Ramandeep To Replace Hardik, Shami In For Arshdeep? India's Likely Playing XI For 5th T20I
Here's a look at India's likely playing XI for the 5th T20I against England, which is set to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, February 2.
India will face England in the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing five-match series on Sunday, February 2. The match is scheduled to take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India sealed the bilateral series by winning the fourth T20I played at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 31. India would like to continue the winning run and secure another triumph over the English team to wrap the series with a scoreline of 4-1.
For the final match of the series, the India team management could rest Hardik Pandya. The 31-year-old all-rounder from Baroda played in the first four matches of the series and is all set to play a big role in the three-match ODI series against England as well, along with the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be played from February 19 to March 9. In order to keep Hardik fresh for the upcoming matches, he could be given some breather in the last match, the result of which will have no impact on the series.
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In place of Hardik, Punjab all-rounder Ramandeep Singh could get a game. Ramandeep last played for India on November 15, 2024, against South Africa in Johannesburg. All-rounder Shivam Dube scored a half-century (53) for India in the fourth T20I, for which he won the Player of the Match award as well. He suffered a concussion during the fourth match after getting hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Jamie Overton. If Dube fails to get match ready, Harshit Rana is expected to continue.
Rana made his T20I debut for India in the last match and picked up three wickets for 33 runs in his quota of four overs.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami played in the third T20I for India and bowled three overs, but he was replaced by Arshdeep Singh for the fourth match in Pune. He could also get some game time in Mumbai ahead of the 50-over matches.
Sanju Samson, despite his failure to score big runs in the last four T20Is, is all set to continue as an opener and wicketkeeper-batter, and captain Suryakumar Yadav will also be eager to get some runs under his belt in the match, which is going to be played at his home ground.
India’s likely playing XI for the 5th T20I: Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
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