India vs England, 3rd ODI at Mohali

Craig Kieswetter played well for his 36 runs before being bowled by Virat Kohli.

3.30pm: India's first change bowler Virat Kohli gives the hosts the second breakthrough as Kieswetter chops a ball on to his leg stump. The ball swung in but Kieswetter should really have been on the front foot. Dhoni's confidence in Kohli the bowler has paid off.

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3.22pm: Craig Kieswetter has launched an impressive counter-attack in the last three-four overs hitting three boundaries and two massive sixes. At the other end, Jonathan Trott has been his solid self. Praveen Kumar and Vinay Kumar did well in the first 10 overs for the most part and India's fielding has also been impressive. Most of England's runs so far have been scored on the leg side.

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2:45pm: It’s that man again, Vinay Kumar, who is making life difficult for England as he traps Cook plumb in front. Vinay had said the new ball rule is making life easier for the fast bowlers and he is certainly taking advantage of this rule change. Cook, who has found runs hard to come by so far on this tour, wasn’t happy with the decision and he could have had a point there as the ball may have struck him a touch high. But, the umpire felt he was out and it’s his opinion that matters!

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England captain Alastair Cook and coach Andy Flower at a practice session on the eve of the match.

Toss: Alastair Cook has won the toss and elected to bat at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Both the teams are unchanged, that means Ian Bell still sits out for England and Varun Aaron’s wait for his international debut continues.

Certainly is a remarkable show of faith in the players by Cook and Andy Flower, but it is a surprise that a player of Bell’s caliber is on the bench. England’s middle-order looks fragile without him. The dew factor may affect Graeme Swann’s bowling in the evening.

Follow the match score here.

2^nd ODI recap: Virat Kohli hit an unbeaten 112 and shared a 209-run unbroken partnership with Gautam Gambhir for the third wicket as India cruised to a convincing eight-wicket win over Alastair Cook’s team, who are struggling to cope with the conditions in alien conditions. Vinay Kumar also impressed taking a career-best 4 for 30. To relive the action from that match, see the scorecard and read the report and blog.