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**India Women Aim for ODI Domination After T20 Series Win Against England**
**Southampton:** Fresh off a T20 series victory, the Indian women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is geared up to face England in a three-match ODI series starting Wednesday. This series is crucial preparation for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup, scheduled to be held in India from September to November.
India has been focusing on building a strong squad, demonstrated by their dominant performance in a triangular series in May, where they crossed the 300-run mark thrice. Captain Kaur emphasized the team’s strategy of aiming for high scores to put pressure on the opposition. “For the last 1-2 years, we have focused on scoring more than 300 runs in ODIs. This helps the bowlers bowl freely. When we bat first, we try to put the opposition under pressure with a big score,” Kaur stated ahead of the match.
The Indian batting lineup relies heavily on players like Pratica Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodrigues. However, the team will miss key fast bowlers Renuka Singh, Tithas Sadhu, and Pooja Vastrakar due to injuries, placing greater responsibility on the spin attack.
England, on the other hand, will be bolstered by the return of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt from injury and the inclusion of left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone. The team will look to Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley for strong performances.
Before the World Cup, India will play two practice matches against England on September 25th and New Zealand on September 27th.
**India Squad:** Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Shree Charini, Shuchi Uadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
**England Squad:** Nat Sciver Brunt (C), M Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Fileer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith, Mia Boucther.
**Match Time:** 5:30 PM IST
**Live Broadcast:** Sony Ten 1 and JioHotstar App.
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