The third and decisive match of the 3-match ODI series between India and England is at Lord’s. This match will be played on Sunday (July 19) at 3:30 pm Indian time. In the first match of the series, Team India won by 6 wickets. Host England leveled the series by registering a win in Cardiff.
Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian team will create history at Lord’s by winning the first ODI series on foreign soil. In fact, Team India has not been able to win any ODI match on this prestigious ground for 22 years.
India has played 9 ODI matches at Lord’s so far, in which it has won 4 and lost 4, while one match has been tied. The team last won the ODI match on this ground, which is called the Mecca of cricket, in the final of the famous NatWest Trophy in 2004. Since then it has lost 3 out of 4 matches. In 2011, the match ended in a tie.
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What is Rohit Sharma’s record at Lord’s?
The eyes of the entire cricket world will be on Rohit Sharma in this match to be played between India and England on Sunday. Before this match, speculations about Rohit’s retirement are intense. According to media reports, this could be the last match of Rohit’s international career. BCCI has definitely rejected these speculations but there is a lot of pressure on Rohit. 39-year-old Rohit has failed with the bat in the first two matches of the series.
‘Hitman’ would like to prove himself at Lord’s. However, it is not going to be easy for him, because his ODI record at Lord’s is nothing special. Rohit has played two ODI matches here, in which he has been able to score only 15 runs. He played an ODI match on this ground for the first time in 2018, in which he was able to score only 15 runs in 26 balls. After this, in 2022 he could not even open his account after playing 10 balls.
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Probable playing XI of both the teams:
India – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna
England – Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood.
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