India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat first for the one-off Test clash against England on Thursday at the DY Patil Sports Academy.
England's women's team skipper Heather Knight is eager to spoil counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur's plans to win the one-off Test clash between the two sides.
India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has said she would like to for a team combination that reflects its strengths in the one-off Test clash against England
India's vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, is ecstatic to play red-ball cricket in front of home fans and stated the importance of having Amol Majumdar as head coach of the team.
Indian bowlers staged a praiseworthy fightback while defending a low total of 81 runs, however, England sealed the three-match T20I series by beating Women in Blue by four wickets in the second T20I at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
England won the first T20I by 38 runs. Nat-Sciver Brunt (77) and Danni Wyatt (75) guided England to 197/6 in 20 overs. Shafali Varma (52) was the top scorer for India but they were restricted to 159/6 in 20 overs. England won the match by 38 runs and went 1-0 up in the series.
After India Women's disappointing 38-run loss against England in the first T20I match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, 'Women in Blue' skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said they were not up to the mark in the game
Harmanpreet Kaur-led India won the toss and decided to field first against Heather Knight's England in the first T20I match of the three-game series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led India will lock horns against Heather Knight's England in the first match of the three-game T20I series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Test cricket will feature for the first time in India women's home season since 2014 when they take on England and Australia. In 2014, they defeated South Africa by an innings and 34 runs in Mysore.