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Jos Buttler (L) and Rohit Sharma (R) at the toss | Photo courtesy: Screen-grab from BCCI X post

England win toss, elect to bowl first against India in third ODI

| @indiablooms | Feb 12, 2025, at 01:36 pm

Ahmedabad/IBNS: England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the third and final One Day International (ODI) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

England, who batted second after winning the toss in the first two games, have introduced a change to their side.

Tom Banton has replaced Jamie Overton in the English side, said Buttler at the toss.

India captain Rohit Sharma, who returned to form in the last match with a century, said his side had three changes for the match.

Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami have been rested for the match which will be the last international game for India ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025.

Varun Chakaravarthy is missing the match due to a sore calf.

Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh have been named as the replacements.

England XI: P Salt(w), B Duckett, J Root, H Brook, J Buttler(c), T Banton, L Livingstone, G Atkinson, A Rashid, M Wood, S Mahmood.

India XI: R Sharma(c), S Gill, V Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul(w), H Pandya, A Patel, W Sundar, H Rana, K Yadav, A Singh.

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