New Delhi: Down 1-0, Team India has made a brilliant comeback in the T20I series against England as the team registered an 8-wicket victory in the 2nd T20I on Sunday. And with the series being leveled at 1-1, it will be all about maintaining the winning momentum when Virat Kohli-led team India takes the field in the third game on Tuesday.
Here are the Top 5 players from both the line-ups who can dictate the course of the third T20I match in Ahmedabad.
1. Rishabh Pant
Pant has shown a glimpse of his destructive power in the first two matches of the T20I series, by playing some outstanding shots against the likes of Jofra Archer and other renowned bowlers. He has been promoted to number 4 in the team’s line-up change the course of middle overs. The left-hander would be expected to score big and win the third match of the series for India with his bat only.
2. Dawid Malan
Dawid Malan is a playmaker in the middle overs from England. He has not shown his best yet in the series and might produce a big score for his team in the crucial stage. He can score a big amount of runs with a high run rate that makes him one of the most dangerous batsmen on the team. He has got an agg. of 903 runs in the first 21 T20I innings on an average of 53.11 with a strike rate of 146.82. He has scored 1 hundred and 9 fifties.
3. Rohit Sharma
After being rested for a couple of games in the series, Sharma is expected to play the 3rd match of the series. Rohit Sharma is one of the most prominent batsmen in team India and has a great ability to score big at a high run rate. He was in great form and is known to be India’s best batsman in the Test series. No batsman has ever scored more hundreds in the international T20 cricket than Sharma.
4. Adil Rashid
Adil Rashid was at his best in the series opener and also picked a big wicket of captain Virat Kohli. He has numerous tricks up his sleeve and may pose some serious problems for team India’s batsmen. He has an excellent economy rate of 7.51 in T20I for an attacking leg spinner.
5. Jason Roy
So far, Jason Roy started off moderately well in the series. In the first T20I match the opener scored 49 runs, followed up with 46 runs in the 2nd match. However, Roy will be looking forward to scoring big which could put huge pressure on team India’s bowlers. With a strike rate of 143.8, Roy has scored 985 runs in 40 T20Is.
