Squads –
IND –
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Axar Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone
Team News –
IND –
– Rohit Sharma who didn’t played the 1st 2 games can come into the XI. It will be really touch to say who will be excluded from the XI.
– Surya Kumar can be the one removed from the XI and Ishan Kishan can bat at 1 down with Kohli at 4 and KL Rohit open.
– Rohit Sharma will open along with KL Rahul/Ishan Kishan. KL who is also the No 2 ranked T20 Cricketer in world was out cheaply on 1 and 0 in both games while Ishan Kishan who debuted in last game made a attacking 32 ball 56.
– Captain Virat will bat at 1 down. Virat after a poor run of form showed why he is the best batsman in world cricket with a Match winning 73 run knock.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat at 2 down. Iyer has showed by he deserves to be in the XI by his brilliant knock of 67 under pressure in 1st game.
– Rishabh Pant will bat at 3 down and will also keep the Wickets. Allrounder Hardik Pandya will follow pant. Surya Kumar Yadav played last game but didn’t got chance to bat.
– Washington Sunder and Yuzvendra Chahal will lead the spin attack of the team. Sunder took 2 while chahal 1 Wicket last game.
– Bhuvaneswar Kumar , Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya will handle the pace attack.
ENG –
– England started their series with a one sided win over India but lost the 2nd game due to slow batting and some poor pace bowling.
– Mark Wood was injured and unavailable for last game. His playing chances are still less.
– Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the Innings. Both of them are one of the most destructive batsman in world cricket and attacks from word go. Buttler was out on a golden duck last game while Roy continued his good form scoring 46.
– Dawid Malan world’s No 1 T20 Batsman will bat at 1 down. Hard hitting Jonny Bairstow will bat at 2 down. Both of them played quite slow especially Malan With a 100 SR.
– Captain Morgan will bat in the middle followed by Ben Stokes. Both of them are the core part of team and their form will shift the results towards them.
– Adil Rashid will handle the spin attack for England. Adil was expensive last game but took a Wicket.
– Sam Curran, Mark Wood/Tom Curran, Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
IND –
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul/Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Surya Kumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
ENG –
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Pitch Report –
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
A good batting friendly Wicket is expected for the starting games but according to some pitch reports its a bit sluggish giving help to spinners.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Open, RHB, #2 T20 Batsman in world cricket, very experienced now with 4800+ t20 runs at an SR of 138, out on 1,0 last 2 games this series, Must have)
Jonny Bairstow( 2 down, RHB, attacks from word go, very good IPL with 345 runs, 86(48b) against SA last series, 26, 20 last 2 game, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB + wk, 6190 t20 runs with a massive SR of 144, 67 in last game against SA, 28,0 runs last 2 games, Must have)
Rishab Pant ( 3 down, LHB + wk, back in t20i after a long time, red hot form, 26(13b) last game ,Must have)
BAT –
Virat Kohli( 1 down, RHB, no intro needed, highest run getter in t20I Cricket, 346 runs in 13 games against Eng, 73* last game, Must have)
Rohit Sharma( Open, RHB, one of the best T20 Batsman in world cricket, highest scorer for India in test series, 226 runs in 7 Innings against England, high chances of playing this game)
Hardik Pandya( Middle order, RHB + Medium pacer, 20(13b), 42(22b),16(15b) against Australia series, also bowling his quota, Must have)
Eoin Morgan( 3 down, very attacking batsman, can play spin well, 312 runs in 11 Innings against India, Must have while chasing)
Dawid Malan(1 down, #1 Batsman in world cricket currently, 173 runs in 3 games against SA last series, decent BBL 2020, 24, 24 last 2 games, Must have)
Jason Roy( Open, RHB, very destructive batsman with SR of 142 in t20s, 230 runs in 8 innings against India in t20s, 49 , 46 last 2 game this series, Must have )
Shreyas Iyer( 2 down, RHB, known for his big hitting, can be dropped this game, brilliant 67(48b) last 2nd game)
Surya Kumar Yadav ( middle order, RHB, made his debut for India last game, excellent t20 with 3429 runs at a SR of 139 )
ALL –
Ben Stokes( LHB + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket currently, 3 Wickets + 40 runs in 5 games against India in t20s, 23(20b) last game)
Sam Curran( Left arm fast + attacking lower order Batsman, very impressive IPL 2020 with 178 runs and 13 Wickets, wicket maiden in 1st over last game)
W Sundar( Off spin, bowls most of his overs in powerplay, very economical + very good Batsman, 2w last game )
Axar Patel ( Slow left arm + good batsman, 27 Wickets in 3 tests recently on the same wicket, Must have if plays)
Moeen Ali( Off spin + attacking batting, can change the game within few balls, SR of 140 in t20s with 110 Wickets too)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer( Right Arm fast, a very lethal bowler, 20 Wickets in this year’s IPL, 3 Wickets in last 2nd game, Must have)
T Natarajan( Left arm fast, 3 Wickets in 6 t20s, less chances of playing due to injury, Must if plays)
Y Chahal( Leg spinner, best t20 spinner of India, 59 Wickets in t20s, 1w but was quite expensive last game Must have)
Deepak Chahar( Medium pacer, known for his swing early on the Innings, 18 Wickets in 13 t20s played, Must have if plays)
Bhuvaneswar Kumar( Right Arm medium, known for his swing, back after a long injury break, 6 Wickets in 4 games at this venue, 1 Wicket last game)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations and death bowling, 1w last game, Must have)
Adil Rashid( Leggie, #5 bowler in ICC rankings, 188 t20 Wickets, 2 Wickets against SA last series with a good eco of 6, 1w last game of Rishab Pant)
Mark Wood ( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 150ks, hit the deck bowler, didn’t played last game due to injury)
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations, quite experienced with 157 t20 Wickets, very expensive last game, will not play if wood returns)
Shardul Thakur ( Right Arm fast medium, can swing the ball + very reliable lower order Batsman, 25 Wickets in 17 t20s, 2 Wickets last game )
C/VC Options –
IND –
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Ishan Kishan
ENG –
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler