India women opt to bowl in first ODI against England

HOVE: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against England in the first WODI of the three-match series here on Sunday.


While Yastika Bhatia will be keeping wickets in the match, legendary Jhulan Goswami is playing her last series, 22 years after having made her debut for India.

For England, 18-year-old Alice Capsey will be making her debut.

PLAYING XIs

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Meghna Singh

England: Amy Jones (c/wk), Emma Lamb, Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Davidson Richards, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Kate Cross, Issy Wong.