Nottingham, Jun 27 (PTI) India girls shall be eager to internalise the circumstances and character of venues in England forward of subsequent yr’s World Cup right here in the course of the five-match T20I collection in opposition to the hosts, starting with the opening recreation on Saturday.
The ICC showpiece is nearly a yr away, however this collection is an ideal stepping stone after their disappointing group stage exit from the final yr’s version.
The administration will attempt to draft in some preliminary concepts concerning the peculiar taking part in surfaces and the fickle climate sample that collectively make taking part in cricket a novel expertise in England.
The rubber may additionally give the think-tank an inkling on the form of gamers who might probably make an influence right here.
The return of explosive opener Shafali Verma aside, India have added some new names resembling Kranti Goud, Sree Charani and Sayali Satghare into their squad.
Shafali, in all chance, shall be paired with Smriti Mandhana on the pole place the place Uma Chetry did not impress as an opener within the few matches she performed.
That is India’s first T20 task of the yr, and the return of off-spin all-rounder Sneh Rana and quick bowling all-rounder Amanjot Kaur shall be keenly watched.
Rana is coming again to the aspect since February 2023, and her confidence has been boosted by a fruitful outing on this yr’s Girls’s Premier League (WPL).
Nonetheless, India will miss the expertise of pacers Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar, who’re out of this collection with respective accidents.
Due to this fact the workforce administration will hope that the younger names will step up, they usually know the challenges of taking part in England at their house.
The guests have misplaced each their observe matches — a 50-over and a T20 recreation — to the ECB Growth Squad, and they are going to be up in opposition to a formidable workforce led by the talismanic Nat Sciver-Brunt.
The house aspect has a number of skilled stars of their ranks resembling Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Danny Wyatt-Hodge and Sophie Ecclestone.
Together with them, England will even area proficient younger gamers resembling Issy Wong, Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley.
In that context, India would require their premier batters like skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Mandhana, Shafali, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh to be of their groove from the primary match itself.
Harmanpreet may additionally have regained her confidence after guiding Mumbai Indians to their second WPL title earlier this yr, contributing with the bat and because the skipper.
Nonetheless, India will welcome some extra runs from their batters decrease down the order, who within the current previous have did not shore up the workforce in some crucial moments.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont (wk), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Issy Wong.
Match begins at 7 pm IST.
