3 Player Battles to Watch out for in the third IND vs ENG T20 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium
Suryakumar Yadav and his men have shown a great depth of talent as they have swept a strong English team in the first two matches to take a 2-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series. Now, with a 2-0 lead, Team India will step on the field to face England in the third game on Tuesday.
This clash will begin at 7 PM IST at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot. The second game was a nail-biter which went down to the final over. Both teams are looking to take down each other; that is why the coming game, the expectation from the second game, is also very high. In this article, we will talk about the top three batters we will see in the third IND vs ENG T20I.
Three Player Battles to watch out for in the 3rd IND vs ENG T20Is
Abhishek Sharma vs Jofra Archer
Star opener Abhishek Sharma will carry on his aggressive approach and will try to give India a solid start in the powerplay. If he can play for the first six overs, India will have a flying start. But that is when England will look at their best bowler, Jofra Archer, to stop the southpaw.
That is where this will be an interesting battle for the game. Abhishek has taken Archer for 24 runs in 13 balls with four fours and one six this series.
Jos Buttler vs Varun Chakravarthy
English captain Jos Buttler is the leading scorer this season. He has scored 113 runs in two innings at an average of 56.50 and a strike rate of 152.70. He has made sure that England gets to a competitive score. A lot depends on Buttler's form, as he is a mainstay of the team.
Varun Chakravarthy has found success against the English captain. Varun has dismissed Buttler once in 13 balls, while the English captian has scored 16 runs off 13 balls off the spinner. Notably, Varun has dismissed Buttler twice in the IPL as well.
Phil Salt vs Arshdeep Singh
Phil Salt had two horrible outings as he hasn't been able to go past Arshdeep Singh. Both times, he has been dismissed by the left-arm pacer. But it can't take away from the no. 2 ranked T20I batter. Salt is a dynamic batter, which we saw in the IPL.
He can use the batting conditions in Rajkot and can be a dangerous batter for India. But Arshdeep, who has had his number, will be his biggest challenge. Can Arshdeep dismiss him three times in a row?
