Hello Cricket Geeks!
Hope you’re all doing great! 😊 If you’re looking for an in-depth analysis of the upcoming 3rd Test match between India and England, you’ve landed at the right place. In this blog, we’ll cover all the essential aspects such as the pitch report, probable playing XIs, previous match insights, key players, and of course, a winning fantasy team suggestion for Grand Leagues 🏆.
🗓️ Match Date & Time: 10th July, 3:30 PM (IST)
🏟️ Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
But before diving into the preview, let’s quickly recap the 2nd Test—because understanding recent performances can help you build a stronger fantasy team 💪.
🔥 2nd Test Match Recap
India delivered a record-breaking performance at Edgbaston, crushing England by a massive 336 runs to level the series 1–1. Despite losing the toss, India posted two mammoth totals — 587 in the first innings and 427/6 declared in the second.
🌟 Shubman Gill was unstoppable, scoring 430 runs (269 & 161) and becoming only the fifth player in Test history to score 400+ runs in a single match!
🎯 Akash Deep stepped up big time in the absence of Bumrah, claiming 10 wickets, while Siraj also made key breakthroughs.
England’s batters—especially Harry Brook and Jamie Smith—tried to fight back, but their chase collapsed at 271 all out. This was India’s first-ever win at Edgbaston and their biggest away win by runs in Test history! 🇮🇳🔥
🏟️ Pitch Report – Lord’s Cricket Ground
The “Home of Cricket” is known to support bowlers, especially pacers. The average first innings score here is around 270, and pacers have taken 137 out of the last 172 wickets in the previous 5 Test matches.
✅ Spinners have had very little impact at Lord’s — managing just 35 wickets in the last 5 matches.
➡️ So, this time too, expect the pacers to rule, but due to the batting form shown in the first two Tests, high scores can’t be ruled out.
🧠 Pro Tip: Most people will go with more batters, but if you take a risk and load up on quality bowlers (especially pacers), you could be on your way to winning a Grand League!
👥 Probable Playing XIs
India
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Bat)
- KL Rahul (Bat)
- K Nayar (Bat)
- Karun Nair (Bat)
- Shubman Gill (Bat)
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- N K Reddy (All)
- Ravindra Jadeja (All)
- Akash Deep (Bowl)
- Mohammed Siraj (Bowl)
- Jasprit Bumrah (Bowl) / Prasidh Krishna (Bowl)
📝 Bumrah is expected to return in place of Krishna.
England
- Zak Crawley (Bat)
- Ben Duckett (Bat)
- Ollie Pope (Bat)
- Joe Root (Bat)
- Harry Brook (Bat)
- Ben Stokes (All)
- Jamie Smith (WK)
- Chris Woakes (Bowl) / Jofra Archer (Bowl)
- Brydon Carse (Bowl) / Gus Atkinson (Bowl)
- Josh Tongue (Bowl)
- Shoaib Bashir (Bowl)
📝 If fit, Archer could replace Woakes. Atkinson might come in for Carse.
📊 Match Prediction
Unlike the previous games, this match might be decided by the bowlers. The team with the better-performing pace attack is likely to take home the win.
👑 India looks well-balanced and has momentum on their side. With Bumrah’s return and their batting unit in top form, India is the favorite to go 2-1 up in the series!
🧠 Fantasy Team Tips
💡 Captain & Vice-Captain Picks:
- Rishabh Pant 🧤
- Joe Root 🧠
- Shubman Gill 💯
- Jasprit Bumrah (if plays) 🎯
- Ben Duckett
- Ben Stokes
🎯 Dark Horses / Key Picks:
- Nitish Reddy
- Jofra Archer (if plays)
- Brydon Carse
- Harry Brook
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