India vs England 3rd T20I LIVE Scorecard: Mohammed Shami Makes Comeback After 14 Months, India Opt To Bowl

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: England Playing XI

Here’s England’s playing XI for the 3rd T20I:

Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith (wk), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: India Playing XI

India’s playing XI for the 3rd T20I:

Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: England make one switch

England have made a switch, not to their playing XI, but to their wicket-keeper. Jamie Smith will be keeping wickets instead of Phil Salt, confirms Jos Buttler.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Mohammed Shami returns!

Mohammed Shami returns! Arshdeep Singh, who has been in such good form, has been rested for the game. Straight swap for Team India.

Shami will play makes his India comeback after 14 months. It will be his first game since the 2023 World Cup Final.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: India win the toss!

India have won the toss and have opted to bowl! They will be chasing for the third T20I in a row.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: All eyes on India XI

We are moments away from toss time. Will Mohammed Shami make his India comeback for the first time since the 2023 World Cup final?

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: RCB batters struggling

England have as many as three batters who will play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025, but all of them have struggled for form.

Phil Salt has got out in the first over in both games, Liam Livingstone has managed a total of 13 runs, and Jacob Bethell got dropped!

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Sanju Samson eyeing a big one

Sanju Samson has had a couple of starts in the series, but hasn’t kicked on and scored big yet. We know his capabilities – he scored 3 T20I hundreds in 2024. Can he flourish today?

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: The results so far

Here’s how the first two T20Is shaped up:

1st T20I, Kolkata

ENG – 132 all out (20)

IND – 133/3 (12.5)

2nd T20I, Chennai

ENG – 165/9 (20)

IND – 166/8 (19.2)

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Can England solve the spin mystery?

Varun Chakravarthy has run riot so far in the series, picking up 5 wickets in two games, and England batters in general have had no answer to the spin bowling. Even if it was the smog in Kolkata, it couldn’t have been the same in Chennai. What answer will they have this time?

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Chance for Shivam Dube?

India may look to pump up their middle order a bit more today, and hand Shivam Dube a game. The left-hander brings handy spin as well, which could see him selected ahead of either Washington Sundar or Axar Patel.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Problems for England

England face a fair few headaches heading into the third T20I. The England batting has failed to fire, with stars like Phil Salt, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone disappointing so far. 

Only captain Jos Buttler has stepped up, and is the highest run-scorer of the series so far with 113.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: 30 minutes till toss time

We are just 30 minutes away from toss time, which will take place at 6:30 PM IST. The game will begin at 7 PM IST.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Tilak Varma on the rise

The star of Tilak Varma continues to rise. We ghad seen his powerhitting in South Africa earlier, but the second T20I showed us his composure under pressure. 72 off 55 balls, and a superb knock to take India home on the day.

Tilak has now scored more than 300 runs without being dismissed in T20I cricket, a record.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Why should Shami play?

India have no reason to change their winning combination purely based on performance, but they may be looking to give Mohammed Shami a game given the fact that he is in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad.

Shami’s last game for India was the 2023 World Cup final. His last T20I was against England, back in November 2022.

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Gambhir has a plan for Shami

Sitanshu Kotak also stated that Gautam Gambhir has a plan for Mohammed Shami.

“There is definitely a plan (for Shami) for coming matches as well and One-dayers, but the coach Gautam and obviously Surya will take a call. And fitness, definitely not a problem depending on how they are planning to build this load.”

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Mystery over Shami

India’s newly-appointed batting coach Sitanshu Kotak stated ahead of the third game that Shami is fit, but that he has no knowledge about the selection. Here’s his exact quote, as per PTI:

“Yes, Shami is fit but something about him playing or not playing, I am not the one who can answer.”

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Big selection dilemma

India have no major reason to change their lineup, but one question is on the lips of every fan: Will Mohammed Shami play?

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Perfect start

Team India have had the ideal start to the five-match T20I series, and will be hoping to wrap up the series win today. 2 games, 2 wins so far!

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I LIVE: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the India vs England 3rd T20I, right here on NDTV Sports! We are live from the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.