Published - Mar 8, 2019 5:49 pm | Updated - Mar 8, 2019 5:49 pm
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India Women have been outdone in the T20I series against England Women. After reigning supreme in the 50-overs format, the hosts, led by Smriti Mandhana, came nowhere close to the expectations in the shortest format of the game. While they lost by a huge margin in the first match, the second game did go down to the wire.
However, the Heather Knight-captained Brits held onto their nerve in crunch situations and thus clinched the series with one match left. The visiting team will now look for a clean sweep in the series to finish this tour off on a high. India, on the other hand, will push for a consolation win in the dead rubber.
Match Details:
The 3rd and final game of the 3-match T20I series between India Women and England Women will be hosted by the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
The match starts at 11:00 AM local time (IST) (5:30 AM GMT).
The game will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD in India. (Live streaming in Hotstar).
Last 5 completed T20I matches:
India Women: L, L, L, L, L.
England Women: W, W, L, W, L.
Pitch Condition/Report
The pitch is decent to bat on. Spinners will be able to find some help from the track.
Average first innings total: 136 (2 Women’s ODI)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 1
Probable Playing XI
India Women:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mithali Raj, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Ekta Bisht, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav.
Bench: Arundhati Reddy, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Komal Zanzad
England Woman:
Tammy Beaumont, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones (WK), Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight (C), Lauren Winfield, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Anya Shrubsole, Laura Marsh, Linsey Smith.
Bench: Alex Hartley, Sophia Dunkley, Freya Davies.
Team News:
Georgia Elwiss has been ruled out of the T20I squad due to a stress fracture.
Power Picks:
Ekta Bisht picked 15 wickets in her last eight T20Is. He took 2+ wickets in six of those eight matches and went wicketless twice.
Captain and Vice Captain selection
If India bat first:
Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Poonam Yadav, Danielle Wyatt.
If England bat first:
Smriti Mandhana, Natalie Sciver, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Deepti Sharma.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Amy Jones
Batters – Smriti Mandhana (VC), Mithali Raj, Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt (C)
All-Rounders – Deepti Sharma, Katherine Brunt
Bowlers – Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, Anya Shrubsole, Linsey Smith
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Amy Jones
Batters – Smriti Mandhana (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Heather Knight, Danielle Wyatt
All-Rounders – Deepti Sharma (VC), Katherine Brunt
Bowlers – Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Linsey Smith
Expert Advice:
Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver haven’t bowled much in the series. Knight can be picked for her batting but Sciver is too costly to afford a failure.
Probable Winners:
England Women are predicted to win this match.
