In 1986:
It was only in 1986 that India went undefeated in England, winning the ODI series 1-1 and the Test 2-0. After that it keeps losing some series during the tour. In this case, it is more likely to create the record set in 1986.
Crisis for Butler:
Jos Buttler, who replaced Eoin Morgan as the captain of the England white-ball team, suffered a 2-1 defeat against India in his first series. Thus, he is forced to win this last match to prove who he is.
Openers for both sides:
Jason Roy, who was brilliant during Morgan’s captaincy, scored only 4, 0, 27, 0, 23 runs under Butler’s captaincy.
Similarly, Shikhar Dhawan, who returned to the team after a long time, scored only 31 runs off 54 balls in the first ODI and 9 runs off 26 balls in the second match. With both the openers missing, both the sides are likely to face a crisis at the start.
It is predicted that the team that overcomes such a crisis will have a better chance of winning today.
Pitch Report:
Manchester, where the match will be played today, is one of the most spin-friendly pitches in England. Thus today speed cannot have a big impact. The team that wins the toss today is forced to opt to bat as the team that bats first can score big.
It is to be noted that in the last 9 matches played here, the team that fielded first has won 8 times.