India vs England 2025, 3rd T20I – Match Preview

India will square off against England in the third T20I at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot on Tuesday. The home team took a 2-0 lead after winning the second game by two wickets in a thrilling fashion. Tilak Varma was the star of the show as he scored an unbeaten 72 to help India chase down 166.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of England: L L NR L W 

England’s batting has disappointed as the likes of Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, and Liam Livingstone have failed to contribute in the first two matches. The visitors will want their power-hitters to be at their best in Rajkot to help them turn the tables.

Current form of India: W W W W L 

India has ticked the right boxes in the first two games, especially with the ball. The hosts’ batting struggled a bit in the last match, barring Tilak Varma. Ergo, the home team will want a more collective batting effort in the third game.

Head to Head: Matches: 26, Won by India: 15, Won by England: 11.

Players to look out for: Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, and Arshdeep Singh will be the crucial players for India.

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood will be the key players for England.

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana

England Squad: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Brydon Carse, Jamie Smith, Rehan Ahmed