India Women are set to face England within the third match of their T20 World Cup marketing campaign on February 18, Saturday. Team India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets of their opening match of the mega occasion and thrashed West Indies by 6 wickets of their second match. They will need to proceed their successful streak within the third match so as to lock their knockout-stage berth.
India may have no room for error after they tackle a formidable England within the Women’s T20 World Cup at St. George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. A victory over the world quantity two England will take the ladies in blue into the knock-out stage. In the knockout stage, the highest two groups from each teams will compete towards one another.
India’s prime order may have to stabilise the innings towards England, in order that the strain would not shift towards the middle-order. Smriti Mandhana regarded in imperious contact after making her comeback from harm as she timed the ball to perfection however could not go the space. Jemimah Rodrigues however will need to play with consistency whereas skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has additionally regarded in good contact thus far.
They may have to deal with England’s spin trio of Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, and Sarah Glenn. The Indian bowlers may have to bowl out of their pores and skin towards England, who will head into the match excessive on confidence after notching the joint-fastest fifty in Women’s T20 World Cup historical past.
Pooja Vastrakar has been spectacular together with her bowling together with Renuka Singh and the ever-reliable Deepti Sharma. When it comes to fielding, there have been misfields and dropped catches that the group will need to study from.
On the opposite hand, England who’re additionally unbeaten after two video games are prime contenders to qualify for the semifinals as nicely. England have the identical factors as India however their NRR have put them on the highest of the standings with an NRR of +2.497 as in contrast to India’s +0.590.
Full Squads:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Shikha Pandey.
England: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Danni Wyatt.
