Mumbai: The first match of the India-England women's T20 series will be held in Mumbai on Wednesday.
As far as the Indian team is concerned, they have performed well in T20 cricket this year. These included winning gold at the Asian Games, winning the T20I series against Bangladesh (2-1) and reaching the final of the tri-series with South Africa and the West Indies.
However, India's history against England in T20 cricket is not remarkable. The two teams have met 27 times and India have won only 7 matches. Moreover, they have won only 2 out of 9 matches against England at home. The last victory was 5 years ago.
England, on the other hand, are coming into this series having lost the T20I series against Sri Lanka at home (1-2). It is noteworthy that both the teams reached the semi-finals of the World Cup T20 series held in South Africa this year.
Among the Indian players, the best batsmen are Hammanpreet Kaur (13 games – 323 runs), Jemima Rodriguez (16 games – 342 runs), Smriti Mandhana (15 games – 369 runs). Deepti Chama (16 matches – 19 wickets) is notable in bowling.
Shreyanka Patil of Kannada, Mannath Kashyap of Punjab and Saika Ishaq of Bengal have been added as new faces in the Indian team for this series. All these three are spin bowlers.
For England, Nate Scheuer has been amazing as a front all-rounder. Danny Wyatt in batting, Sophie Eccleston and Sarah Glenn in bowling also add strength to the team. This series seems likely to be one dominated by spins.
Teams
India: Hammanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandana, Jemima Rodriguez, Shafali Vama, Deepti Chama, Yashtika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannath Kashyap, Saika Ishaq, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titus Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja , lightning bell.
England: Heather Knight (capt), Lauren Bell, Maya Puccia, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Eccleston, Mahika Kaur, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nate Skeev Brent, Daniel Wyatt .
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Live: Sports 18, Jio Cinema.
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