 "India-England 3rd T20I will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday (28 January). Image: PTI")
The India-England bandwagon for the ongoing T20I series now moves to Rajkot from Chennai for the third match on Tuesday (28 January). The Indian cricket team leads the five-match series 2-0 after winning the matches in Kolkata and Chennai. The third match will take place at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot . It will start at 7 PM IST on Tuesday (28 January).
LIVE Score: India vs England 3rd T20IWhile England are looking to stay alive in the series by winning their first match, all eyes will be on India giving Mohammed Shami a chance. The 34-year-old made a comeback to the national fold after being picked in the T20I series squad but did not play in the first two T20Is.
India vs England 3rd T20I: Niranjan Shah Stadium pitch report
The Rajkot stadium is known for producing batting-friendly pitches. We can once again expect a ‘flat’ pitch that will assist the batters with the match producing big totals. Team India has won four out of five T20Is at Rajkot so far with two wins coming batting first. It suggests that toss will not have much say, however, with dew in mind, teams could prefer bowling first.
India vs England 3rd T20I: Rajkot weather forecast
AccuWeather predicts clear skies in Rajkot on 28 January, with no rain expected. The temperature is forecast to reach a high of 32°C during the day while dipping to a low of 15°C at night.
India’s predicted XI for 3rd T20I vs England
India’s predicted XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy
England XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
India vs England 3rd T20I live streaming
The India-England 3rd T20I will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming for India-England 3rd T20I will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
India vs England squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk).
England: Philip Salt(wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed.