England Women have three wins in the last five T20 matches they have played. They recently played a three match t20 series against West Indies at their home soil and whitewashed West Indies in that particular series. They are a dominant force in shorter formats. Players like captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey and Sophie Ecclestone are the backbone of the team and their performance will define England's journey in this series. The last time England played was against West Indies in May 2025. England Women batted first in that match and managed to score 144 runs with fine innings from former captain Heather Knight scoring 66 runs and current captain Nat Sciver-Brunt contributing with 37 runs. England restricted West Indies 17 runs shy of a famous win. Hayley Matthews played till the end scoring 71 runs but can help her team to cross the line. Lauren Bell, Emily Arlott, Charlie Dean, and Linsey Smith all got two wickets to their name for England.
India Women are having a mixed form in T20I matches. They have three wins in the last five matches but they have not been able to win matches continuously in a row. They were engaged in a three match T20I series against West Indies before coming to England for this series. They won the series 2-1 against the West Indies. India Women won their last match by 60 runs after scoring 217 runs, batting first. Smriti Mandhana scored 77 runs, Richa Ghosh scored 54 runs while Jemimah Rodrigues scored 39 runs. India Women bowled really well to defend a big total. Renuka Singh set the tone with good economical overs in the powerplay while Radha Yadav used that pressure to strike through the middle order of West Indies Womens. Radha Yadav ended up taking four important wickets in the match to help India win comfortably.
The pitch at Trent Bridge, Nottingham is considered quite good for batting, especially in the first innings. Fast bowlers can get a little swing in the beginning but if the batsman gets set then it becomes easy to score runs. We have seen a lot of domestic matches of Vitality blast on this ground and this is a proper batting friendly wicket. The home team Nottinghamshire have been very dominant on this ground with the bat. High scores like 261/2 were also seen in the Vitality blast matches. In Men’s international matches as well there were six instances when teams have scored 190+ runs. As the match progresses, both spin and pace get a little help. A score of 150-160 is common here in T20 matches. The average score of the first innings is around 155 and in the second innings 147. Overall, this is a balanced pitch where there is good competition between both bat and ball.
England Women have shown a clear domination over India women in T20I winning 22 matches out of 30 matches these two teams have played against each other. India Women are a strong side but they lack the caliber to deliver consistent performance. They lack the quality against big cricketing nations like England and Australia. This record includes old matches but recently India womens have been a much improved side and they can give a good fight to England Women in this series.
In the last match between these two teams, Indian Women defeated England by five wickets, as told earlier, the current Indian team is a much improved cricketing nation who can give a fight to any big nation in shorter formats. The Women's Premier League is a big successor in India which has given local talent a big platform to perform internationally.
India Women restricted England Women on 126 runs in the last head-to-head Heather Knight with her 52 runs remind the top scorer for England. Saika Ishaque and Shreyanka Patil took three wickets each to clear the middle order of England. Renuka Singh and Amanjot Kaur also took two wickets. While chasing the target, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues gave no time to England Womens to make a comeback and win the match for India Women by 5 wickets.
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
Keeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, D Wyatt-Hodge, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shefali Verma
All-rounders: Nat Sciver Brunt, Deepti Sharma, Alice Capsey
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Radha Yadav
Nat Sciver Brunt
Deepti Sharma
Smriti Mandhana
Alice Capsey
Keeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Sophia Dunkley
All-rounders: Nat Sciver Brunt, Deepti Sharma, Alice Capsey
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Radha Yadav, Emily Arlott, Kranti Gaud
Sophie Ecclestone
Richa Ghosh
Emily Arlott
Kranti Gaud
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