India will square off against England in the third ODI of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The home team took an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series after winning the last game by four wickets at Cuttack.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of India: W W L L T
India has ticked the right boxes in the first matches and they would look to carry the good form. Rohit Sharma was able to bounce back into form in the second game with a splendid knock of 119 runs. Furthermore, Ravindra Jadeja has been brilliant with the ball.
Current form of England: L L W L L
England batters need to convert their starts into a big score in the third game. Furthermore, the bowlers need to be more accurate in their line and length to trouble the Indian batters.
Head to Head: Matches: 109, Won by India: 60, Won by England: 44, Tied: 2, NR: 3.
Players to watch out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, and Hardik Pandya will be the crucial players for India.
Jos Buttler, Joe Root, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Harry Brook, and Jofra Archer will be the key players for England.
India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.
England ODI squad: Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Philip Salt, Jamie Smith, Tom Banton, Brydon Carse, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
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