New Delhi: India will now head to the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot to seal the five-match T20I series against England on January 28, Tuesday. Men in Blue are leading the T20I series 2-0 and will carry the winning momentum into the third match of the series.
After dominating the first match in Eden Gardens, the English side came with proper planning and gave a thriller contest in the second match. Tilak Verma came out on top with a match-winning innings of unbeaten 72 runs off 55 balls.
In the second T20I, India won the toss and invited England to bat first and Arshdeep replicated the first T20I performance as he removed Phil Salt in the very first over. England’s skipper again played a steady innings but Axar Patel got rid of the English skipper.
Brydon Carse’s finishing touches gave a respectable total of 165 runs in 20 overs. India’s spin magic again performed well as spinners took six wickets out of nine in England’s innings.
In response, England’s bowlers removed India’s openers early and tested the Indian middle-order. Verma stood at one end but England’s bowlers were picking wickets at regular intervals. Verma held his nerves and took his team over the line in a thriller contest.
India vs England probable playing XI:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
England: Phil Salt (WK), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
India vs England 3rd T20I: Date and Time
The third T20I match between India and England will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on January 28, Tuesday. The toss will commence at 6:30 pm IST and the match will kick start at 7:00 pm IST.
After winning the first two T20Is in the five-match series, India will look to seal the series against England in the 3rd T20I at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on January 28, Tuesday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
