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England
India
England and India will meet in the third T20I of the 5-match series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. England will take the field with a 1-0 lead after the opening game ended without a result because of rain, and they chased down 191 in the second match with an over to spare. India will aim to level the series, while England will look to build a stronger lead before the final two matches.
England's batters showed they can handle a big chase, while India will expect a better performance from their bowlers after failing to defend a competitive total.
Recent head-to-head numbers slightly favour India, with 3 wins in the last 5 meetings. All 3 of those victories came while defending a target, whereas England's only win during this period came while chasing. That trend will make the toss and first-innings score important factors in this contest.
India's in-form opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi look more settled and are well placed to put together the bigger opening stand in this match.
The betting tip is...
Highest Opening Partnership - India
63 %
37 %
EnglandIndiaEngland recovered well despite both openers getting out for ducks in the second T20I. The middle order led the chase with Harry Brook scoring 39 off 15 balls, Jacob Bethell making 76 off 46, and Tom Banton adding 39 off 32. Their partnership helped England chase down 191 with an over to spare.
With the ball, Saqib Mahmood starred in the first T20I with figures of 4/33 from 4 overs. However, he did not start the next match. Sam Curran followed with 3/33 in the second match. Jofra Archer, Will Jacks and Liam Dawson picked up one wicket each in the second T20I. England used six bowlers in both matches to share the workload.
Buttler, Brook and Bethell are the key batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue.
India's batting produced several strong performances in the first two T20Is. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his debut after replacing Sanju Samson at the top of the order. Abhishek Sharma scored 59 off 24 balls in the first T20I and followed it with 43 off 24 in the second. Shreyas Iyer made 68 off 47 in the opening game before adding 37 off 22 in the next match.
Shivam Dube remained unbeaten on 42 off 21 in the first T20I, while Ishan Kishan scored 49 off 40 in the second. With the ball, Arshdeep Singh returned figures of 3/40. Harshit Rana, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy picked up one wicket each. Ravi Bishnoi proved to be the most expensive bowler. Every bowler except Axar Patel conceded at more than nine runs per over.
Abhishek, Ishan and Iyer are the key batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy.
England will start as slight favourites at Trent Bridge after chasing 191 comfortably in the previous match. Their batting has enough depth to recover even if early wickets fall, while India will rely on Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to provide a better start than before.
England's opening pair can bounce back after failing in the last game and should spend more time at the crease in this match. Both teams are likely to post competitive totals, with at least one batter from each side making a big score.
England's home advantage and a stronger start at the top should help them move closer to winning the third T20I, but India will also put up a strong batting show as they did in the last match.
