Chances of rain in London today: Latest weather forecast for IND vs ENG 3rd ODI at Lord's

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Lord's forecast looks clear for Sunday's series-deciding third ODI.
• Sunny skies, low rain chance expected throughout the contest.
• Rohit Sharma's form under scrutiny amid ongoing retirement speculation.

India vs England 3rd ODI: Clear skies await India as they chase glory at Lord's

Fans will be eagerly waiting for Rohit Sharma this Sunday as the veteran opener walks out for the series-deciding third ODI against England at Lord's, with his international future still very much the subject of debate.

Despite the swirling speculation, the BCCI has gone on record stating this won't be Rohit's final appearance in international colours, though the 39-year-old certainly has something to prove given his struggles across the opening two matches.

At his best, Rohit thrives on effortless front-foot pulls against the quicks and smart manoeuvring against spin, but that fluency has been conspicuously missing throughout this series.

The tricky, two-paced surface in Cardiff didn't help matters either, with Rohit enduring a stretch of nine successive dot balls before losing his wicket. A truer, more traditional pitch at the Home of Cricket could offer him the perfect stage to rediscover his touch with a defining innings in the decider. 

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England vs India 3rd ODI weather forecast: Rain chances in London

Skies are expected to stay mostly sunny with occasional cloud cover, while temperatures should hover comfortably between 13°C and 24°C through the day. The likelihood of rainfall remains nil, sitting at zero per cent. 

Hourly forecast (local time):

• 11:00 AM (IST: 3:30 PM): 19°C (0% chance of rain)
• 12:00 PM (IST: 4:30 PM): 20°C (0% chance of rain)
• 1:00 PM (IST: 5:30 PM): 21°C (0% chance of rain)
• 2:00 PM (IST: 6:30 PM): 21°C (0% chance of rain)
• 3:00 PM (IST: 7:30 PM): 22°C (0% chance of rain)
• 4:00 PM (IST: 8:30 PM): 23°C (0% chance of rain)
• 5:00 PM (IST: 9:30 PM): 22°C (0% chance of rain)
• 6:00 PM (IST: 10:30 PM): 22°C (0% chance of rain)
• 7:00 PM (IST: 11:30 PM): 21°C (0% chance of rain)
• 8:00 PM (IST: 12:30 PM): 20°C (0% chance of rain)

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Will rain affect the England vs India 3rd ODI in London?

Rain is highly unlikely to affect the 3rd ODI between India and England. With less than a five per cent chance of precipitation forecast, a full 100-over contest is very much expected. Should the unexpected occur, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method would be used to determine a revised target.

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England vs India schedule, full list of fixtures for T20I & ODI series

India's white-ball tour of England began with the first of five T20Is at Durham on July 1 and concludes with the third ODI at Lord's on July 19. Here is the complete list of fixtures and venues for the entire series.

India T20I squad

T20I: Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

England T20I squad

T20I: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.