India vs England Live Score, Live Cricket Score, 5th Q20I at Ahmedabad Live Updates: AND THAT’S THAT! India sealed a commendable victory thanks to its bowlers, who impressed under pressure throughout the series. England started well with a 130-run endurance between Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan after losing Jason Roy, but a nervous breakdown later cost them the match and series. Virat Kohli and co can celebrate another series win, they came from behind twice, finally sealing it 3-2.
Preview of the fifth T20I: India’s skipper Virat Kohli had consistently emphasized that they wanted to get it right, especially when setting great totals. Until the first three games, the toss had played an important role, and the team that won the toss chose to chase. India finally took the draw out of the equation in the fourth ODI when they outscored England by 8 runs, and leveled the series 2-2. Therefore, the hosts will be extremely confident when they face England in the final ODI in Ahmedabad.
As India seeks to find the desired combination before the T20I World Cup, there have been many finds for the Men in Blue (Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Chahar) that have given Kohli and the team management a happy headache.
One of India’s main concerns has been poor profitability from its openers. KL Rahul, who has only managed 15 runs in 5 innings, will hope to have some kind of impact in the final match. Rohit Sharma has also not lived up to his reputation, scoring 15 and 12 in the two games he has played so far. After his dream debut, Suryakumar seems certain that he will reach the XI.
The Indian closers, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, were smart with their change of pace in the last game. What’s more, it seems like Hardik Pandya has finally started to get into the groove when it comes to bowling. Washington Sundar got a rare day off and is likely to show up in the last game.
For England, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan have not been consistent with the bat. The fast pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood has been effective, but Chris Jordan has filtered runs, thus relieving the pressure on the Indians to some degree.
However, the visitors boast of an energetic lineup, which includes a good amount of depth in both batting and bowling. As Kohli admitted, they will be a force to be reckoned with when the T20I World Cup rolls around. A delicious clash is at stake between the two best T20I teams in the world.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (week), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Nav Saep Thakiniur, . , Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer .
The game starts at 7pm.
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