KANPUR: England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday.The match was shortened to 49 overs-a-side after the start was delayed by 45 minutes due to morning haze.The hosts made one change to the team that won the second one-dayer in Indore, bringing in paceman Ishant Sharma in place of Rudra Pratap Singh.England brought in off-spinner Graeme Swann for fast bowler Stephen Harmison.India lead the seven-match series 2-0 after winning in Rajkot and Indore.England: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Samit Patel.India: Mahendra Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma.Umpires: Russell Tiffin (ZIM) and Amish Saheba (IND)TV umpire: Suresh Shastri (IND)Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
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