Follow UsIndia are without their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for the first T20I of the five-match series against England women, on June 28 (Saturday). In Kaur’s absence, Smriti Mandhana walked out for the toss, as India were inserted into batting first at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Why are India without Harmanpreet? India’s regular all-format skipper has been rested for the first T20I in Nottingham as a precautionary measure following a head injury during the warm-up clash against the ECB Development Women’s XI.
"Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested for the first T20I against England Women in Nottingham as a precautionary measure following a head injury sustained during the T20 Warm-up match against ECB Development Women's XI. She's being closely monitored by the medical team and is recovering well. Smriti Mandhana is leading the side in her absence,” BCCI confirmed via a press release.
India handed a debut to Delhi Capitals’ left-arm spinner N Sree Charani, who picked up four wickets, where she averaged 17.75. Later on, it was that performance from the left-arm spinner which led to her ODI debut.
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Charani has picked up six wickets for India in the ODI format, averaging 43.16 with the ball.
Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani