IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Shreyas Iyer wins toss, elects to bowl first against England

Harry Brook, Shreyas Iyer (Pic: X/@BCCI)

In the third T20I match against England, Team India's skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham.

The "Men in Blue" will enter the clash with just one change, where Ravi Bishnoi will make way for Prince Yadav.

After winning the toss, Team India's skipper Iyer said, "[On winning the toss and opting to bowl first] We're going to bowl first. [On the narrow defeat in the previous game and backing the bowlers] Yes, I think that was just a hiccup which you can't control, and you definitely have to back your bowler. He's thinking a bit too much, but I know everyone goes through that patch. But boys are in high spirits anyway. I had a chat with him. Definitely, every player goes through that phase in their life. So, a great learning for him as well and also for the team. [On the positives from the previous game and the pitch] Certainly, by the looks of it, I feel it's a beautiful wicket. And definitely, one side is short, so we want to maximize the use of it and see how they bat. [On the team combination] We've got one change. Prince Yadav comes in for Bishy (Bishnoi)".

On the other hand, England's captain Harry Brook said, "[On what he would have done after winning the toss] We were a little bit indecisive, to be honest. I was glad I lost the toss, but we would have had a bat. [On England's performance in the previous match] Yeah, I thought it was an excellent performance from everybody involved. I thought we fielded outstandingly and then bowled really well, especially through the middle phase, which is an area we wanted to improve. And then, to bat and knock off them runs was awesome. [On the character shown after losing both openers early] Yeah, I've said it plenty of times. With this team, it never feels like we're out of the game. I think we've got a great balance to the side. And, yeah, we just managed to stick in games for a long period of time. [On the importance of the third T20I] Every game's a big game against India and any nation. So, we're happy to be here. We're looking forward to another challenge against a strong side. And, yeah, hopefully we can go 2-0".

IND vs ENG 3rd T20I: Confirmed Playing XIs

India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.