IND vs ENG / The third T20 match will be played in Rajkot, know how the pitch will be for this match

The third match of the ongoing five-match T20 series between India and England will be played in Rajkot on January 28. India is leading 2-0 and will try to gain an unassailable lead in the series. The pitch in Rajkot is batsman-friendly, which promotes aggressive play.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 27, 2025, 02:20 PM
IND vs ENG: A five-match T20 series is being played between India and England, in which Team India has registered a spectacular victory in the first two matches. Now, the third match of the series will be played in Rajkot on January 28, and Team India is ready to win this match as well and gain an unassailable lead in the series. At the same time, the England team is trailing 0-2 and this match will be a do or die for them. The importance of the pitch is going to be special in this match, as the Rajkot pitch is considered suitable for the batsmen.

Rajkot Pitch Report

The pitch of Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is mainly considered to be batsman-friendly. This pitch provides good pace and bounce, allowing batsmen to play aggressive strokes. The atmosphere here is ideal for high-scoring matches, and teams batting first in the innings can get an advantage. Because they can set challenging scores, which puts pressure on the opposition team. Chasing the target in the second innings can be challenging, as the conditions become difficult as the match progresses.

Rajkot's performance in T20

A total of 5 T20 matches have been played at Rajkot's Niranjan Shah Stadium so far. According to these figures, teams batting first have won 3 matches, while teams batting second have won 2 matches. The highest score here was 228/5 in the match between India and Sri Lanka in 2023, while the lowest score was South Africa being all out for 87 runs against India in 2022.

Chasing the biggest target on this ground, India achieved the target of 202/4 against Australia in 2013 in 19.4 overs. At the same time, the lowest score was defended by India with a score of 169/6 against South Africa in 2022. The average first innings score of this ground has been 189 runs.

India and England T20 Series Squad

India Team:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (Vice-Captain), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper).

England Team:

Jos Buttler (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.

Both teams have great players for this match, who can change the course of the match at any time. The kind of match that is expected to be played on the Rajkot pitch, the challenge of playing according to the pitch and scoring fast runs will be important for both the teams.