ENG vs IND 2026: Is Sanju Samson playing today?

England and India lock horns in the third T20I of a five-match series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday, July 7. The Men in Blue will be looking to register their maiden victory of the series after suffering defeat at Old Trafford in the previous game.

England will be looking to continue with their winning run to make sure that they go 2-0 up and find themselves in a position where they cannot lose the series. 

ENG vs IND: Toss update

Indian captain Shreyas Iyer called the toss correctly and opted to field first. The right-handed batter stated that the pitch was excellent to bat on and wants to make use of the shorter boundary at one side during the second innings. England captain Harry Brook, on the other hand, claimed he was indecisive before the toss and would have batted first had the coin come down in his favour. 

ENG vs IND: Sanju Samson once again misses out, India make one change

Sanju Samson once again misses out, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi playing his second consecutive game in the series. The 15-year-old will continue with his role as an opener alongside Abhishek Sharma. India did, however, make one change, bringing in Prince Yadav in place of Ravi Bishnoi, who had a torrid time out in Manchester. 

England, meanwhile, remain unchanged from their victory last time around.

ENG vs IND: What did the captains say?

Shreyas Iyer, Indian captain

"[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."

Harry Brook, England captain

[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."

ENG vs IND: Playing XIs

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

India:

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