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IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Cricket Fantasy Tips and Teams (Source: AP Photos)
After losing the opening Test match in Hyderabad, Rohit Sharma and his Team India (IND) bounced back and returned to winning ways as they defeated England (ENG) by a margin of 106 runs in the second game in Visakhapatnam. The third of the five-match series takes place on Thursday, February 15th, 2024, at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot at 9:30 AM IST. With England's victory in Hyderabad, the series is nicely and evenly poised at 1-1. The fourth and fifth encounters will be played from February 23rd and 07th March in Ranchi and Dharamsala respectively.
Ahead of this game, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the best player picks, the top captain and vice-captain choices, and the best predicted-XI for the fantasy contests of this fixture.
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After a long gap of nine days, the exiting India-England five-match Test series resumes. The series is perfectly staged at the moment with both sides winning a match each so far. With three games to go, the Rajkot fixture could decide which team will end up clinching the series at the end.
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IND vs ENG, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
India: W-L-W-L-D
England: L-W-W-D-W
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Pitch Report
The track at Rajkot is a typical Indian Test surface where the conditons will be good for batting on first few days of the match before it starts helping the spinners. However, the turn is not as significant as some other venues.
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Top Player Picks
Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND)
- Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal is the leading run-getter in the series so far.
- The left-handed opening batter has struck 321 runs at an average of 80.25 with one century and one fifty.
Ravindra Jadeja (IND)
- After missing the Visakhapatnam Test, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will appear in the third match at his home ground in Rajkot.
- Jadeja scored 89 runs and picked up five wickets in the opening fixture in Hyderabad.
Jasprit Bumrah (IND)
- Jasprit Bumrah has picked up the most wickets (15) so far in the series.
- The lethal seam bowler also won the Player of the Match award in Visakhapatnam where he snared nine scalps in the game.
Ollie Pope (ENG)
- Ollie Pope is the leading run-scorer for the tourists so far.
- The right-handed player has hit 243 runs at an average of 61 with one big hundred.
- Notably, Pope won the Player of the Match award for his excellent knock of 196 in the second innings in Hyderabad.
Zak Crawley (ENG)
- Zak Crawley has amassed the second-most runs after Pope for England so far in this series.
- The opening batter has 200 runs to his name at an average of 50.00.
- Crawley looked in great touch in Visakhapatnam where he struck twin half-centuries (76 and 73).
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Cricket Fantasy Player Stats
| Player | Stats | Average Fantasy Points |
|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 321 Runs in 2 Matches | 197.5 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 89 Runs and 5 Wickets in 1 Match | 204 |
| Axar Patel | 133 Runs and 5 Wickets in 2 Matches | 137.5 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 15 Wickets in 2 Matches | 180.5 |
| Ollie Pope | 243 Runs in 2 Matches | 155.5 |
| Zak Crawley | 200 Runs in 2 Matches | 125 |
| Ben Stokes | 134 Runs in 2 Matches | 101 |
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Top Captain and Vice-captain choices
| Scenario | Captain | Vice-captain |
|---|---|---|
| If India Bat first | Yasashvi Jaiswal | Jasprit Bumrah |
| If England Bat first | Ollie Pope | Ben Stokes |
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Cricket Fantasy Expert Advice
After losing the second Test, the visitors may return to winning ways. So load your Fantasy-XI side with a majority of the English players to grab more points.
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Cricket Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Joe Root
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, James Anderson, Tom Hartley
Captain: Ollie Pope
Vice-captain: Ben Stokes
IND: 4 Players, ENG: 7 Players
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Cricket Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/Grand Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Ben Foakes
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Yasashvi Jaiswal
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, R Aswhin
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mukesh Kumar, Rehan Ahmed
Captain: Ben Stokes
Vice-captain: Ravindra Jadeja
IND: 7 Players, ENG: 4 Players
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