Australia, who have been performing well against India in the warm-up matches and the recently concluded first ODI, will be looking forward to ticking their boxes in the subcontinent conditions.
England will miss the services of their star wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor. Meanwhile, the stars of ICC CWC 2017 will try to exhibit the best from experience of their batting line-up.
Smriti and Harmanpreet will be playing a vital role in clinching the cup. Though the squad hasn”t been announced, it will be interesting to see India”s performance against the top-ranked teams.
It is to be noted that India women are now playing a three-match ODI series against Australia.
India lost the first ODI by 8 wickets as they were left clueless by the Australian bowling line-up.Nicole Bolton was the star of the match with an unbeaten century and was named the MOM.
The next match will be played tomorrow at Reliance Stadium, Vadodara.
All the matches will be played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. The series will commence on March 22 and the final will be played on April 4.
Please find the squads below for the T20I series:
India Women”s T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Rumeli Dhar, Mona Meshram.
Australia Women”s T20I squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes(vc), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Villani, Naomi stalenberg, Amanda-Jade Wellington
England women”s T20I squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Kathryn Cross, Alice Davidson Richards, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Katie George, Jenny Gunn, Alex Hartley, Danielle Hazell, Amy Jones (wk), Anya Shrubsole, Bryony Smith, Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson, Danielle Wyatt
Please find the schedule below:
1. India vs Australia – March 22
2. Australia vs England – March 24
3. India vs England – March 26
4. India vs Australia – March 28
5. Australia vs England – March 30
6. India vs England – April 1
7. Final – April 3