England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bat first in the third ODI against India at Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday. India made several changes to their lineup with Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami being rested. Varun Chakravarthy was unavailable due to a calf injury. Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh replaced them in the squad. For England, Tom Banton came into the side in place of one player. Buttler stated that the conditions may favour spin later in the game.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
India have already won the series after claiming victories in the first two matches. This match will be a crucial test for Rohit Sharma’s side as they will bat first for the first time in the series.