Yom Banton has amassed 493 runs from 11 innings at an average of 54.77, including two centuries in the UAE ILT20 league. (ILT20)England have called up batter Tom Banton as a cover for injured Jacob Bethell for third ODI against India at Ahmedabad, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in a press release.
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The 23-year-old Bethell, who scored a half-century and took a wicket in England’s four-wicket defeat in the first ODI at Nagpur, had sustained a left hamstring injury.
“The injury will be assessed further when the team arrives in Ahmedabad on Monday (for the third ODI on Wednesday),” said an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Banton, a wicketkeeper-batter has played six ODIs, scoring 134 runs with a highest of 58.
“Banton, who last played for England in an ODI in August 2020, has been in outstanding form in T20 franchise cricket. He is currently the leading run-scorer in the UAE ILT20 competition, where he has amassed 493 runs from 11 innings at an average of 54.77, including two centuries,” said the release.
Baton will arrive in India on Monday. India are 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series.
They made three changes to the side for the second ODI in Cuttack, bringing in Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton in the playing XI in place of the injured Bethell, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer.
The pitch here is a black soil wicket, and could exhibit variable bounce as the game progresses. Spin will likely come into play on the abrasive surface as the sun beats down. Short square boundaries could aid the batters for a high scoring game.
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