Shami Returns; Arshdeep Benched As England Win Toss And Ask India To Bat First In 5th T20I
Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler- (Source:@Johns/X.com)
For the fifth and final T20I between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium, England have won the toss and opted to field first. It is worth noting that it is a dead rubber match as India have already won the series 3-1. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav remarked that had India won the toss, they would have opted to bat first.
Talking about the changes, India have made just one change which is Mohammed Shami comes in for Arshdeep Singh. For England, they too made one change, Mark Wood comes in.
India vs England 5th T20I: Playing XI
England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
India Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vc), Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy
India vs England 5th T20I: Captains' Thoughts
Jos Buttler (England Captain): "Yeah we did, we played good cricket in patches. We are trying to enforce the style of play, we want to and win crucial moments in the game. Yeah, good vibe around the team. This is a good venue to play cricket in any format. It is usually a good wicket. We are going to chase. We got one change, Mark Wood comes in and four impact subs are Rehan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson.
Suryakumar Yadav (India Captain): "Not really. We wanted to bat first today. It looks a good wicket and there is a nice breeze around. Hopefully, there won't be any dew. I just saw. We took the right to get to Wankhede and there were a lot of guys. Hopefully, a packed crowd tonight.