ENG-W vs IND-W Head to Head, Playing XI, Preview, Where to Watch on TV, Online, and Live Streaming Details

India scripted history on Wednesday, September 21, when the Women in Blue defeated hosts England in the second ODI to register a series win in England for the first time in 23 years. India had defeated England, in England, in an ODI series just once before the ongoing series, which was way back in 1999. Thus, the victory in this series was memorable and remarkable.

The upcoming game at the iconic Lord’s will be a dead rubber. While the home side would look to spare themselves from a series whitewash, India would be hoping exactly the opposite of it. The ongoing series is Jhulan Goswami’s last stint at international cricket, and the Indian team had been into the game with just one mindset- to win it for her.

And they managed to do so by winning the first two games and clinching the series early on. The current Indian side looks formidable, and they would look to make Goswami’s farewell even more memorable by getting a special Lord’s win. Speaking of the series, the Indian batters have been at their best throughout the T20I and ODIs.

The two batters who have managed to impress the most are Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. While the former missed her ODI century by just nine runs in the first game, the latter went berserk in the second ODI and bagged a glorious century. Kaur was unstoppable as she remained unbeaten at the end of the innings, amassing an unbeaten 143* off 111 deliveries.

Harmanpreet Kaur played the captain’s knock and helped her side post a humungous total of 333 runs. England’s chase did not start the way they desired as they lost their top-order batters within the powerplay. Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones, and Charlie Dean posed a threat to India, but Harmanpreet Kaur’s tactics of deploying the right bowler at the right time helped India dish out England for 245 runs and win the game by 88 runs.

Pitch Conditions

The surface at the iconic venue tends to assist the bowlers in the early stages of the innings, with prodigious swing on offer for the faster bowlers. But batting generally becomes progressively easier with the surface settling down under the sun. The team winning the toss would likely opt to bowl first with ambitions of restricting the opposition below a par total, utilizing the assistance to the pacers on offer in the first innings.

Playing Combinations for ENG-W vs IND-W

England

The series has not gone England’s way so far, but they tried to put up a tough fight in the middle during their chase. Skipper Amy Jones might look to get Alice Davidson Richards back into the formation, given Freya Kemp and Lauren Bell’s poor outings in the previous game as they went on to concede 82 runs and 79 runs respectively.

Predicted Playing XI: Emma Lamb, Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones(w/c), Freya Kemp/Alice-Davidson Richard, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Kate Cross, Lauren Bell/Issy Wong

India

India brought in Renuka Singh and Dayalan Hemalatha in the previous game, and that move did wonders for the team. While Renuka bagged a four-wicket haul and got India the breakthrough early, Harmanpreet Kaur deployed Hemalatha in the middle overs and she picked up the inform batters. The Indian side is expected to continue with the same combination.

Predicted Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

ENG-W vs IND-W Head-to-Head

Played- 75 | England- 40 | India- 33 | NR- 02 |

ENG-W vs IND-W Broadcast Details

Match Timings- 3:30 PM IST

TV- Sony Sports Network

Streaming- SonyLiv