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 –
– India lost the last game of the series and now are in a must win situation now with 2 games to go.
– Navdeep Saini could play this game due to his extreme pace in place of Shardul Thakur.
– Rohit Sharma will open along with KL Rahul. KL who is also the No 3 ranked T20 Cricketer in world was out cheaply in all the games but is team’s important player and can’t be dropped.
– Ishan Kishan will bat at 1 down. Kishan scored a brilliant 50 on his debut but was out on 9 in last game. He will get another chance due to his Batting ability.
– Captain Virat will bat at 2 down. Virat after a poor run of form showed why he is the best batsman in world cricket with back to back scores of 73* and 77*.
– Shreyas Iyer will bat at 3 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 next and will also keep the Wickets. Allrounder Hardik Pandya will follow pant. Hardik has been playing quite slow recently.
– Washington Sunder and Yuzvendra Chahal will lead the spin attack of the team. Both of them shared a Wicket each last game.
– Bhuvaneswar Kumar, Shardul Thakur/Navdeep Saini and Hardik Pandya will handle the pace attack.
ENG –
– 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 after failing in 1st 2 games smashed a match winning 83 last game.
– Dawid Malan world’s No 1 T20 Batsman will bat at 1 down. Hard hitting Jonny Bairstow will bat at 2 down. Malan is struggling against spin here in India it is seen by his low strike rates.
– Captain Morgan will bat in the middle followed by Ben Stokes. Both of them are the core part of team.
– Adil Rashid will handle the spin attack for England. Adil was wicketless but bowled very tight line and lengths.
– Sam Curran, Mark Wood, 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, Washington Sundar, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur/Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal/Rahul Tewatia
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 1,0,0 last 3 games this series, Still 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, 40* last 3 game, Must have)
Jos Buttler( Open, RHB + wk, 6190 t20 runs with a massive SR of 144, 67 in last game against SA, match winning 83* last game)
Rishab Pant ( 3 down, LHB + wk, back in t20i after a long time, red hot form, run out on 25 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*, 77* last 2 games, 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, out cheaply on 15 last 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 especially in GL )
Dawid Malan(1 down, #1 Batsman in world cricket currently, 173 runs in 3 games against SA last series, decent BBL 2020, 24, 24, 18 this series, 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, 9 this series, Must have )
Shreyas Iyer( 2 down, RHB, known for his big hitting, can be dropped this game, brilliant 67(48b) in 1st 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 2nd game)
Sam Curran( Left arm fast + attacking lower order Batsman, very impressive IPL 2020 with 178 runs and 13 Wickets, Must but bowls less in some games more in some )
W Sundar( Off spin, bowls most of his overs in powerplay, very economical + very good Batsman, 1w 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 1st 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 2nd game)
Chris Jordan( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations and death bowling, 2w 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, wicketless but quite economical)
Mark Wood ( Right Arm fast, bowls upto 150ks, hit the deck bowler, fiery pace, 3 Wickets last game )
Tom Curran( Right Arm medium, t20 specialist, known for his variations, quite experienced with 157 t20 Wickets, will not play)
Shardul Thakur ( Right Arm fast medium, can swing the ball + very reliable lower order Batsman, 25 Wickets in 17 t20s, 2 Wickets last 2nd game , can be rested)
C/VC Options –
IND –
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Ishan Kishan
ENG –
Jason Roy
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler