Eoin Morgan made his first big call of the night in his 100th T20I
Tilg England pick a bowl vs. India
Eoin Morgan made his first big call of the night in his 100th T20I, as he opted to bowl in the third T20I.
With the series locked at 1-1, after a pair of complete wins for each of the running teams in the first two games, Virat Kohli admitted that he would also prefer the opportunity to go on the field first before The dew would start in the evening, but He acknowledged that the prospect of his new line becoming aggressive from the outset would be an important part of their preparation ahead of the T20 World Cup in the afternoon. October.
Both sides made individual changes to the lineup on Sunday. England resisted the temptation to return Moeen Ali to their starting XI, with Mark Wood passing appropriately after maintaining a cooked ankle in the opening pause and confidence in restarting the 90mph attack with whether he rushed the Indian bats in the England eight-wicket series. -opening win. Tom Curran, who recovered hard for the second game, returned to the bench.
For India, Rohit Sharma was back at the top of the order, after a break for the opening two games, and resumed his partnership with KL Rahul, who was held despite a six-ball duck. Sunday. Current man Ishan Kishan will come in at No. 3, following his first full-power tour. His Mumbai Indians team-mate Suryakumar Yadav, who made his debut in the second game, made his way after becoming an unused bat in that game.
This competition takes place on a red soil surface, as opposed to the black soil used for the first two fixtures, which tends to be richer and give the spinners more kick.
“The wicket looks good, with a grass cover, some soil, and a short finish on one side, and it’s a little damper,” Morgan said at the throw. “He’s the best player to play the game.”
“I would have chosen to bowl first but you have to accept what you do, even when you miss the throw,” Kohli said.
After a crowd of more than 66,000 turned out for Sunday’s game, this game will be played behind closed doors, after a spike in the Covid-19 cases in Gujarat, which is a disappointment for the fans. fighting on all sides – Jason Roy of England on Monday admitted that playing in front of fans is a major source of adrenalin for professional athletes.
“It’s a challenge for us today,” Kohli said. “It’s great that the series is over at 1-1, England will come out hard. A huge crowd adds to the feeling and passion of the environment, but we have to be professional.”
India 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Ishan Kishan, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
England 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Dawid Malan, 4 Jonny Bairstow, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Mark Wood
Andrew Miller is the UK editor of ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @miller_cricket