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Toss England chose to bowl v India
Joe Root, who impressed with his solidity and maturity on his Test debut in Nagpur, was handed a T20 international debut in Mumbai in a game in which England chose to bowl first.
Eoin Morgan, the England captain, expected the dew to play a role in the second innings, and backed is team to chase in a match they need to win to share the series. Root replaced left-arm spinner Danny Briggs.
India made one change as well, leaving out allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and picking Rohit Sharma.
India 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Ashok Dinda, 11 Parvinder Awana.
England 1 Alex Hales, 2 Michael Lumb, 3 Luke Wright, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Samit Patel, 6 Joe Root, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 James Tredwell, 10 Stuart Meaker, 11 Jade Dernbach.
Joe Root, who impressed with his solidity and maturity on his Test debut in Nagpur, was handed a T20 international debut in Mumbai in a game in which England chose to bowl first.
Eoin Morgan, the England captain, expected the dew to play a role in the second innings, and backed is team to chase in a match they need to win to share the series. Root replaced left-arm spinner Danny Briggs.
India made one change as well, leaving out allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and picking Rohit Sharma.
India 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rohit Sharma, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Piyush Chawla, 10 Ashok Dinda, 11 Parvinder Awana.
England 1 Alex Hales, 2 Michael Lumb, 3 Luke Wright, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Samit Patel, 6 Joe Root, 7 Jos Buttler (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 James Tredwell, 10 Stuart Meaker, 11 Jade Dernbach.