New Delhi. The final match of the 3-match ODI series between India and England is to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday, 17 July. In this series both the teams are tied at 1-1. In such a situation, today’s match is going to be very important for both India and England. According to cricket experts, the toss can play an important role in today’s match. With Sunday being the deciding match of the series, the captain who wins the toss will have to decide whether to bowl or bat first only after deliberation. However, in both the matches of the series, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss. In the first match, Rohit took the decision to bowl and he proved to be right. But in the second match, his decision proved to be wrong. After all this, if Rohit Sharma is successful in winning the toss once again today, then he will have to decide after thinking.
India’s probable playing 11
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prashant Krishna
England’s probable playing 11
Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carrs, Reece Topley
How is the mood of the pitch?
The final match between India and England is to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester. The role of the pitch of that ground is considered very important in any match. In such a situation, if we talk about the pitch of Old Trafford, then it is generally considered to be batting friendly. Accordingly, this pitch can prove to be helpful for the batsmen. The average score of the team batting first at this ground is 278 runs. Apart from this, the record of the team batting after is not good here. Accordingly, it is believed that between the captains of India and England, whoever wins the toss can decide to bat first.