England will lock horns against India in the third deciding ODI of the series, which will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. Both teams will look to come up with a better batting performance and deliver the goods for the team.
We take a look at the current form, head to head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: L W W W W
India came up with a poor batting show in the second game as they were skittled out for a paltry score of 146 runs. The visitors will need to pull up their socks and come up with a better show. India’s bowling has been up to the mark and they will look to continue the good form.
Current form for England: W L W W W
England had posted a fighting score of 246 runs on the board but their bowling won them the second game. Reece Topley was at his best as he returned with impressive figures of 6-24, which is the best for any English bowler in One-Day cricket.
Head to Head: Matches: 105, Won by India: 56, Won by England: 44, NR: 3, Tied: 2.
India clearly holds the advantage against England in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the key players for India.
Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, and Ben Stokes will be the crucial players for England.
India’s squad for ODIs: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, J Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
England’s ODI squad: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey.
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