IND vs ENG 3rd ODI Live: England win the toss and elect to bat first; Big change in Team India, Bumrah out of the team

• The decisive match at Lord’s begins
• England won the toss and elected to bat first
• Bumrah out of the match due to knee injury

The third and final match of the three-match ODI series between India and England will begin with a slight twist. The match will be played at the historic stadium of Lodrus. Before that both the team captains Shubman Gill and Harry Brook have entered the field for the coin toss. England have won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India has made a major change in the playing XI with Jasprit Bumrah out of the match due to a knee injury. KL Rahul, Prince and Arshdeep Singh have been included in the squad in his place.

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Lord’s Cricket Ground pitch report

Lord’s cricket ground generally favors fast bowlers. Here the ball gets extra swing, which causes problems for the batsmen. So fast bowlers can dominate in this match. Since it is challenging to bat in the second innings on this pitch, the team winning the toss may decide to bat first. So far, the team batting first has won 35 matches played at this ground. So, the team batting in the second innings has won 33 matches. During the toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill said that if he had won the toss, he would have preferred to bowl first.

The series is tied at 1-1

England leveled the series 1-1 after winning the second ODI in Cardiff. In that match, Joe Root scored a brilliant unbeaten knock of 99 runs to win the team. In 21 bilateral ODI series against India, England have won only seven times so far. They last beat India in an ODI series in 2018. England captain Harry Brook believes his team has the potential to do much better than expected. But, India will be looking to improve their performance by winning the series.

Playing of both teams 11

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, famous Krishna.

England: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.

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