England Women vs India Women 2021, 1st ODI: Preview – Pitch Report, Playing Combination & Head to Head record

England Women are ready to face India Women in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, starting on Sunday (June 27). The County Ground in Brౠistol will host the series opener.

Recently, both the sides faced each othe🅷r in the one-off Test where few debutants showed incredible cricket for India, helping their team to draw the match. They wo😼uld now be looking to start on a fresh note, registering victory in the first ODI.

Pitch report:

Just a few days ago, a T20 Blast match between Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan took place at this venue, which was a high-scoring affair. If the surface remains similar, 🌸then 🎶one may expect another high scoring contest.

Head to Head record:

Matches played: 🍎69 | England Women won: 37 | In🧸dia Women won: 30 | Tied: 0 | No result: 2

Playing Combination:

England Women:

Sophia Dunkley, who recently became the first black woman to play a Test for England, is most expected to make her ODI debut. White-ball specialist Danni Wyatt was not picked for the 50-overs series against India, and Lauren Winfield-Hill will most likely fill her shoes in the team.

ENGW XI: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver, Amy Jones (Wk), Fran Wilson, Lauren 🍸Winfield-Hill, Sophie E🔯cclestone, Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt.

India Women:

The Indian team is expected to pick Shafali Verma in the playing 𝐆XI in order to make her debut in ODI cricket. Shafali impressed one and all in the one-off Test, becoming the first Indian women batter to score a half-century in both innings of her maiden game.

There could be a toss-up for the wicketkeeper’s position between Indrani Roy and Taniya Bhatia.

Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey will lead the pace attack. Sneh Rana, who s🌠hined with both bat and the ball during the Test▨ match, is also expected to make her debut in the 50-overs format.

INDW XI: Mithali Raj (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bh🍷atia/Indrani Roy, Pooja Vast🐈rakar, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey.