India Vs England T20 World Cup 2023: The Indian team has strengthened its position by winning both the opening matches and now it can reach the knockouts by winning the third match.
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The Indian women’s team, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, has so far performed well in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup-2023 being played in South Africa. Team India has won both its matches so far. India defeated Pakistan in the first match and West Indies in the second match, but a tough test is in front of them on Saturday. Team India would like to score a hat-trick of victory in this match as well as secure their place in the knockout round.
The Indian team, which faced pressure situations in the first two matches, will have to avoid making any mistake in the match against England. A win against world number two team England will assure Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team a place in the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
Top order will have to do better
After winning both their matches, India has reached a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals. Young wicket-keeper batsman Richa Ghosh performed well in the first two matches for India. The top order batsmen will have to perform well against England. India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team captain Shafali Verma has failed to convert good starts into big scores.
Smriti Mandhana, who made a comeback after recovering from a finger injury, was looking in good touch but she too could not score big in the last match. Jemima Rodrigues will have to bring consistency in her performance while skipper Harmanpreet is yet to score big. Her highest score is 33. Indian batsmen will have to face England’s spin trio of Charlie Dean, Sophie Eccleston and Sarah Glenn.
Best performance expected from bowlers
The Indian bowlers did well against the West Indies but will need to be at their best against England, whose team boasts of young batsman Ellis Capsey, who equaled the previous record for the fastest half-century in T20 World Cup history. Pooja Vastrakar has done impressively so far. She is making good use of the new ball along with Renuka Singh. Veteran Deepti Sharma has also played her part well so far.
Indian fielding has not been good so far and any mistake by the fielders against England can cost the team dearly. On the other hand, England is also a strong contender to make it to the semi-finals like India. Both these teams have the same number of points but England is on top on the basis of better net run rate.
Both the teams are as follows:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemima Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarwani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad and Shikha Pandey.
England: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Ellyse Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Eccleston, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Nate Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Winfield-Hill and Danny Wyatt.