Having taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series, Indian cricket team has been terrific so far. They will march into the third India-England ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad with soaring confidence against a depleted English side who have nothing to lose now.
A demeaning loss in both games means England’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 preparations have taken a huge pounding. With only one ODI left in their kitty ahead of the marquee ICC event, Jos Buttler & Co. would want to put up a better show in Ahmedabad and gain some confidence before heading to Pakistan. How the two teams will fare in the IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction 3rd ODI? Let’s discuss this and more here.
IND vs ENG 3rd ODI: When & Where to Watch
Date: Wednesday, 12th February 2025
Time: 1:30 PM
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Live Streaming Details: IND vs ENG Live Streaming Channel will be Star Sports 1 & Star Sports 3 (in Hindi). The online streaming will take place on Disney+ Hotstar Live.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad offers a relatively slow surface due to the red soil. However, batters find it easy to score runs here, especially under the lights. Talking about the bowling, pacers may not get ample purchase from the surface but spinners do get into the grove and make the proceedings slow. All in all, a good battle between the batters and spinners could be expected. Talking about the weather forecast for Ahmedabad on February 12th, 2025, the temperature is expected to be around 32°C. It’s likely to be a warm day with clear skies, typical of Ahmedabad’s climate in February
IND vs ENG Dream11: Team News
India Team News-
- Indian batters had a good day at the office in Cuttack. However, the likes of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli once again failed to impress.
- After two failures on the trot, expect KL Rahul to sit out in this game and Rishabh Pant could come in as a replacement.
- In the bowling unit, we might see some changes.
- Mohammad Shami can get a rest after two ODIs on the trot. Arshdeep Singh is the likely candidate to get a game.
- Kuldeep Yadav is another player who can get a game. Varun Chakravarthy who played the last game could make way for the left-arm chinaman.
England Team News-
- The English side have added opener Tom Banton to their squad as an injury cover for all-rounder Jacob Bethell.
- Jacob Bethell has sustained a left hamstring injury and will be missing this ODI.
- As far as the bowling unit is concerned, once again we can see some shuffling.
- Jofra Archer is expected to return to the eleven replacing either Gus Atkinson or Saqib Mahmood.
- With England having no other specialist spinner other than Adil Rashid, the team will be tempted to give Liam Livingstone a longer run with the ball along with Rashid.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
India Expected Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul/Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Shami/Arshdeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
England Expected Playing 11
- Phil Salt (WK)
- Ben Duckett
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Jos Buttler (C)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jamie Overton
- Adil Rashid
- Mark Wood
- Gus Atkinson
- Saqib Mahmood/Jofra Archer
IND vs ENG Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Shubman Gill: The Indian opener has looked fluent in this series with two fifties in as many games. Ahmedabad being one of his favorite grounds to score runs around the world, expected the right-hander to come good yet again in this game.
- Ben Duckett: The English left-hand opener scored a breezy fifty in the last game. His 32 in the opening ODI also included some fabulous shorts and he looked like a batter with no difficulties. Expect Duckett to score some runs in this game as well.
- Ravindra Jadeja: Indian Cricket Team premier spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been doing his work quietly in this series. Two games and the left-arm spinner has scalped 6 wickeickets, the most so far in the series by any bowler. With the Ahmedabad wicket expected to
- Jos Buttler: The English skipper may not be in the best of forms in this ODI series, but he loves to bat in Ahmedabad. In 3 IPL games, he has scored 145 runs with an unbeaten 106 being his highest score. Therefore, expect Jos Buttler to score heavily in this game.
IND vs ENG Dream11 Fantasy Team
Other Captain/Vice-Captain Options: Shreyas Iyer, Ben Duckett, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel
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