India vs England Playing 11: Harshit Rana could get a look in for India. (PHOTO: AP)
India vs England, IND vs ENG 5th T20I Predicted Playing 11 Today Match: India have sealed the five-match T20I series against England with a 15-run win in Pune in the fourth game.
That game saw some controversy over India’s choice of the concussion replacement who made an impact: pacer Harshit Rana replaced all-rounder Shivam Dube after the latter took a blow to his head while batting and Rana returned with figures of 3/33 in his maiden T20I.
England were unhappy with ICC match referee Javagal Srinath allowing India Rana as replacement as India had a more like-for-like replacement in the form of Ramandeep Singh.
Ahead of the 5th match in Mumbai, Indian Express brings you the predicted playing XIs of India and England.
Question mark over Shivam Dube
The Shivam Dube concussion incident will put a question mark over his participation in the 5th T20I. India could opt for Ramandeep Singh, who, like Dube, is a batting allrounder.
Or just like the fourth T20I, India could opt for Harshit Rana.
Shami over Arshdeep?
Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, who has made a comeback to the Indian team after a lengthy injury layoff, might also return to the playing XI in place of Arshdeep Singh.
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Archer could get rested
With the fate of the series already decided, Jofra Archer could be rested by the visitors since he has played all four T20Is so far. In place of him, the England think tank might slot in Gus Atkinson.
Predicted XIs for IND vs ENG game 5 at Mumbai
India predicted XI for 5th T20I:
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh/Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh/Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy
England predicted XI for 5th T20I:
Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (capt), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer/Gus Atkinson, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid
