IND Vs ENG: The last match of the three-match T20 series between the Indian women's cricket team and England is to be played on Wednesday. Winning the last match against England will ensure India's first international series win after 2019 away series win against West Indies. India, however, will expect good performances from all their players in the decider.
India won the second T20 on Sunday on the strength of the spin duo of Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma and aggressive fielding. With this win, India had levelled a 1-1 draw in the T20I series. Now Harmanpreet Kaur and her players have a great chance to win the first T20I series after winning against West Indies in 2019.
The England team had lost the match despite being in better shape in the previous match. However, England would like to make a strong comeback in the third T20. Earlier, in the ODI series, England had defeated India by performing brilliantly in all three departments.
Middle order support is vital
Shafali Verma and spinners played an important role in India's victory. Now the team expects support from the middle order batsmen and fast bowlers. Captain Harmanpreet's form is also very important for Team India to win this match. Harmanpreet came to bat at number three in the last match and scored much-needed runs for the team.
The Indian team could not maintain a steady flow of runs even after receiving an impressive start from Shafali Verma. England, on the other hand, did not allow the run-rate to be affected despite the fall of wickets. If India has to score more than 160, then it will have to show more aggression instead of focusing on saving wickets.
England will leave no stone unturned on Wednesday by taking lessons from the last match defeat. England's players came under pressure in the last match, due to which four batsmen lost their wickets in a run-out. Their team would like to avoid such a situation in the decider match.
The teams are as follows:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Tania Bhatia, Indrani Roy, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, Simran Dil Bahadur.
England: Heather Knight (Captain), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davis, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Maddie Villiers, Fran Wilson, Danni Wyatt.