India Women vs England Women One-off Test: Navi Mumbai Weather Forecast, DY Patil Stadium Pitch Report, LIVE Streaming

India take on England in a one-off Test that starts on Thursday as Test cricket at home returns after a gap of nine years for the women’s cricket team. India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has said she would like to for a team combination that reflects its strengths in the one-off Test clash against England.

In a career that has spanned over 14 years, Harmanpreet will play just her second home Test in Mumbai. She has played a Test game once in front of the home crowd. She will get the opportunity to play just her second home Test at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.

“Butterflies are always there, no matter how much you have played. I missed the last Test because of injury and this time there is an opportunity to lead the team. The talk has been about being positive and playing with excitement. Only the ball colour changes and we play in whites, otherwise the process remains unchanged,” she said in the pre-match press conference.

She went on to talk about the strategy that the team would adopt for a four-day Test but held back the combination that they could opt for.

“It is a four-day game. So even if you have to bowl for two days, you have to look at who can bowl for two days and who are those batters who can bat for long,” India captain Harmanpreet said.
“If we look at the pitch and decide the combination, it will be different but if we look at our strengths, it will be a different combination. I would like to go with our strengths,” she added.

India Women vs England Women One-off Test Match Details

The India Women vs England Women One-off Test match will be played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai from 14 to 17 December. The action on each day will start at 9.30 AM.

India Women vs England Women One-off Test LIVE Streaming

The India Women vs England Women One-off Test will be telecast on Sports18 Network. The LIVE streaming will be available on JioCinema and FanCode.

DY Patil Stadium Pitch Report

From what we have seen in limited-over games at the DY Patil Stadium, the pitches are largely batting-friendly. It is expected to be the same for the Test match, however, with the match stretching to four days, there will be wear and tear, and spinners are expected to play a big role.

Navi Mumbai Weather Forecast

There’s almost zero chance of rain during the match but cloud cover is expected on most of the days. The humidity will range between 45 to 65% while the temperature will range from 24 to 34 Degrees Celsius.

Squads

India Women: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Kanika Ahuja, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Mannat Kashyap, Minnu Mani, Renuka Singh, Saika Ishaque, Titas Sadhu

England Women: Danni Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones (wk), Bess Heath (wk), Freya Kemp, Lauren Bell, Mahika Gaur and Sarah Glenn