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Toss India opt to bat vs England
England, on the other hand, opted for a four-member seam line-up with all of Kate Cross, Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer, who impressed with her high pace in the women’s Ashes earlier this year, lining up alongside the allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt. They resisted the temptation of playing Alice Capsey, who can bat in the middle order and chip in with offspin. England paired Sophia Dunkley to open with Tammy Beaumont, following injury to Emma Lamb.
This is the first women’s Test in India since 2014, and the first India are playing since 2021. The pitch wore a brown look with not much grass on it.
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Shubha Satheesh, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
England: Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight (capt), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
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