England vs India: 3rd ODI- Match Preview, Playing XI's, Pitch Report & Updates

India and England are all set to meet in the third and the final ODI of the series. Here is the match preview.

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India and England are all set to meet in the third and the final ODI of the series. The three-match series is currently levelled at 1-1. Both teams would look to win the match and claim the series. Old Trafford in Manchester on the 17th of July. India easily won the first match by 10 wickets, while England responded with a 100-run victory in the second.

Team Updates

England

After winning the second match of the series, England will look to continue the winning momentum with the same playing XI. Jos Buttler will look to avoid making any changes from the winning combination that worked so well in the last match. 

Predicted XI

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley.

India

After winning the first ODI, India dealt with a major blow as they experienced a 100-run defeat against England. Virat Kohli made a comeback after getting recovered from his groin injury. But, he failed to contribute once again. Still, Rohit will look to go with the same team to win this series on Sunday.

Predicted XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Pitch Conditions

Pitch at Old Trafford in Manchester generally provides assistance to both batters and bowlers. The pitch is tipped to be batting friendly as any team, while batting first, will look to score a minimum of 300 runs. Spinners might get into some play in the second innings also. However, in the last five instances, chasing teams won four times at this venue.   

Head to Head

Till now, these teams have played 105 matches so far. Among those, England won 44 matches while India managed to win 56 matches. Two matches ended as ties while three matches ended without any result.

Venue and Broadcasting Details

Venue and Time - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, 3:30 PM IST

Broadcasting Details - Sony Sports Network will telecast the match on TV while SonyLiv will telecast via online streaming.

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