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England Bat First in Winner-Takes-All Lord's ODI as India Ring in Three Changes

England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the series-deciding third ODI at Lord's on Sunday, with both teams making key changes for the winner-takes-all contest.

India have been forced into two injury-enforced changes, with Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar ruled out, while KL Rahul returns to the playing XI after missing the second ODI.

India vs England

Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar miss out

India will be without premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was unavailable after suffering reactive swelling in his left knee following an impact injury sustained while fielding during the second ODI in Cardiff.

Washington Sundar also misses the decider after picking up a hamstring injury, forcing India into further reshuffling.

Arshdeep Singh replaces Bumrah in the pace attack, while Prince Yadav comes into the XI in place of Washington Sundar.

KL Rahul also returns after missing the previous match, replacing wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan.

England unchanged after Cardiff win

England have retained the core of the side that secured a four-wicket victory in Cardiff to level the three-match series.

Harry Brook opted to bat first on what is expected to be a good batting surface at Lord's, although the famous slope and early movement could still provide assistance for India's pace attack in the opening overs.

India Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

England Playing XI

Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue.

India vs England Series on the line at Lord's

With the series tied at 1-1, Sunday's contest will decide the winner of the three-match ODI series.

The match also sees Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli become the first Indian pair to feature together in 400 international matches. Meanwhile, speculation surrounding Rohit's ODI future continues, although neither the BCCI nor the player has officially confirmed that this will be his final appearance for India.

Story first published: Sunday, July 19, 2026, 15:26 [IST]
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