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Harmanpreet Kaur And Co Put To Bat First By Windies Women In 1st ODI In Vadodara

Muskaan Bhatt

India women will play 3 T20is against Women in Maroon [Source: @BCCIWomen]India women will play 3 T20is against Women in Maroon [Source: @BCCIWomen]

The stage is set as India Women and West Indies Women prepare to lock horns with each other. As revealed during the toss, West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara. It’s a crucial series especially for the Women in Maroon as they aim to work towards qualifying for the upcoming 50-over World Cup next year.

A good news for fans is that Harmanpreet Kaur makes her return to the side and is all set to lead Team India in the opening ODI. Pratika Rawal gets her maiden international cap as she becomes the 150th female cricketer to represent India in one-day internationals.

IND-W Vs WI-W: Playing XI

West Indies Women Playing XI : Hayley Kristen Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Qiana Joseph, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Shabika Gajnabi, Rashada Williams

India Women Playing XI : Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra, Renuka Singh Thakur

IND-W Vs WI-W: Pitch Report

Pitch Report by WV Raman: "The conditions at the BCA stadium are fantastic. The outfield is big, good and lush green. The weather is barmy and the pitch looks good as well. The longest boundary is 69 metres long. Square boundaries are 59 metres, behind square the boundary is 52 metres long. It looks well rolled, hard with some grass on it. Its a black soiled pitch, it will hold together and produce batters some nice opportunity to get some runs. The ball will come on nicely to the bat. We can expect a tall scoring game."

IND-W Vs WI-W: Captain's Thoughts

Hayley Matthews (West Indies Women Captain): "We are going to have a bowl first today again. I just feel it's a good opportunity obviously being a new venue and assess the conditions. Yeah we got in day before yesterday, we had a good amount of time in the nets and it's a lovely ground to be honest.Yeah I think we are prepared pretty well. We know the upcoming matches are pretty important, we want to win a few in order to climb up the table. Yeah we have got Shamilia Connell coming in for us which adds some bowling into our attack and we have got Rashada Williams coming in at the top of the order."