India will look to attract confidence from latest performances and enhance their disappointing bilateral report in opposition to England when the 2 groups face-off in a three-match ladies’s T20I sequence, beginning on Wednesday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led India have had a profitable 12 months within the shortest format thus far, profitable the gold medal within the Asian Games, an away sequence in opposition to Bangladesh by 2-1 and in addition making it to the ultimate of the triangular sequence in South Africa, with West Indies because the third aspect.

On the opposite hand, world No. 2 England will look to beat the frustration of shedding to Sri Lanka 1-2 at residence.

World No. 4 India have a poor report at residence in T20Is in addition to in opposition to England usually and the hosts will hope to provide you with one thing particular.

At residence, in 9 matches in opposition to England, India have solely two wins to point out with their most up-to-date victory coming greater than 5 years in the past in March 2018 after they gained by eight wickets on the Brabourne Stadium.

In truth, it’s India’s general report in opposition to England which can be regarding given they solely have seven wins to point out from 27 matches.

Additionally, India ladies’s final win at residence in T20Is got here greater than two years in the past in March 2021 after they defeated South Africa in Lucknow by 9 wickets. Since then, India have misplaced 4 and tied one sport whereas enjoying at residence.

The sequence additionally presents India a chance to enhance their disappointing general residence report as they solely have 19 wins from 50 T20Is at residence with 30 losses and one tied sport.

Both India and England have been the semifinalists of the final T20 World Cup held in South Africa earlier this 12 months.

With the subsequent showpiece occasion slated for September-October 2024, this sequence presents a chance to fine-tune their preparations for the version in Bangladesh.

While Deepti Sharma has been India’s most profitable bowler with 19 wickets in 16 matches with a strike charge of 15.89, it’s the batters who’ve executed a commendable job this 12 months within the shortest format, led by Harmanpreet, who has averaged 35.88 to make 323 runs in 13 T20Is with three fifties.

Jemimah Rodrigues has struck 342 runs in 16 matches at 34.20 with one fifty, whereas India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has topped the charts with 369 runs in 15 matches with three fifties whereas averaging 28.08.

Mandhana additionally completed because the sixth-highest run-getter in ‘The Hundred’ Women’s competitors with 238 runs in 9 matches, enjoying a significant position in Southern Braves’ title win.

Harmanpreet can be coming off a good run with the bat within the recently-concluded Women’s Big Bash League the place she garnered 321 runs in 14 matches.

India have three new faces for this sequence with right-arm Karnataka spinner Shreyanka Patil, Punjab’s left-arm spinner Mannat Kashyap and Bengal’s Saika Ishaque — one other left-arm spinner — being roped in.

While Kashyap was a member of the inaugural title-winning Indian aspect within the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this 12 months, Ishaque completed at joint-third greatest with 15 wickets within the inaugural Women’s Premier League for Mumbai Indians.

Patil made waves together with her promising show within the WPL with Royal Challengers Bangalore and was the primary Indian to play within the Women’s Caribbean Premier League, ending as the best wicket-taker with 9 scalps in 5 video games.

For England, the veteran Nat Sciver-Brunt’s all-round exploits within the WPL and her type in worldwide circuit make her essentially the most harmful participant.

Besides scoring 332 runs at a strike charge of 140.08 and 10 wickets in WPL in Mumbai’s profitable marketing campaign, Sciver-Brunt has additionally amassed 271 runs in solely eight T20Is at a mean of 45.16.

While Danny Wyatt has most runs (278 in 11 matches), Sophie Ecclestone (16 wickets) and Sarah Glenn (13) have been England’s greatest bowlers in T20Is this 12 months.

The sequence between the senior ladies’s sides was preceded by a three-match contest between their respective ‘A’ groups, whereby Issy Wong’s all-round brilliance handed the guests a 2-1 win.

On spin-friendly and gradual surfaces, batters from each the groups struggled largely which signifies this could possibly be a sequence dominated by spinners and each India and England have lots of their ranks.

Squads: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani.

England: Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath (wk), Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt.

Time: 7:00pm IST. PTI DDV ATK ATK