Shubman Gill and Ben Stokes [Source: AP Photos]
The focus of the India tour of England to the home of cricket, the iconic Lord's cricket stadium in London. In the third Test of the series, the two teams will be battling it out to take a lead. As the teams get ready for the all important match, here is a look at the Dream11 predictions, the fantasy cricket tips, the pitch and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match. The game will start from the 10th of July at 3:30 PM IST.
Hot Picks ENG vs IND 3rd Test Dream11 Today
England
Harry Brook
- Series Form: 280 Runs in 2 Matches
- The young English batter has been in a decent form with the bat in the series. In the two test, Harry Brook has looked like the batter who is providing solidity to the English batting order while maintaining his dynamic style of batting. Given the form he is in, Harry Brook would be a good choice for the fantasy contests.
Ben Duckett
- Series Form: 236 Runs in 2 Matches
- The English opener was in a supreme form in the first match. However, in the second Test, Ben Duckett failed to fire. He will be looking to regain form in the all-important Lord's Test. But he has the form and could be an important choice for the fantasy contests.
Jofra Archer
- The English pacer is back in the English Test team. Jofra Archer could be a trump card for tyhe English team and hence would be a good choice for the fantasy contests.
India
Shubman Gill
- Series Form: 585 Runs in 2 Matches
- The Indian skipper has been in a brilliant form with the bat. Shubman Gill has scored big runs in three of the four innings and is looking unstoppable at the moment. For the fantasy teams, Gill should be the first name that you pick.
Rishabh Pant
- Series Form: 342 Runs in 2 Matches
- The Indian wicketkeeper batter has been in a good form during the first Test of the series. However, in the second match, Rishabh Pant failed to continue the momentum. However, given the start he had to the series, Pant looks like a good choice for the fantasy contests.
Jasprit Bumrah
- Series Form: 5 Wickets in 1 Match
- The Indian ace pacer is expected to be back for the third Test. In the first match, Jasprit Bumrah started well, but looked lacklustre in the second innings. However, it is expected that the Lord's wicket will favour the bowlers a bit more and Bumrah could be an important choice for the fantasy picks.
ENG vs IND 3rd Test Weather And Pitch Today
Factors | Expected Conditions |
Weather | Cloudy |
Pitch | Balanced |
Weather: The weather is expected to be cloudy around Lord's throughout the five days of the Test match. There is not much of rain prediction as reported by AccuWeather. However, on the final couple of days of the Test, there could be little bit of rain.
Pitch: From the images that went viral on social media, it is expected that it will be a green top. However, by the start of the match, the amount of grass should be reduced. Overall, we can expect a balanced wicket. While there will be momvement available with the new ball, the batters who are ready to spend some time in the middle can score big.
ENG vs IND 3rd Test Captain And Vice-Captain Picks
Contests | Captain | Vice-Captain |
Head-to-Head Contests | Shubman Gill | Harry Brook |
Small League Contests | Rishabh Pant | Jamie Smith |
Grand League Contests | Jasprit Bumrah | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
ENG vs IND 3rd Test Fantasy Team For Head-to-Head/ Small Leagues
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Dream11 Team 1 [Source: @Dream11 App]
Wicketkeepers: Rishbah Pant, Jamie Smith
Batters: Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill, Harry Brook, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Gus Atkinson
*Replace Atkinson with Archer
Captain: Shubman Gill
Vice-captain: Harry Brook
ENG vs IND 3rd Test Fantasy Team Winner Takes All/ Grand leagues
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Dream11 Team 2 [Source: @Dream11 App]
Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Jamie Smith
Batters: KL Rahul, Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill, Harry Brook, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounders: Ben Stokes
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
Vice-captain: Yashasvi Jaiswal
ENG vs IND 3rd Test Expert Advice
The pitch at the Lord's is expected to be helpful for the bowlers in the intial stages. So, picking up the new ball bowlers from the team that fields first could be a good strategy. Keep the inform batters mostly to play safe. Can take a couple of risks with relatively out of form middl-order batters.