1st WT20I: England opt to bowl against India, Harmanpreet Kaur rested
England skipper
Nat Sciver-Brunt
won the toss and opted to bowl in the first
women's T20
International against India here on Saturday.
Opening batter
Smriti Mandhana
is leading India as captain
Harmanpreet Kaur
has been rested as a precautionary measure following a head injury sustained during the T20 warm-up match against ECB Select XI.
"I'm sure she (Harmanpreet) will be right in a few days," says Mandhana.
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India Women: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, and Shree Charani.
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England Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (w), Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Em Arlott, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, and Lauren Bell.
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