India defeated England by 4 wickets in the first ODI played in Southampton. Now both teams will clash in Lord’s. For both India and England, this series is important for the preparation of the upcoming women’s ODI World Cup. India has to host the World Cup.
Fast bowlers Renuka Singh Thakur and Pooja Vastrakar are not playing in this series due to injury. In his absence, the team preferred Kranti Gaur in place of Arundhati Reddy, a little more experienced in the first match and this 21 -year -old player left his impact with two wickets.
Pritaka Rawal has emerged as a favorite option for Smriti Mandhana’s partner in the top order. Shefali Verma also remains contender for T20 International, Women’s Premier League (WPL) and her form in domestic cricket. Harleen Deol is also in good form and if Shefali returns to the final XI in the near future, Rawal can be launched at number three.
In such a situation, it will be difficult to include Deol in the team, whose batting department also includes Harmanpreet, Jemima Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh. The spin department is also quite strong, including the left -handed left -handed spinner N Shri Charani, besides experienced Deepti, Sneha Rana and Radha Yadav. Deepti, who scored an unbeaten half -century in the first ODI, hit a six with one hand like Rishabh Pant during her innings. Everyone will be eyeing their performance in the match to be held on Saturday.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Qetan), Pritaka Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Tejal Hasbnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shri Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arunjati Reddy, Karan Satghare.
England: Nat Savar-Brant (Captain), M Elatt, Tammy Buomont, Lauren Bell, Maiya Bouchier, Ellis Capsi, Kate Cross, Ellis Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkle, Sophie Eclestone, Lauren Filers, Amy Jones, Ema Lam, Linse Smith.