Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of IND vs ENG 3rd ODI. Image Credits: AFP
All eyes will be on Lord's Cricket Ground as India will play against England in the third and final ODI of the series. With the three-match series tied at 1-1, the winner of this contest will lift the trophy.
But the 'Men in Blue' have faced an early setback as Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the IND vs ENG 3rd ODI.
Much of the attention will also be on former Indian captain Rohit Sharma for the 3rd ODI. Reports emerged that the veteran opener could retire from international cricket after the Lord's ODI.
The third ODI carries extra importance for the Indian team. Earlier on the tour, India suffered a disappointing 0-4 defeat in the T20I series against England. Winning the ODI series would help the visitors finish the England tour on a positive note.
In the first ODI, India won the match by 6 wickets, and in the second ODI, England bounced back and won the match by 4 wickets.
In the IND vs ENG 2nd ODI, Joe Root played a match-winning innings and made 99 runs off 133 balls at a strike rate of 74.44. Virat Kohli has also looked in good touch during the second ODI; the star player made 65 runs off 66 balls at a strike-rate of 98.48.
The 3rd ODI is also a milestone game for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The duo, famously known as ROKO, will field together for the 400th time in international cricket.
Most International Matches Played Together by a Pair:
- 550 – Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara
- 426 – Mahela Jayawardene & Tillakaratne Dilshan
- 418 – Kumar Sangakkara & Tillakaratne Dilshan
- 408 – Sanath Jayasuriya & Muttiah Muralitharan
- 407 – Jacques Kallis & Mark Boucher
- 400* – Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli*
With the excitement at an all-time high for the IND vs ENG 3rd ODI, in this article, let's take a look at the toss update and the playing XI of India and England.
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Why Is Jasprit Bumrah Not Playing In IND vs ENG 3rd ODI?
It is important to mention that Jasprit Bumrah will not play the IND vs ENG 3rd ODI. He has been ruled out of the game due to a left knee injury.
"Jasprit Bumrah had an impact injury on his left knee while fielding in the second ODI in Cardiff. He was not available for selection for the third ODI due to reactive swelling in his left knee." BCCI stated in a press release.
In the playing XI, India have included Arshdeep Singh as Jasprit Bumrah's replacement.
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: Toss Update
Two captains - Shubman Gill (IND) and Harry Brook (ENG) are in the middle for the toss.
England won the toss and opted to bat first.
It is vital to note that India have made three changes in the playing XI. KL Rahul, Prince Yadav and Arshdeep Singh have been included in place of Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube and Jasprit Bumrah.
England have made one change; Josh Tongue comes in for Saqib Mahmood.
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: Playing XIs
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: What The Captains Had To Say
Shubman Gill (India Captain): "(What would he have done) We would've bowled first as well.
(Team news) We have got 3 changes. Boom misses out. He is unavailable due to some knee injury and so is Washington Sundar. Dube also misses out. KL, Prince and Arshdeep are coming back in the side.
(Have they gone on stats to pick Arshdeep for this game?) No, no, we are not the ones who rely on stats too much. We think that he is a great bowler. We were looking to play 4 seamers on this ground. We have seen in the middle overs that spinners don't really offer much compared to the fast bowlers.
(Things to improve from the previous game) I think we were in the game up until the 25th over of the game. After that, we lost too many wickets in the middle overs. Had we been in a decent position, we would've posted a good total on the board which was around 280-300. It's not easy to score freely in the past couple of matches. We need our middle order to step up and take responsibility."
Harry Brook (England Captain): "[What is he going to do?] We are going to have a bat first today.
[Reasons?] Looks like a good surface. Hopefully, we can get to a decent score and put them under pressure.
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[Team news?] Tongue comes back in for Saqib.
[On their periods of play which pleased him in the 2nd ODI] Well, there are loads of periods. I thought we did really well through the middle overs with the ball to restrict them. I can't remember what the figures were, but I think they went for 30 runs in 10 overs or so. And then the way that Rooty batted sets a great template for all of our batters.
[On the opportunity to win the ODI series after winning the T20I series] Yeah, it would be beautiful, wouldn't it? Hopefully we'll be lifting that trophy at the end of the day, but we've got to go in there, assess conditions as well as we can, and adapt to the conditions as well."
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