India and England will play the third and final ODI of the series on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India, who already has a 2-0 lead, will aim for a 3-0 clean sweep. It’s the final game for both teams before the Champions Trophy begins on February 19th.
A look at #TeamIndia‘s updated squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 🙌#ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/FchaclveBL
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 12, 2025
Match Details:
India vs England, 3rd ODI
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time: February 12th at 1:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Telecast & Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+hotstar
What is the Pitch Report for IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI?
The last time the venue hosted an ODI was in 2023 in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final. It will be hot in the afternoon with the maximum temperature touching 31 degrees Celsius. Batting under the lights is an easy option rather than defending.
Recent form:
India: Won, Won, Lost, Lost, Tied
England: Lost, Lost, Lost, Won, Lost
IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI Probable Winners:
India are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI?
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill / Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul / Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja / Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav / Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.
England
Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse / Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer / Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood.
🚨 NEWS 🚨
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. Harshit Rana named replacement.
Other squad updates 🔽 #TeamIndia | #ChampionsTrophy https://t.co/RML5I79gKL
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 11, 2025
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI?
Top Pick – Batter
Axar Patel played according to the team’s needs in the series as he made 93 runs in 2 matches at a strike rate of 103.33 and picked up a wicket.
Top Pick – Bowler
Adil Rashid has 3 wickets to his name in the series, the most for an England bowler.
𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙨, 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨
Be a part of the organ donation initiative on the 12th of February at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad! 🏟️
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Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Phil Salt has the highest strike rate (125.45) for England in the series and scored 69 runs in 2 matches with the top score of 43.
X-Factor:
Spending significant time in the domestic circuit has helped Shreyas Iyer to level up his game. In 2 matches in the series, he made 103 runs with the top score of 59.
Australia spinner under scanner after his action was reported following the second #SLvAUS Test in Galle.
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What are the Fantasy Suggested teams for IND vs ENG, 3rd ODI?
1. Jos Buttler, Phil Salt (c), Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel (vc), Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Arshdeep Singh.
2. Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli (c), Joe Root (vc), Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer.
A forced shuffle for Afghanistan who finalise their #ChampionsTrophy squad 👇https://t.co/onNdAPmr6o
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Pre-Match Analysis:
India are a different beast altogether when it comes to playing the bilateral ODI series at home. Despite the frequent changes of combination, they raised their bar to the occasion and earned the results they wanted in the ongoing ODI series, taking an unassailable lead of 2-0 with wins in Nagpur and Cuttack. It’s a short-term relief for the under-fire coach Gautam Gambhir, who has a bigger task ahead with the Champions Trophy coming up next week. Rohit Sharma’s return to form is the major update from Cuttack ODI as the Indian skipper smacked a stupendous century (119 from 90 balls) as Men in Blue successfully achieved the run-chase of 304 with 33 balls to spare.
Axar Patel’s promotion to No.5 is an impressive move as the all-rounder scored 52 and 41 in the series so far. With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a back injury, India has managed to bring in Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana, while Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was initially in the squad has dropped to the reserves list.
The lean patch extends for England in the white-ball format, who have lost 4 ODI bilateral series in a row, since their league exit in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The traditional way of playing and approaching the game, especially with the ball hasn’t yielded them any results and they need to move on going forward with the Champions around the corner. The variety they bring into the ODIs like the other powerhouses India and Australia isn’t skillful enough to dominate world cricket. Their bold decision to bat first in the first two ODIs of the series got them into trouble as they were outclassed with an identical 4-wicket margin.
The team has scored 4 half-centuries in the series but none of them got converted into the 3-figure mark. With the ball Adil Rashid, their lead spinner was the only bowler to complete his full quota of 10 overs in both games and managed to pick up 3 wickets. Having already dropped the series, they need to pull off something extraordinary to end the series on a winning note, that will keep them fresh for the Champions Trophy which is starting next week.
