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The ‘Women in Blue’ made historical past by clinching their first-ever T20I sequence in opposition to England, taking the five-match sequence 3-2. Now, with the ODI World Cup on house soil later this yr, Harmanpreet Kaur and her workforce will likely be eager to fine-tune their 50-over sport.
India gained their final ODI task — the Tri-series in opposition to Sri Lanka and South Africa — in May. A sequence win right here would additional increase their preparations and morale forward of the worldwide showpiece.
India have tweaked their method in recent times, putting better emphasis on posting totals in extra of 300. In the Tri-series they’d scores of 276, 275, 337 and 342.
“In the ODI cricket we’ve been playing for the last couple of years, we’ve always focused on scoring more than 300 with the bat,” skipper Harmanpreet mentioned.
“It gives the bowlers some cushioning. Earlier we had five bowling options, and it becomes slightly tough if we have only so many runs on the board. Recently, like in the T20Is, we went for four spin options. I think somewhere that has helped,” she added.
Young opener Pratika Rawal finds herself forward of the seasoned Shafali Verma as soon as once more. Rawal impressed within the Tri-Series the place she etched her identify within the document books by turning into the quickest batter to achieve 500 runs in ladies’s ODIs.
With a power-packed batting line-up that includes skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, finisher Richa Ghosh, and reliable anchors Jemimah Rodrigues and Harleen Deol, India’s prime and center order appears formidable.
Add to that the lower-order hitting prowess of Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur, and India have the firepower to out-bat most sides.
However, the bowling unit will as soon as once more be examined within the absence of frontline pacers Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh, and Pooja Vastrakar — all sidelined attributable to accidents.
The tempo assault will likely be led by the skilled Arundhati Reddy, with assist from Kranti Goud and all-rounders Amanjot Kaur and Sayali Ganesh.
India are properly stocked within the spin division. The left-arm duo of Sree Charani and Radha Yadav will shoulder tasks alongside seasoned off-spinners Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma, each of whom supply management and guile within the center overs.
Meanwhile, England will likely be bolstered by the return of two key gamers. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who missed the final three T20Is attributable to a groin pressure, is again to steer the aspect.
World No. 1 ODI bowler Sophie Ecclestone additionally returns after a prolonged layoff attributable to a knee harm which pressured her out of the West Indies sequence in May.
Teams (from):
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
England squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith.
Match begins 5:30pm IST.
