England Women will take on India Women in the second ODI on Saturday, July 19. The visitors won the first ODI by four wickets on the back of a splendid unbeaten knock by all-rounder Deepti Sharma. Chasing targets has always been a bit of a hurdle for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side. However, in the first ODI, Deepti held her calm and enabled a smooth run chase for India.
With the ODI World Cup just two months away, the visitors have almost locked in the first Playing XI combination. Now, it's just about maintaining that consistency and form leading into the global event. Meanwhile, for the hosts, inconsistency has been the problem. While in patches, they have shown brilliance, collectively, they have failed to play as a unit. While skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Eccelstone have been pillars in batting and bowling, respectively, the rest have not been up to the mark when it matters the most.
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ENG-W vs IND-W Lord's London Pitch Report
This will be only be the second Women's game to be played at the iconic Lord's Cricket Stadium, following the epic World Cup final between the same two teams in 2017. Overall, 87 ODI games have been played here, with 43 matches won by bowling first. 243 is the average first innings score here.
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ENG-W vs IND-W Full Squads
ENG: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont (wk), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith
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IND: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Tejal Hasabnis, Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Sayali Satghare, Pratika Rawal, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav
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