India thrashed England in Lord’s. Will England bounce back from an embarrassing defeat against India? Let’s see who has the better chance of winning. This Preview will give you most of the statistics you need to know for the 3rd Test match between ENG AND IND. Let’s start by looking at Probable 11 for both sides.
Probable 11 for Team England:
- R. Burns
- H. Hameed
- David Malan
- Joe Root (C)
- Johny Bairstow
- Jos Buttler (WK)
- Moeen Ali
- Sam Curran
- S. Mahmood
- O. Robinson
- Jimmy Anderson
As you can see above, I have made a change. I have replaced Dom Sibley with David Malan. This is because Dom didn’t score a lot. He scored 11 runs in total in that test match. So by bringing Malan into the mix, Englands’ batting can become more stable.
And S. Mahmood is replacing Mark Wood because Mark Wood has injured his shoulder; hence, he will not play in the 3rd Test.
Probable 11 for Team India:
- Rohit Sharma
- KL Rahul
- Pujara
- Virat Kohli (C)
- Rahane
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ishant Sharma
- Mohammad Siraj
- Mohammad Shami
- Jasprit Bumrah
As you can see in the above list, I haven’t made any changes to the India team.
Anderson VS INDIA The Battle Continues:
Stats of Anderson Against India:
| Innings: | 60 |
| Wickets: | 127 |
| 5 Wicket Hauls: | 5 |
| Average: | 24.92 |
Stats of Anderson Against India at Leeds:
| Innings: | 18 |
| Wickets: | 39 |
| 5 Wicket Hauls: | 3 |
| Average: | 27:12 |
As you can see above, Anderson has… well dominated India again. God, is there one time when Anderson hasn’t embarrassed Indian Batsman? He has the most test wickets against India in Cricket History.
INDIA OPENING PARTNERSHIPS AWAY FROM HOME: (SINCE 2019)
Finally, India has found a decent opening partnership in the form of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. You can see in the below table how many different partnerships India has tried since 2019.
| Rohit Sharma – KL Rahul: | Innings: 4 | Runs: 275 | Average: 68.75 | 50s/100S: 1/1 |
| Rohit Sharma – Shubman Gill: | Innings: 4 | Runs: 170 | Average: 42.50 | 50s/100s: 2/0 |
| Mayank Agarwal – Prithvi Shaw: | Innings: 6 | Runs: 88 | Average: 14:66 | 50s/100s: 0/0 |
| Mayank Agarwal – Shubman Gill: | Innings: 2 | Runs: 16 | Average: 8.00 | 50s/100s: 0/0 |
| Mayank Agarwal – KL Rahul: | Innings: 5 | Runs: 86 | Average: 17.20 | 50s/100s: 0/0 |
WOW! That is CRAZY! India has tried five different opening pairs in 2 years. And they have found only one decent pair until now. That is surprising.
Rivalry to Watch out for this Test Match: Joe Root VS Kohli:
Since 2020 Joe Root has dominated Test Cricket with the bat. Out of the two batsmen, the only Root is constantly scoring runs. You can see the stats of both batsmen below in a table.
JOE ROOT IN 2020:
| Innings: | 33 |
| Runs: | 1741 |
| Average: | 58.03 |
| 50s/100s | 5/5 |
KOHLI IN 2020:
| Innings: | 17 |
| Runs: | 407 |
| Average: | 23.94 |
| 50s/100s | 3/0 |
As you can see in the Table above, Joe Root has gotten the better of Kohli in the past year. But who knows The Run Machine, King Kohli can undoubtedly come back and win the war.
Pitch Report:
The Pitch in Leeds assists the pacers more than the spinners. So both the teams’ pacers have to be at their best in this test match. I think the team which wins the toss should elect to bat first. This is because the team which bats first can observe and get familiar with the pitch and bowl accordingly.
Weather Report:
Chances off, Rain spoiling the 3rd Test may happen. It is very cloudy in Headingley, so there will be dew which the batsman can utilize on. Let’s hope that it doesn’t rain again.
Prediction:
We pick Team India to win this test match. Team India has been playing very dominantly and practicing very hard after their WTC FINAL LOSS against New Zealand. Team India has been playing very confidently, and they have been playing to their strengths. England also may have a chance if another batsman except Joe Root step up and play a good inning for the Team. And we are picking India also because they have a fantastic record at Headingley.
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