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Harmanpreet Kaur Misses Out; Shafali Verma Back As India Bat First In 1st T20I vs England

Aashay Chopade

India vs England toss (Source@BCCIWomen/X.com)India vs England toss (Source@BCCIWomen/X.com)

It is time for the all-important first T20I of the five-match series between India and England. The toss has been done, and Nat Sciver-Brunt has decided to field first after winning it.

India Opt For Spin-Heavy Attack, England Trust Pacers

India have handed a debut to Nallapureddy Charani, the left-arm orthodox spinner, and Shafali Verma is also back in the mix. The visitors are without their regular skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, who is struggling with a head injury. The home team, on the other hand, have gone with a pace-heavy attack which includes the likes of Lauren Bell, Emily Louise Arlott and Lauren Filer.

The Women in Blue in contrast have gone with more tweakers with as many as four spinners in the XI. They have Arundhati Reddy as their frontline seamer, while the likes of Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh form the crux of the middle order in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur.

England vs India 1st T20I Playing XIs

India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani

England Women Playing XI: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Nicole Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Emily Louise Arlott, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

England, on the other hand, will have Sophia Dunkley opening with Wyatt while the captain Nat-Sciver Brunt is slated to bat at three. They have a power-packed batting line-up with the likes of Alice Capsey and Amy Jones in the middle order, and the visitors would have to put a big total on the board on a pitch that seems conducive for strokeplay.