Cricket
The fifth and final T20I between India and England will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Updated : Mar 19, 2021, 05:46 PM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
Levelled at 2-2, a cracking game of cricket beckons for fans as both sides eye a crucial series win on Saturday. After losing the Test, the English side will be looking to fine-tune their strategy ahead of the series decider.
India had Suryakumar Yadav's maiden 50 to thank, while the pace trio of Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur also came up trumps with the ball.
As for England, they are perhaps the most well-balanced T20I team in the world. However, while they thought they could have won the fourth clash and the series, things did not go in their favour.
Accuweather predicts no rain for this encounter, The temperature will be high, at 34°C, humidity at a low 15% and little cloud cover.
It is a good batting track and as seen in the previous game, the ball should skid on nicely. While the new ball could swing around, the fast bowlers will have to look to slow their pace.
While there is not much to offer for the spinners, the slightly bigger boundaries could come to their aid. Both teams will look to chase upon winning the toss.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan (reserve keeper).
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Joss Buttler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer.