India Win Toss, Bowl Against England

Bristol, United Kingdom, July 8 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jul, 2018 ) :Ben Stokes returned to the England team for the third and final T20 international against in Bristol on Sunday.

The all-rounder has recovered from a hamstring injury after more than a month out and the out-of-form Joe Root made way.

India made two changes from the side that lost the second game in Cardiff by five wickets with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has a sore back, being replaced by debutant Deepak Chahar and Siddarth Khal coming in for Kuldeep Yadav.

The two new faces were straight into the field after Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and put England in to bat in this series decider.

Stokes missed the second Test against Pakistan in June and the one-day series against Australia but made 90 in a T20 game for Durham against Yorkshire last Thursday.

He did not bowl in that game but after joining up with England on Friday in Cardiff he had a bowl in practice ahead of this game before being passed fit.

Root who made nought and nine in the previous two games in the series was described as un-droppable by England assistant coach Paul Farbrace recently but his form has been poor.

England levelled the series by winning in Cardiff on Friday with Alex Hales making 58 not out to guide them to a five wicket victory with two balls to spare.

India won the opener in Manchester by eight wickets thanks to five for 24 from their young left arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav.

The teams play three 50 over one-day internationals starting in Nottingham on Thursday followed by five Test matches.

England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wkt), Alex Hales, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Surish Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wkt), Hardik Pandya, Yuzendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Siddarth Khal, Umesh Yadav Umpires: Rob Bailey (ENG), Tim Robinson (ENG) Third umpire: Michael Gough (ENG) Fourth umpire: Alex Wharf (ENG) Match referee: David Boon (AUS) Previous results: (series 1-1)3 July 2018, Old Trafford, Manchester, England India won by eight wickets06 July 2018, Sophia Gardens, Wales, England won by five wickets