ODI series on the line as India takes on England at Old Trafford

It is sure to be a crackling affair at the Old Trafford as India and England collide with sights on the silverware, with a few questions looming on the horizon. Team India will be battling the English hosts with the ODI series up for grabs. 

Both sides have exhibited sublime bowling form in a game apiece to level the fray. England will be high on confidence after Reece Topley took charge in the preceding encounter to skittle out the formidable Indian batting unit for a paltry 146. The Indian bowlers, on the contrary, will not be too despondent either as they have been in sublime touch in both the games with Bumrah and Chahal leading the way.

India secured a historic win at the Oval in the first ODI of the series as Bumrah claimed six scalps to derail the English batting line-up that is yet to impress, especially with Shami and Bumrah dealing considerable damage. Chahal used the extra bounce and movement at Lord’s to make it his day as the English batters were no match to his turning wizardry.

The ODI series this far has seen an intriguing pattern with the bowlers dominating, as opposed to the previous few years in England where the batters have had the bigger say. Will Old Trafford throw up a more batter-friendly conditions?

Match details:

England vs India (3rd ODI, ODI series)

Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Old Trafford

17th July 2022

3:30 PM IST

Head-to-head:

Total matches: 105

India: 56

England: 44

Squads:

England:

Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey.

India:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.