Visitors England won the toss and opted to field against India in the third and final ODI on Sunday. While India replaced spinner Kuldeep Yadav with pacer T Natarajan in the playing XI, England brought in pacer Mark Wood in place of Tom Curran.
England bounced back in emphatic manner to win the second ODI by six wickets in Pune on Friday. India were hurt by their batting approach and lack of wickets at crucial junctures in the second game. Will India make any changes to their playing XI for the series decider?
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for COVID-19. Tendulkar confirmed that he is infected with the virus on his official Twitter profile.
England played like World Champions and made a mockery of a 337-run target, courtesy a six-hitting spree from Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, to level the three-match ODI series against a stunned India here on Friday.
India were asked to bat after England won the toss in the 2nd ODI in Pune. Contrary to expectations that Suryakumar Yadav would make his debut, it was Rishabh Pant who was included in the lineup for the injured Shreyas Iyer. India lead the series 1-0.
India have been dealt a major blow as in-form Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a dislocated shoulder. As India look to gain an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, they will now have the option of playing Suryakumar Yadav or Shubman Gill in the middle order.
India batsman Shreyas Iyer was on Wednesday ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against England and left in serious doubt for the first half of the IPL starting next month after dislocating his left shoulder in the opening game.
Hours after India's comprehensive victory against England in the first ODI of the three-match series, head coach Ravi Shastri on Wednesday shared a picture from the team's lunch session in Pune. Shastri also highlighted the morale in the Indian dressing room amid bio-bubble struggles.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli carried his T20I form into the ODI format on Tuesday scoring his 61st half-century score in the ODI series opener against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Kohli, with his 56-run knock against England, became the fastest player to score 10,000 international runs on home soil.
The Indian opener, who scored 98 in first ODI, says he was focussing on improving his fitness, skill-work and gym work while keeping himself positive after losing his place from T20 squad.
England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to field against India in the first ODI of the three-match series; India handed ODI debuts to Krunal Pandya and Prasidh Krishna while spinner Kuldeep Yadav also made a comeback to the playing XI.
Shikhar Dhawan, who was dropped from the playing eleven after the first T20I, will open the batting with Rohit Sharma in the first ODI against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, India skipper Virat Kohli said on Monday.
Indian captain Virat Kohli opened the innings with Rohit Sharma in the fifth and final T20I of the series against England. The duo shined on the night as it added 94 runs for the first wicket, with Rohit scoring 64. Kohli remained unbeaten on 80.
The top order and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India script a stunning 36-run win in the fifth and final T20I match of the series and subsequently wrap up the contest.
Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider here on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup. India will now be hoping K L Rahul fires at the top, having showed some form in the previous game following scores of 1, 0, 0.
It all comes down to the final match of the series between India and England as the two sides meet in the decider in Ahmedabad. The series is currently level at 2-2, with Virat Kohli's men registering an 8-run win in the fourth T20I.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the opening women's T20 International of the three-match series against South Africa here due to an injury, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said on Friday.
The BCCI on Friday announced India's ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against England. Suryakumar Yadav, who enjoyed a brilliant outing in his maiden T20I innings on Thursday, earned a maiden call-up to the ODI squad, and so did pacer Prasidh Krishna and all-rounder Krunal Pandya.
The BCCI on Friday announced India's ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against England. Suryakumar Yadav, who enjoyed a brilliant outing in his maiden T20I innings on Thursday, earned a maiden call-up to the ODI squad, and so did pacer Prasidh Krishna and all-rounder Krunal Pandya.
His terrific innings in only his second international outing was cut short by a controversial dismissal, but Suryakumar Yadav took it on his chin, saying few things are "not in my control". He smashed a blistering 57 off 31 balls to set up India's series-levelling eight-run win against England in the fourth T20I.
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