Yadav is looking to go 2-0 up in the series.
After winning the toss, India invited the opposition to bat. The team made one swap in their playing XI for this match and Shami replaced Arshdeep Singh who is on a break. Having not featured in international cricket for over a year since the OD World Cup final in 2023, Shami is now fit having recovered from a heel injury. There were concerns regarding his fitness after he wasn’t picked for the first two matches.However, the team management has alleviated those fears by selecting him for this game.
India’s Dominance in the Series
The Indian side is currently leading the five-match ODI series 2-0. They registered victories in the first match in Kolkata by seven wickets and in the second match in Chennai by two wickets. Varma Setthe standard in Chennai with 72 runs not out and the team will want him to repeat the performance.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav will hope to come out of the rut he is in where he managed to score only 12 runs in the second match and a duck in the first.
At the moment, England, captained by Jos Buttler, must win their match in order to stay in the series.
Live Match Updates
ENG 34/1 (4 Overs): Mohammed Shami’s second over conceded nine runs, which Ben Duckett supplemented with one six.Jos Buttler also chipped in with a few singles as he rotated the strike.
India’s first breakthrough: Hardhik Pandya made an impact on his first ball in the second over by dismissing Phil Salt for five runs off only seven balls. This was Salt’s third straight single digit score in a low.
Shami’s bowling unit’s first over: After a long absence from international cricket, Shami’s first over included a boundary and a single from Duckett which had him conceding five runs to start.
What Surya said at the Toss:
As I read from the National Head Suryakumar Yadav, the pitch appears to be good and support is offered toward both teams so as at the end of his sentence, I must ensure to play without fear in the condition.Shami replaces Arshdeep Singh.
Playing XIs
India: Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Dhruij Jurel, Hardikh Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.
England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.
Other Notable Changes
Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh have been added to the Indian team in place of injured Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh.At the same time, England has kept the same team for this important match.
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