The Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first against Heather Knight’s England in the one-off Test match taking place at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
India are playing a Test match at home after nine years as three players were named to make debuts in the longest format of the game.
Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Thakur and Shubha Satheesh were handed their caps.
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The grins say it all! ☺️Reactions right after Shubha Satheesh, Renuka Singh Thakur & @JemiRodrigues received their #TeamIndia caps respectively from Head Coach Amol Muzumdar, Captain @ImHarmanpreet & vice-captain @mandhana_smriti #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/4KPKo6so9I
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 14, 2023
Harmanpreet is leading India in the Test format for the first time.
IND W vs ENG W Day 1 – Live
England women opted for Sophie Dunkley to open the innings with Tammy Beaumont, who scored a double-century in their last Test against Australia at Nottingham. England are playing their 100th Test match, the most in women’s cricket.
With the teams clashing in a Test match for the first time after 2021, there is a lot of interest centred on this match, which is also the first Test being hosted by India since a one-off Test against South Africa at Mysore in 2014. This is the first Test between India and England in India since 2005.
A look at #TeamIndia‘s Playing XIFollow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/UB89NFaqaJ#INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/Uyn76WRJZi
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 14, 2023
INDW vs ENGW Playing XIs:
India – Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia(w), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh, Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
England -Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones(w), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
(With inputs from Agencies)
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