Stumps : Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Hampshire

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353/1

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Stumps : Day 1 - Somerset lead by 39 runs.

Somerset

201/3

Yorkshire

162/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

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405/4

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Stumps : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

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352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

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306/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Middlesex elected to bat

272/6

MAL won by 12 runs

137/9

125/7

Boost Region need 98 runs in 17.2 remaining overs

115/10

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India vs England 3rd T20I 2025: Match Preview, Prediction, Playing XI, Weather & Pitch Report

by kyle January 27, 2025

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After winning the first two matches, India will be looking to win the five-match T20 series in the third T20 on Monday. England, who batted first in both T20I, gave a small target which India chased. The third T20 will be played on January 28 in Rajkot. This article will discuss the match predictions, playing XI, weather forecast and purchased report for the third T20I.

Match Details

Detail	Information
Match	India vs England, 3rd T20I
Date	January 28, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time	7:00 PM IST (1:30 PM GMT)
Venue	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
Series Status	India leads 2-0
Toss Time	6:30 PM IST

Eng vs Ind: Head-to-Head

India has dominated England in the 27 T20I matches played so far, winning 16 matches, while England has won eleven. The contest has been close on Indian soil, as in the eleven matches so far, India has won 6 matches, while England has won 5 matches.

Weather Report

According to the weather forecast, the temperature during the match will be around 22 degrees Celsius, with low humidity, providing ideal conditions for the game.

Pitch report

The pitch Rajkot has generally favoured the team batting first, which tends to slow down with the match, giving more support to the spinners. In the first two matches of the series Indian spinners were tough to play for England batters and we can see similar white in the third T20I too.

Eng vs Ind: Predicted XI

India Predicted XI

Player	Role
Abhishek Sharma	Batter
Sanju Samson	Wicket-keeper/Batter
Tilak Varma	Batter
Suryakumar Yadav (c)	Batter
Hardik Pandya	All-rounder
Rinku Singh	Batter
Axar Patel	All-rounder
Arshdeep Singh	Bowler
Mohammed Shami	Bowler
Varun Chakaravarthy	Bowler
Ravi Bishnoi	Bowler

England Predicted XI

Player	Role
Phil Salt	Wicket-keeper/Batter
Ben Duckett	Batter
Harry Brook	Batter
Jos Buttler (c)	Wicket-keeper/Batter
Liam Livingstone	All-rounder
Jamie Smith	Batter
Chris Jordan	All-rounder
Rehan Ahmed	All-rounder
Adil Rashid	Bowler
Mark Wood	Bowler
Jofra Archer	Bowler

Eng vs Ind: Dream11 Team

Role	Player	Team	Selection Type
Captain	Suryakumar Yadav	IND	Premium Pick
Vice-Captain	Jos Buttler	ENG	Premium Pick
Wicket-keeper	Sanju Samson	IND	Safe Pick
Batter	Abhishek Sharma	IND	Must Have
Batter	Ben Duckett	ENG	Value Pick
Batter	Tilak Varma	IND	Safe Pick
All-rounder	Hardik Pandya	IND	Must Have
All-rounder	Liam Livingstone	ENG	Value Pick
Bowler	Varun Chakravarthy	IND	Must Have
Bowler	Arshdeep Singh	IND	Safe Pick
Bowler	Jofra Archer	ENG	Value Pick