India ladies shall be eager to internalise the conditions and character of venues in England forward of subsequent 12 months’s World Cup right here in the course of the five-match T20I sequence in opposition to the host, starting with the opening sport at Trent Bridge on Saturday (June 28, 2025).
The ICC showpiece is nearly a 12 months away, however this sequence is an ideal stepping stone after India’s disappointing group-stage exit from final 12 months’s version.
The return of explosive opener Shafali Verma aside, India has added some new names, akin to Kranti Goud, Shree Charani and Sayali Satghare, into the squad.
Shafali, in all chance, shall be paired with Smriti Mandhana on the pole place. This is India’s first T20 project of the 12 months, and the return of Sneh Rana and Amanjot Kaur shall be keenly watched.
India will miss the expertise of injured pacers Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar. The customer misplaced each its apply matches — a 50-over and a T20 sport — to the ECB Development Squad, and shall be up in opposition to a formidable crew led by the talismanic Nat Sciver-Brunt.
The host has a number of skilled stars in its ranks, akin to Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Danny Wyatt-Hodge and Sophie Ecclestone. Along with them, England may even subject gifted kids like Issy Wong, Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley.
In that context, India would require its premier batters, together with Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti, Shafali, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh to be in their groove.
Harmanpreet may additionally have regained her confidence after guiding Mumbai Indians to its second WPL title. However, India will welcome some extra runs from its lower-order to shore up the crew in vital moments.
Teams
England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Capt.), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont (wk), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Issy Wong.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt.), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-capt.), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
Match begins at 7 p.m. IST.
