Fifty up for the English side. Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont are both taking their time but also punishing any mistakes from the Indian bowlers. Nothing has worked so far for Indian bowlers.
Fifty up for the English side. Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont are both taking their time but also punishing any mistakes from the Indian bowlers. Nothing has worked so far for Indian bowlers.
Top start from England and they are now going at five runs per over here in Indore. Indian new ball bowlers have not been able to provide a breakthrough so far.
What a dramatic start to the English innings. Renuka Thakur pings Tammy Beaumont in front, first up and though given not out, the Indians think of referring it. But even as they ponder the decision, the no-ball siren goes off! Beaumont dispatches the resulting free hit for four, but it's a tight over otherwise. Kranti Goud follows it up with an otherwise decent over with a boundary ball. England are away.
ENG-W: 11/0 (2)
Nat Sciver-Brunt: "We want to make the most of the fresh wicket and get a big total on the board. Outfield will be lightning quick. We'll be looking for some big partnerships. A lot of noise with the India fans, hopefully everyone is clear and focussed. We know we've got three tough games left, but coming with a lot of confidence."
Harmanpreet Kaur: "We were looking to bowl first and glad to get that. Having extra bowler is always a great thing. Renuka has a great record against England and that was the main reason we wanted her back. Even though we lost last two games we played good cricket in between. We just want to enjoy the match."
Nat Sciver-Brunt has won the toss in Indore and England will bat first. This is the 7th consecutive time that Harmanpreet Kaur lost the toss.
England XI: Amy Jones (W), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt (C), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
India XI: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (W), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
Matches played - 79
IND-W Wins - 36
ENG-W Wins - 41
No Result - 2
The Holkar Stadium is known for being a batting friendly surface. The pitch is made up of black soil and offers decent bounce with a little seam movement. Spinners might have a say today when the game progresses, but overall, this is a surface tailor made for batting. This is the same surface where Australia scored 326 runs and New Zealand scored 231 runs (1st innings) in the only two Women's World Cup 2025 matches.
It is going to be a warm sunny day today in Indore. There will be long periods of sunshine with 24% cloud cover and 56% of humidity. No chances of washout today as there is only 1% probability of precipitation. The temperature is expected to remain at 30 degree Celsius and it will get cooler by the evening.
India Squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Uma Chetry
England Squad: Amy Jones(w), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Em Arlott, Sarah Glenn, Linsey Smith, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge
Hello and welcome to our continued live coverage of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. India are set to lock horns with England in match number 20 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. Stay tuned with us for the build-up, weather report, toss update and latest match updates.
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