Suryakumar Yadav-led India will look to seal the five-match T20I series against England when both teams take the field in the third T20I on Tuesday, January 28, at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. England put up a fight in the second match, but Tilak Varma's brilliance took the hosts over the line with two wickets in hand.
England have continuously struggled against Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, and Axar Patel, failing to score more than 180. India's disciplined bowling performances in the first two T20Is have been the biggest reason behind the hosts' being 2-0 up in the five-match series.
However, India also have their own problems. Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav are yet to get going with the bat, and the
management would hope for the duo to come good in Rajkot.
England have named unchanged playing XI for the third T20I while India are yet to name their final team.
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.
England's playing XI: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.