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England Women are looking quite strong in recent form. They clean sweeped the home series against West Indies 3-0. Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey and Sophie Ecclestone are the key players of the team. In the last match England scored 144 runs where Heather Knight contributed 66 and Nat 37 runs. In bowling Lauren Bell, Emily Arlott, Charlie Dean and Linsey Smith all took 2 wickets each and won the match by 17 runs.
India Women's form has been a bit mixed but they defeated West Indies 2-1. Their last match was quite amazing where they scored 217 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 77, Richa Ghosh scored 54 and Jemimah Rodrigues added 39 runs. The team did a good job in bowling as well. Renuka Singh created pressure and Radha Yadav brought glory to India by taking 4 wickets. Consistency will be important for the team if it has to defeat a tough opponent like England.
England Women have shown strong performance in the last few matches, especially the 3-0 clean sweep against West Indies which is proof of their recent form. The team has a very balanced squad in which Nat Sciver-Brunt is managing the captaincy and her form will be very crucial for England. Along with her, Alice Capsey and in-form Sophie Ecclestone will play important roles in bowling. Ecclestone has made a comeback in the team after a short break and her return has made the bowling department even stronger.
Heather Knight is not available in this series due to the hamstring injury which she suffered in the last match. Lauran Filer has got a place in the squad in her place. Sarah Glenn has been dropped as the spin options are already quite strong. In bowling, eyes will be on Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean, and Linsey Smith as they have performed consistently. England will play in their home conditions, where their record has been quite strong.
India Women's form has been a bit mixed in recent matches, but they defeated West Indies 2-1. In the last match, they scored a big score of 217 runs in which Smriti Mandhana (77), Richa Ghosh (54), and Jemimah Rodrigues (39) batted brilliantly. In bowling, Radha Yadav took 4 wickets and Renuka Singh created pressure in the powerplay.
A lot of changes have been made in the team for this series. Shafali Verma has made a comeback in the T20I squad after her good performances in the WPL. Sayali Satghare has also found a place in both the squads. Experienced players like Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol and Sneh Rana have also made a comeback, in which Sneh Rana was rewarded as the player of the tournament of the Sri Lanka tri-series.
Uma Chetry has been dropped from the team while Kranti Gaud has been included in the team in place of Kashvee Gautam. The batting order of the team looks quite solid and if the top order performs then India has full power to defeat England.
England Women have displayed a strong superiority over India Women in T20I, claiming victory in 22 out of the 30 matches contested between the two teams. The India Women’s team is robust, yet they fall short in maintaining consistent performance levels. They fall short in quality compared to major cricketing nations such as Australia and England. This record features past matches, but lately, the India women's team has significantly improved and can pose a strong challenge to England Women in this series
The weather will be good for a cricket match with the temperature ranging between 22-27°C. There will be clouds hovering over the ground to peek into the ongoing action between India and England women. This pitch has not hosted many Women’s T20 international games but this is a batting friendly wicket with the records available suggests. The humidity will be between 45-65 which is not an issue in the strong winds of England during this time of the year.
D Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amy Jones, Alice Capsey, Paige Scholfield, Emily Arlott, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Lin Smith, Lauren Bell
Injury Update: None
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Kranti Gaud
Injury Updates: None
If England wins the toss and bats first, their openers will take some time to settle down. So there is a chance of the score being between 35 to 45 in the powerplay. If the pitch is batting-friendly, scoring can accelerate in the middle overs. England has powerful hitters like Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt who can give a strong finish to the innings.
In this situation, England's total can be around 165-175. And if their bowlers like Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell take early wickets, then England can win the match.
If India wins the toss and bats first, their openers can take a cautious start, so the powerplay score can be a little low, between 30 and 40. If Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma stay, the run rate can increase in the middle overs. But in England's home conditions, run scoring can be a little challenging, so the expected score can be in the range of 155-165.
If Indian bowlers like Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh make early breakthroughs, then India Women can have a chance of winning.
Sophia Dunkley is a young and upcoming talent of the England Women cricket. She is a very talented player in the domestic circuit. As England’s weather and pitches support fast bowlers in the initial half of the matches, she can be effective in the middle overs with her skills to play spinners well.
Lauren Bell is the best power play bowler for England in this T20 squad. She has been very effective with her swing in the early overs. She will be darting it into the stumps with in-swing and out-swing. Lauren Bell has troubled Indian batters earlier as well so she can do it in this match as well. She is also a handy death bowler who can trouble batters with her death bowling.
If England bats first then their chances of winning are high. Their batting is strong and they will also get the advantage of home ground. Indian bowlers can put pressure but the pitch is in England's favour. The simple thing is, England can win if they bat first.
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