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IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Mohammed Shami Returns; India To Bowl First In Rajkot

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I toss update, playing XIs: Mohammed Shami has finally returned to the Indian team's playing 11 after 14 months.

India playing 11 for IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: The third T20 match between India and England is scheduled to be played in Rajkot. With India leading the series 2-0 after winning the first two games, England faces a must-win situation to stay alive in IND vs ENG T20I series and avoid an early defeat.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I toss update: India won the toss and asked England to bat first in Rajkot. One change in India playing XI from last game. Mohammed Shami has finally returned to the Indian team's playing 11 after 14 months. Check details below...

What captains said...

Suryakumar Yadav: We will bowl first, looks nice and hard, don't think it will change later as well. Rajkot has always been a good track, sure it will be a sporting one. We wanted to play a different brand of cricket but at the same time you need to understand the situation and he (Tilak) bailed the side out. We'll look at it as a 3 game series from here, boys are charged up. Arshdeep is resting, Shami comes in.

Jos Buttler: Looks a really good surface, looking forward to batting. We would've chased as well. Looks a good wicket, guys have had a good practice yesterday and we're excited for the match. Was a really good game of cricket, we fought really hard and pushed them all the way. We need to play really well tonight. We know how well India play, they're a strong team. We need a good total to defend. Same team but Jamie Smith will keep wickets, Salt has got a little stiff calf.

Playing XIs for India vs England 3rd T20I

India playing 11 for IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.

England playing 11 for IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith(w), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

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