Preview:
England are heading into this series with a winning momentum, as they won the ODI series against India by a margin of 2-1. The team displayed an all-around performance in their matches and were pretty dominant in the series. They would be keen to take it further in the T20Is as well. In their previous T20I series against New Zealand, they sealed the series by white-washing the hosts 3-0.
India, on the other hand, plays a different side in the T20Is. In the last ODI, they were able to avoid a clean sweep by winning the match. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana will have big responsibilities on their shoulders to provide a good start to India.
Match Details:
England Women vs India Women, 1st T20I
Venue: County Ground, Northampton
Date & Time: July 9th, at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Pitch Report:
The pitch of the County Ground, Northampton is inclined towards the batters. Owing to this, batting first and putting a good total on the board would be a good option for this game.
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Probable Playing XIs for ENG-W vs IND-W
England Women
Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Mady Villiers, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Freya Davies
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Simran Dil Bahadur, Radha Yadav, Ekta Bisht
Top Picks for IND-W vs ENG-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Shafali Verma, who is currently the number 1 batswoman in T20Is, is definitely a player to bank on. In 22 T20Is, she has scored 617 runs at an average of 29.38.
Smriti Mandhana also has the mantle to provide a flying start to the team. In the 78 T20I matches that she has played, she has chipped in as many as 1782 runs at an average of 25.45. She can be a good pick for this team as she has had a decent outing in the ODIs and would be determined to take it further in this series.
Tammy Beaumont is an extremely important asset for England. In their last T20I series against New Zealand, she was the leading run-scorer, wherein she amassed 102 runs in 3 matches at a healthy average of 34.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ENG-W vs IND-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Amy Jones, Danielle Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Heather Knight (c), Katherine Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sophie Ecclestone, Radha Yadav, Mady Villiers
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ENG-W vs IND-W 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma (c), Deepti Sharma, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Harleen Deol, Sophie Ecclestone, Mady Villiers, Ekta Bisht
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Heather Knight and Shafali Verma
Vice-Captain Options: Tammy Beaumont and Smriti Mandhana
