第3回T20I対英対インド戦のインドイレブンを予想：ハルシット・ラナとドゥベ・イン、シャミはベンチ入りを続ける

インドXIは第3回T20I対イングランド戦に出場予定：ハルシット・ラナとシヴァム・ドゥベがサイドに出場し、シャミ、ジュレル、ビシュノイが出場予定

India cricket team will be forced to make a couple of changes to their playing XI for IND vs ENG 3rd T20I. Suryakumar Yadav and co. will be aiming to carry on with the winning momentum, having defeated England in Kolkata and Chennai. While Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy will be unavailable for the tie, it is most likely that Dhruv Jurel and Ravi Bishnoi will be excluded from the playing XI for the contest in Rajkot.

Predicted India XI for 3rd T20I

Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson (WK)
Suryakumar Yadav (C)
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Shivam Dube
Axar Patel
Washington Sundar
Harshit Rana
Arshdeep Singh
Varun Chakravarthy

Dube in, Jurel out

Dube was added to the squad as a replacement for an injured Nitish Kumar Reddy. The explosive middle-order batter could be the perfect addition to the Indian middle-order. After all, the surface at the Niranjan Shah cricket stadium in Rajkot is expected to favour the batters. Dhruv Jurel, who failed to fire in IND vs ENG 2nd T20I, is expected to be benched for the 3rd T20I. Dube’s ability to bowl will also come as an additional advantage for India as pacers are expected to fare better than spinners at the venue.

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Rana in XI, Shami on bench

Harshit Rana, who came into the field as a substitute player in Chennai, is expected to be included in the playing XI for the 3rd T20I. He will join hands with Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya and Dube to complete a formidable pace battery.

Shami, who is yet to make his international comeback, has been warming the bench so far in the series. He is likely to continue doing so in IND vs ENG 3rd T20I as the suspense over his fitness continues. Besides, with the ICC Champions Trophy coming up, India wouldn’t want to take too much risk with the veteran pacer.

Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel will serve as India’s go-to spinners. The team also has other part-time options like Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma at their disposal.