India vs England 3rd Test - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
After suffering a loss in the first Test, India bounced back to level the series by winning the second Test in Visakhapatnam comprehensively. Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a brilliant double-ton and a six-wicket haul from Jasprit Bumrah helped them get a first-innings lead of 143.
Shubman Gill hit a ton in India’s second innings as they set a target of 399 for the English side. England showed great courage while chasing, but regular wickets saw them getting bundled out on 292 to lose the game by 106 runs.
After a 10-day break, the exciting series resumes, and both sides will be looking to bring out their A-game in the third Test. The hosts will be eager to carry forward the winning momentum whereas Ben Stokes’ men will be hoping to get back to winning ways.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
IND vs ENG 3rd Test Match Details
Match: IND vs ENG, 3rd Test, England Tour of India
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Ben Stokes will lead England Cricket Team
When: February 15 – February 19, Thursday
Match is going to start at 09:30 a.m.
Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 133 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 32 matches and England has won 51 whereas 50 matches ended up in tie.
Likely playing XI
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Axar Patel/Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Bench: KL Rahul, KS Bharat, RA Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep
England
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson
Bench: Ollie Robinson, MJ Leach, Shoaib Bashir, AAP Atkinson, DW Lawrence
Pitch report
The pitch at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium is expected to be spin-friendly. The spinners are likely to get plenty of assistance from the surface as the ball tends to hold a bit. It will be hard work for the batters while playing at this venue.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Ben Stokes
Best Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah
Weather forecast for today in Rajkot
Maximum temperature: 32°C
Minimum temperature: 17°C
Wind speed: 14km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 28, 500
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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