Southampton, Jul 15 (PTI) Driving excessive on confidence after scripting a historic T20I collection win over England, the Indian girls’s staff will goal to hold the momentum into the three-match ODI collection, starting right here on Wednesday.
The ‘Girls in Blue’ made historical past by clinching their first-ever T20I collection in opposition to England, taking the five-match collection 3-2. Now, with the ODI World Cup on house soil later this 12 months, Harmanpreet Kaur and her staff will likely be eager to fine-tune their 50-over recreation.
India received their final ODI project — the Tri-series in opposition to Sri Lanka and South Africa — in Could. A collection win right here would additional increase their preparations and morale forward of the worldwide showpiece.
India have tweaked their method in recent times, putting better emphasis on posting totals in extra of 300. Within the Tri-series that they had scores of 276, 275, 337 and 342.
“Within the ODI cricket we have been taking part in for the final couple of years, we have all the time centered on scoring greater than 300 with the bat,” skipper Harmanpreet stated.
“It offers the bowlers some cushioning. Earlier we had 5 bowling choices, and it turns into barely powerful if we’ve solely so many runs on the board. Lately, like within the T20Is, we went for 4 spin choices. I believe someplace that has helped,” she added.
Younger opener Pratika Rawal finds herself forward of the seasoned Shafali Verma as soon as once more. Rawal impressed within the Tri-Sequence the place she etched her identify within the file books by changing into the quickest batter to achieve 500 runs in girls’s ODIs.
With a power-packed batting line-up that includes skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, finisher Richa Ghosh, and reliable anchors Jemimah Rodrigues and Harleen Deol, India’s high and center order appears formidable.
Add to that the lower-order hitting prowess of Deepti Sharma and Amanjot Kaur, and India have the firepower to out-bat most sides.
Nevertheless, the bowling unit will as soon as once more be examined within the absence of frontline pacers Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh, and Pooja Vastrakar — all sidelined on account of accidents.
The tempo assault will likely be led by the skilled Arundhati Reddy, with assist from Kranti Goud and all-rounders Amanjot Kaur and Sayali Ganesh.
India are effectively stocked within the spin division. The left-arm duo of Sree Charani and Radha Yadav will shoulder tasks alongside seasoned off-spinners Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma, each of whom supply management and guile within the center overs.
In the meantime, England will likely be bolstered by the return of two key gamers. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who missed the final three T20Is on account of a groin pressure, is again to guide the aspect.
World No. 1 ODI bowler Sophie Ecclestone additionally returns after a prolonged layoff on account of a knee harm which compelled her out of the West Indies collection in Could.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
England squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith.
