New Delhi: The third T20I match of the series between India and England will be played on July 7 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Before this important match, England has not made any changes in its playing XI. ECB has retained the same team which won the second match.
England trusts the same team
In the second T20I, England defeated India by 4 wickets. The hero of that victory was Jacob Bethel, who played a brilliant innings to finish the team off the mark. Seeing this performance, captain Harry Brook and the team management decided to keep the same combination for the third match also. The host team would like to maintain the winning streak and take the lead in the series.
Harry Brook’s statement
After winning the second match, Harry Brook praised the team’s efforts. He said, "I am very happy. The players worked hard on the field. It was a great performance." Brook told that the team’s planning was regarding fielding. "We had talked about staying away from the boundary line and stopping taking two runs. The statistics were also in our favor.
We took two runs 11 times while India took only 5 runs. We are very happy with this." he adds, "Seeing the wind and the size of the field, we knew that the target could be chased. The plan was to get off to a fast start in the powerplay. There was some trouble in the initial overs, but after that we were in a good position. And then the way Bethel batted was amazing."
pressure on india
India has not yet been able to open its account in the three-match series. The team captained by Shreyas Iyer is now on the backfoot. The third match is do or die for them. Team India would like to have better performance with both ball and bat. Especially the focus will have to be on stopping wickets and runs in the middle overs.
England’s playing XI for the third T20 match
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Josh Tong.
The pitch at Trent Bridge is generally considered good for batsmen. In such a situation, a high scoring match can be seen once again. This match will be the last chance for India to make a comeback in the series.
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