The Indian Team will finally play their first Test match on home soil after a gap of 9 years as they take on England in a one-off fixture at Navi Mumbai on 14th December. It promises to be an exciting encounter.
Indian team would be led by Harmanpreet Kaur while Heather Knight will don the England captaincy. Both teams will be looking to showcase their test match skills after 3 T20Is.
These two teams will meet in a Test match on Indian soil since 2005. Indian Women and England Women faced each other in 2021 played at Bristol where the match ended in a draw.
Match Details
Details– Indian Women vs England Women, One-off Test
Venue– DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Date and Time– 14th-17th December, 9.30 AM IST
Head-to-Head Record
A total of 14 Test matches have been played between Indian Women versus England Women. Indian women have a slight advantage winning 2 matches while England 1. The other 11 matches have ended in a draw.
Pitch Report
The pitch provides a fair balance between bat and ball. It would help the pacers which would create doubt in the batters initially with the new ball. As the match progresses, it becomes a good batting pitch.
It promises to be an exciting battle between two top-quality teams. The captain that wins the toss would likely invite the opponent with freshness to the pitch.
Indian Women (Ind W) vs England Women (Eng W)- Predicted Playing XI
Indian Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastkar, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghana Singh, Rajeshwari Gakywad.
England Women
Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight (C), Amy Jones, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean,
Fantasy Selection- Ind W vs Eng W
Team 1– Smriti Mandhana (C), Tammy Beaumont, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Deepti Sharma, Heather Knight, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Ecclestone (VC), Meghna Singh, Lauren Bell, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Team 2– Shafali Varma, Wyatt (VC), Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Sophie Dunkley, Richa Ghosh, Alice Capsey, Deepti Sharma, Amy Jones, Pooja Vastkar, Kate Cross, Renuka Singh Thakur.
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