ENG vs IND Prediction, 3rd Test, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

England will cross swords with India in the third Test of the five-match Test series, starting on Thursday, July 10, at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

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Moving into the details of the second Test, India batted first after losing the toss. They went on to post a daunting total of 587 runs in 151 overs, thanks to Shubman Gill's 269, Yashasvi Jaiswal's 87, and Ravindra Jadeja's 89.

In response, England could score only 407 runs in 89.3 overs as India bagged a 180-run lead. Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184*) were impressive in stitching a 303-run stand for the sixth wicket. Mohammed Siraj pocketed a six-wicket haul.

In the third innings, India went on to score 427/6 in 83 overs before declaring the innings. Captain Shubman Gill shone with 161 runs while Rishabh Pant (65) and Ravindra Jadeja (69*) also did well. 

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In the fourth innings, England could score only 271 runs in 68.1 overs as they suffered a 336-run defeat in pursuit of the 608-run target. Akash Deep scalped a 10-wicket match haul.

ENG vs IND, 3rd Test Match Details

Match: England vs India, 3rd Test

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Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, July 10 to July 14

Venue: Lord’s, London

ENG vs IND, 3rd Test Pitch Report

The Lord’s surface is expected to have a greenish tinge on the top of it, assisting pacers with the new ball. It would be a tough wicket for batters to stay at the crease for a long time. As the game progresses to the third day, we can expect batters to do comparatively well.

ENG vs IND, 3rd Test Probable XIs

England

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse/Shoaib Bashir.

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

ENG vs IND, 3rd Test Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India

While India, led by Shubman Gill, suffered a five-wicket defeat despite being in the driver’s seat for the major part of the game in Leeds, they made a strong comeback to level the series 1-1 in Birmingham, bagging a 336-run win.

That said, with Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback to the XI, India will be strengthening their bowling attack. On the other hand, England will also bring in Archer and Atkinson to their XI. We can expect the Gill-led Indian team to bag a decent win to take a 2-1 series lead.

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