IND vs ENG Live Score, 3rd T20I: All eyes on India playing XI, toss at 9.30 PM

IND vs ENG Live Score, 3rd T20I: Two games into this series, and the numbers already look uncomfortable for India. Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy tenure has been off to a poor start. India are yet to win a match since their T20 World Cup triumph, and they need to fix things quickly. A loss at Trent Bridge will effectively end their chance to win the IND vs ENG T20I series, and India would want to avoid that after losing the series to Ireland. With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pushed to the top in place of Sanju Samson, the expectations are high. 

England arrive with genuine momentum and a settled top order. The Ben Stokes retirement story is still playing out in the background at the ECB, but it has not touched this side’s form on the field. Jacob Bethell has been the story of the tour so far. Whether India can find an answer to him, and to a bowling attack that has troubled their middle order twice already, will decide most of how this series finishes.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I match preview

India’s problem in Manchester was in the middle overs. Despite Abhishek Sharma’s 43 off 24 helping India score 65/2 in the powerplay, the innings almost stalled in the middle overs, with Ishan Kishan scoring a sluggish 40-ball 49. India eventually posted 190/7, but then the bowling let them down. 

Arshdeep Singh took 3/40 and reduced England’s top order early, but Bethell simply absorbed the pressure with a 46-ball 76 and then took the game away in the back half of the chase. That is now twice in three matches that India’s total or bowling has not held up, and Ravi Bishnoi’s place in the XI looks genuinely uncertain heading into Nottingham, with Prince Yadav the likely replacement. Bishnoi leaked 60 runs in 4 overs, and Shreyas Iyer blamed his lacklustre show for the loss. 

England will go unchanged as they have already announced their Playing XI. Jos Buttler is the concern in that batting order with just one 30+ score in his last 16 T20I innings. A duck in Manchester revived questions about his position that seemed settled a year ago when he and Phil Salt put on 126 in 7.5 overs against South Africa. Jofra Archer leads the pace attack. His opening spell against Abhishek Sharma is likely to set the tone for India’s whole innings.

India vs England 3rd T20I Playing XIs

England Playing XI

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue 

Predicted India Playing XI

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar/Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy 

IND vs ENG head-to-head in T20Is

India lead the overall T20I record against England, though home conditions in this country have historically made the contest tighter than the raw numbers suggest. Right now, the momentum sits firmly with the hosts. England lead 1-0 with a washout and a four-wicket win, and India’s recent run of five completed T20Is reads LLLWW, while England’s reads WLWWW.

• Matches: 32
• India wins: 18
• England wins: 13
• No Result: 1
• In England: Matches: 11, India win: 4, England win: 6, NR: 1

Where to watch England vs India live

The England vs India 3rd T20I is live in India on Sony Sports Network, with streaming available on SonyLIV and JioHotstar. Toss is set to take place at 9:30 PM IST.