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Hosts India will take on England in the 3rd and final ODI of the series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune on Sunday. This game promises to be a blockbuster contest. Both teams have won 1 game each and it all boils down to this final decider.

In the first ODI match, India defeated England by 66 runs. Hosts batted first in that game and put up a total of 317 runs on the board with the help of magnificent knocks by Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul and Krunal Pandya. Visitors’ top-order showed some good fightback in the start, but the collapse of the middle-overs cost them the game.

In the second ODI, England defeated India by 6 wickets. India lost the toss and were forced to bat first. They lost both of their openers in the powerplay itself but captain Virat Kohli and Lokesh Rahul stitched a promising partnership for the third wicket. Virat Kohli’s century drought continued as he was trapped on the score of 66 this time.

India

Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal and T Natarajan

England

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Moeen Ali/Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood and Reece Topley/Tom Curran

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

It will be a cloudy, yet hot day here in Pune, with the temperature being around 32 to 36 °C. There are no chances of precipitation.

This pitch will help the batsmen more than the bowlers. The pitch doesn’t really change much over the course of the 100 overs, so toss should not be too big a factor.

IND vs ENG Top Picks

• Shikhar Dhawan found his form back in the 1^st ODI and scored 98 runs at a strike rate of 92.45. He missed his 18^th ODI century by just 2 runs, but it seems as if that is on the cards.
• Lokesh Rahul had a miserable T20I series, but he is a completely different player in the ODIs. His unbeaten knock of 62 runs pushed India to score more than 300 runs in the 1^st ODI.
• Virat Kohli is always a consistent performer in the ODI format. He bought up his 61^st half-century in the 1^st ODI. Overall in his ODI career, he has accumulated 12096 runs in 243 innings at an average of 59.29.
• Krunal Pandya was the surprise element for India in the 1^st ODI. He came in when India was struggling to reach the 270-run mark, but his incredible knock of 58* runs from 31 balls made India surpass 300 runs.
• Jonny Bairstow is always a dangerous batsman in the ODI format. He took Indian bowlers to the cleaners in the 1^st ODI and scored 94 runs from 66 balls.
• Jason Roy too had a good outing with the bat in the 1^st ODI. Along with Jonny Bairstow, Roy added 135 runs for the first wicket in just 14.2 overs. Roy accumulated 46 runs from 35 balls.
• Jos Buttler didn’t fire in the 1^st ODI, but he is an experienced batsman in the middle-order for England in the 50-over format. He has scored 3857 runs in 121 innings at an average of 39.36 including 9 centuries and 20 half-centuries.

Suggested Playing XI for IND vs ENG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Suggestion #1: Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Virat Kohli, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Hardik Pandya, Mark Wood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma

Captain: Eoin Morgan. Vice-captain: Virat Kohli

Fantasy Suggestion #2: Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Virat Kohli, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Mark Wood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya and Rohit Sharma

Captain: Rohit Sharma. Vice-captain: Adil Rashid