The ICC Women’s World Cup is about to begin and the stage is set for the Indian Women to take on the English hosts in the opening game of this world tournament. Under the captaincy of Mithali Raj, the Indian ladies will be looking forward to maintaining their voyage of 16 matches unbeaten ODI streak. However, they lost their practice game to New Zealand ahead of this tournament but the way have reached up to this stage is simply phenomenal. They also have won last four ODI series and during. On the other hand, English women’s team skipper Heather Knight would definitely want to kickstart their world cup journey with a victory on their home soil.
The ODI match between India and England will be played on Saturday, June 24, 2017, at County Ground, Derby.
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The Indian batting line-up is gilded with players like Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur. The skipper is appearing in her fifth World Cup and has an average of 60 in the 22 outings thus far. She knocked her only World Cup century in the previous edition in 2013 where she scored an unbeaten 103 against Pakistan.
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 is just one day away. India play England tomorrow in Derby. #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/mr7Fps9IHL
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 23, 2017
On the other hand, Harmanpreet, playing in her third World Cup, has become a prominent part of world cricket with her magnificent style and part-time off-spin. In 2013, she played an amazing knock of 107 runs against England. This innings turned out to be the highest score by an Indian in a World Cup.
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India’s @M_Raj03 chats to teammate @ImHarmanpreet ahead of their first match against England! #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/QAdpPkFv9x
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 23, 2017
In the bowling department, Jhulan Goswami is ably supported by left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht who currently holds the sixth position in the ICC ODI bowlers rankings.
Spinners – Gayakwad, Yadav and Bisht discuss bowling in English conditions with @shikhashauny ahead of #WWC17 here: https://t.co/c3v45TIrqk
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 24, 2017
The three-time title winners have a formidable look with the return of wicket keeper and batter Sarah Taylor after a brief hiatus. Since the girls will be playing at their home-ground, England captain Heather Knight will be the key English player to be watched out for.
The day has come to #GoBoldly…#WWC17 pic.twitter.com/7HbsB8NwOr
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 24, 2017
In the bowling area, speedster Katherine Brunt has most of the responsibilities. The team has already secured seven wickets against New Zealand in warm-up matches, underlining their tag of title contenders.
Watch England Women beat New Zealand in their final warm-up. #WWC17 https://t.co/uawxAKHkSX pic.twitter.com/Uj64zncIcy
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 24, 2017
India Women squad: Mithali Raj(c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mona Meshram, Punam Raut, Deepti Sharma, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Ekta Bisht, Sushma Verma, Mansi Joshi, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Nuzhat Parween, Smriti Mandhana
England Women squad: Heather Knight(c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Georgia Elwiss, Jenny Gunn, Alex Hartley, Danielle Hazell, Beth Langston, Laura Marsh, Anya Shrubsole, Natalie Sciver, Sarah Taylor, Fran Wilson, Danielle Wyatt, Lauren Winfield
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