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The third test match between the Indian team and England is being played in Rajkot. Today is the third day of the match which can prove to be decisive. Today it can be known whether baseball will win or the Indian team will lose.
The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first and made a huge score of 445 runs. The next day, the England team also played brilliantly and by the end of the day scored 207 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. The team will start playing with this score on the third day. For England, Ben Duckett scored 133 runs and Joe Root scored 9 runs. Both of them will start the game today. For the Indian team, spin star Ravichandran Ashwin and fast bowler Mohammad Siraj have taken one wicket each so far. Ashwin took 500th wicket in Test cricket.
England is still behind by 238 runs. This match is becoming interesting. Today is a very important day and for the Indian team, the entire onus is on Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. If they perform well then the match can go in favor of India. However, the biggest challenge for the team is the absence of spinner R Ashwin in this match. After the second day's play, he withdrew from the match with immediate effect due to a family medical emergency.
However, the name of who will play in the team in place of Ashwin has not been announced yet. In this critical situation, the Board of Control for Cricket in India and all members of the team including players and staff extend full support to Ashwin and his family. BCCI said that the health of the players and their families is very important. The BCCI has also appealed to fans and others to respect the privacy of the players and their families. Because they are going through challenging times.
In this, Bumrah and Siraj will have to show their strength and England will have to give shocks in the beginning itself. Then the spinners will have to show their tricks. If the Indian team gets a good lead in the first innings, it will be positive for it. If the England team takes the lead then all the focus will be on the Indian batsmen. In such a situation, there is a possibility of the match being a draw. But the most important thing is that if the Indian team has taken control of the match, then England will have to end the match soon. After gaining lead in the first innings, one has to set a big target by batting strongly in the second innings.