With the opening match at Chester-le-Street completely washed out by rain, England A clinical run-chase in Manchester gave them a 1-0 lead in this high-octane 5-match series. As the action shifts to Nottingham, Shreyas IyerThe young Indian brigade faces an immediate test to level the series against a pace-led English team harry brook.
Both teams are testing key young components in their transition phase. All eyes are on the explosive opening pair for India Abhishek Sharma and teenage sensation Vaibhav SuryavanshiWith recent milestone-men Akshar Patel (Who has just taken his 100th T20 wicket). Meanwhile, England look balanced with local powerhouse batsmen Phil Salt And jos buttler Trying to recover from their past failures.
England vs India, 3rd T20I: Match Details
- date and time: July 7, 10:00 PM IST / 4:30 PM GMT / 5:30 PM Local
- venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
England vs India, head-to-head record in T20Is
Matches played: 32 | England won: 13 | India won: 18 | no results: 1
Trent Bridge pitch report
Trent Bridge is renowned as one of the most batting-friendly grounds in the white-ball world, featuring a genuine surface with minimal lateral movement and fast, true bounce. Bowlers often find themselves under immediate pressure due to the small square boundaries, making defending the score extremely challenging. While the fresh, hard pitch offers excellent value for stroke makers to hit through the line right from the powerplay, spinners can get a hint of grip as the game progresses. Traditionally, the team winning the toss elects to chase here, with the aim being to maximize the dew factor in the evening and track down any targets on the outfield with lightning speed.
squads
England: Harry Brook (captain), Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton (wk), Jacob Bethel, Jos Buttler (wk), James Coles, Jordan Cox (wk), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Phil Salt (wk), Josh Tong, Luke Wood.
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Suryansh Shedge, Varun Chakraborty, Washington Sundar
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England vs India, 3rd T20I: Today’s match prediction
Case 1:
- England won the toss and bowled first
- India’s powerplay score: 50-60
- India’s total score: 190-200
Case 2:
- India won the toss and bowled first
- England’s powerplay score: 40-50
- England’s total score: 180-190
Match result: The team that bowls first wins the competition.
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