IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Pitch Report: The third match of the 5-match T20I series between India and England will be played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday, 28 January.
IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Pitch Report for Niranjan Shah Stadium
Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, who has won the first two matches of the series, will be eyeing a hat-trick of wins and an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
At the same time, the England team will be eyeing to stay alive in the series by winning the third T20I. In the last T20I played in Chennai, the guests gave a tough fight to India, but on the strength of Tilak Verma’s fighting innings, India was able to win that match by 2 wickets. In this article, we will tell you how the pitch and the weather of Rajkot Stadium will be during this match.
Pitch Conditions at Niranjan Shah Stadium
The pitch of Niranjan Shah Stadium is usually favourable for the batsmen. Here the ball comes on the bat well with good bounce, due to which big scores are made here. Teams batting first often get an advantage here. Batting first, the team can score big here.
It is a bit difficult to chase runs at this venue because the conditions get a bit tough with time. A flat pitch helps the batsmen in the beginning, but later this pitch starts to slow down. In such a situation, the toss will be very important for both the teams, the team winning the toss prefers to bat first.
Also Read: IND vs ENG 3rd T20: Match Preview and Details
Niranjan Shah Stadium Statistics
| Stat | Details |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 5 |
| Matches won batting first | 3 (60%) |
| Matches won bowling first | 2 (40%) |
| Matches won after winning the toss | 4 (80%) |
| Matches won after losing the toss | 1 (20%) |
| Highest score | 228 |
| Lowest score | 87 |
| Highest score in the chase | 202 |
| Average runs per wicket | 28.53 |
| Average runs per over | 8.91 |
| Average score batting first | 189 |
IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Predicted Playing XIs
India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.
England: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Jos Buttler (captain), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
