In the third and final T20I of the three-match series, the Indian women’s cricket team will take on England at the County Ground in Bristol on Thursday (September 15).
Like the first two matches, the series decider is also an evening game and will start at 11 PM IST. Both teams have won one game each, and the winners of Thursday night’s contest will take the series.
So far, both the matches have turned out to be one-sided affairs. In the first game, it was the hosts who outclassed the Indian team by nine wickets to take an early lead, and then in the second battle, it was Women in Blue’s turn to get exact revenge.
Inspired by opening batter Smriti Mandhana’s unbeaten 79 off 53 balls, India chased down the target of 143 runs in 16.2 overs without making much fuss. In the second match, all-rounder Sneh Rana also impressed with her bowling display. She dismissed three opposition batters for just 24 runs in her four-over spell.
My Dream11 team for ENG-W vs IND-W 3rd T20I:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophia Dunkley (VC), Alice Capsey, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amy Jones (wk) Maia Bouchier, Deepti Sharma, Freya Kemp, Sneh Rana, Sarah Glenn, Renuka Singh.
England Women’s likely playing XI
Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (c & wk), Maia Bouchier, Bryony Smith, Sophie Ecclestone, Freya Kemp, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies, Lauren Bell.
India Women’s likely playing XI
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Kiran Navgire, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh.
Squads:
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Kiran Navgire, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Simran Bahadur, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Meghna Singh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Bryony Smith, Amy Jones(w/c), Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies, Lauren Bell, Issy Wong, Kate Cross.