ENG vs IND 2025 3rd Test Match Preview
England and India were set to continue the series as they face off in the third Test match at the iconic Cricket Ground, from the July 10 to July 14, just to make you remembered leveled at 1-1. The opening Test in the Leeds saw England register the thrilling five-wicket win, as the chasing down with 371 with the Ben Duckett staring with the bat, as India dominated the first innings through Shubam Gill 147, Rishabh Pant 134 and Yashavi Jaisawal 101, but the England batting lineup ran through the Indian bowling unit at the end.
India also responded with a historic win at Edgbaston, the trashing the hosts by 336 runs to the register the first ever Test win at the venue. The Captain Gill led from the front with the 269 in the first innings and the 161 in the second, looking Alash Deep filled in the brilliantly for Jasprit Bumrah with the 10 wicket haul. India is now happy with the Bumrah return Lord. England are likely to bring in pacers jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson to the expected pace conditions.
| Match | England vs India |
| Venue | London ( Lord Cricket Groud) |
| Date and Time | July 10th to July 14th(3:30 PM IST) |
| Live Broadcast/Streaming | Sony SPorts Network and Hotstare |
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Pitch Report ENG vs IND
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The report says the pitch been balanced lately, in the WTC Final last month, there was uneven bounce, troubling both for batter and fielders, with England looking for the surface which suits the pacers after the defeat at the Edgbaston as green and well waterd pitch been prepared. The average first innings score at the venue has been 309 runs as the team batting first at the venue has come out victorious 53 times, as there are no chance of rain during the five days Test match.
ENG vs IND Head-to-Head count
| Matches Played | 138 |
| England won | 52 |
| India won | 36 |
| Draw | 50 |
| First Meeting | 25th to 28th June, 1932 |
| Last Meeting | 2nd to 6th July, 2025 |
Probable Playing XIs
England:
Predicted XI:
Stokes(C), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir
India
Predicted XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
