India vs England Preview: Team News & Prediction | 3rd T20 International

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India are out to secure an unassailable series lead against England in Rajkot after winning the first two T20i matches.
Date/Time: Tuesday January 28th 2025: USA PT – 5:30am / USA ET – 8:30am / UK – 1:30pm
Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India
Weather: Sunny, light winds and temperatures in the high twenties.
How To Watch On TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Willow TV
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India Betting Analysis
We’re two games into this five-match set and an Indian player who has been batting in the top order across the series so far is still yet to be dismissed by the England bowlers. Tilak Varma has accumulated 91 runs over the course of both games without getting out. On the back of 72 not out in the second T20i, Varma’s confidence must be high and backing him to accumulate over 25.5 match runs here has to be considered.
England Betting Analysis
For two matches running now, England captain Jos Buttler has been the standout England player with the bat. He’s handled the Indian bowlers well in sub-continental conditions whether it be pace or spin and batting at number three has served him well so far. A player of his class has ability to certainly sustain such form and another stake on Buttler via the ‘Team - Top Batter’ market is well worth looking at.
India vs England Expert Prediction
England’s relative lack of experience when it comes to international T20i fixtures of this magnitude in the sub-continent has cost them through the series so far, especially from a batting perspective. They’ve not scored enough runs and that has been reflected in the two results.
Whilst the tourists did improve in the second match and are likely to continue doing so, it won’t be straightforward for them to finally get that first win. What is expected though are India’s spinners, particularly Varun Chakavarthy to maintain his dominance over the England batters and add to his five wickets already accrued over the course of this series.
India vs England Tip: Varun Chakravarthy to take 2+ wickets