England Women have seen 3 wins and 2 losses in their last 5 matches. In the final T20 they defeated India by just 5 runs and won the series 2-1. In this match Dunkley scored 75 and Wyatt-Hodge scored 66 runs to give the team a strong start. But the team collapsed from 137/0 and was stuck at 171/9. Arundhati Reddy took 3 wickets but England saved the match in the last over. This win was important for them as they had mixed results in the first 2 matches. Now the team is back on the winning track again.
India Women's form has also been quite good in recent matches. In the last 5 matches, we won 3 and lost 2. But in the final T20, the team lost by just 5 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 56 and Shafali Verma scored 47 runs, there was a partnership of 85 in the opening. But the middle order again could not finish the match. Harmanpreet got out on the last ball and the chase was left behind. Before this match, India had won back-to-back matches, but came under a bit of pressure in the final. Still, their spin attack was the most impactful in the series.
The Old Trafford pitch is good for batting but the initial overs favour fast bowlers. The ball also swings a bit especially when the weather is cloudy. Spinners can also play their role well in the middle of the match.
Chasing on this ground has a good record but so far in this series the teams batting first have won. The average first innings score is approximately between 133-150. If the ball comes on well then big scores can be made if wickets are in hand.
After winning the toss there are more chances that the team will choose bowling but both the options are open on this surface.
We have seen a total of 33 T20I matches between England Women and India Women. England have won 23 and India 10. No match was tied or there was no result. In the last clash which happened now, England defeated India by just 5 runs. The match was played on the Oval ground in London where England Women have never lost a T20I. Dunkley made 75 and in India's chase Mandhana and Shafali gave a good start but in the end England's bowling pressure became heavy. This match made England's Oval fortress record even stronger.
Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Tammy Beaumont(c), Amy Jones(w), Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Issy Wong, Charlotte Dean, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
Injury Update: None
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani
Injury Updates: None
Keeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Alice Capsey, Amanjot Kaur
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Shree Charani
Smriti Mandhana
Sophie Ecclestone
Deepti Sharma
Amanjot Kaur
Keeper: Richa Ghosh, Amy Jones
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Sophia Dunkley, Harmanpreet Kaur
All-rounders: Alice Capsey
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Radha Yadav, Shree Charani, Charlie Dean
Alice Capsey
Harmanpreet Kaur
Charlie Dean
Radha Yadav
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