ENG-W vs IND-W: Only Test – Five players to watch out for

The Indian women’s cricket team is about to enter the field in white attire after a long gap. The team will play a one-off Test match on the tour of England. The match will be played at the County Ground in Bristol from 16 to 19 June. On this tour, the Indian team will be playing 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is after the Test.

While the Indian team for the Test series was already announced, host England have also announced its team of 17 members. The responsibility of captaincy has been handed over to veteran player Heather Knight. Apart from this, some new faces have also been included in the England team. In this article, we are going to discuss 5 players to look out for.

5. Anya Shrubsole (England)

England team’s medium pace fast bowler Anya Shrubsole will be responsible for bowling well in home conditions. Shrubsole, who has played 6 Test matches in her international career so far, has taken 17 wickets at an average of 29.23. However, She has definitely shown his bowling talent in the limited-overs format, with 90 wickets to her name in ODIs and 102 wickets in T20Is.

4. Heather Knight (England)

Along with being the captain, Heather Knight will also have to play the role of an all-rounder for the team. Heather has played only 7 Test matches in her international career so far and scored 386 runs with the bat at an average of 32.16. At the same time, Heather has also taken wickets with her off-break bowling in the limited-overs format, which can prove to be very useful for the team in the Test format.

3. Harmanpreet Kaur (India)

All eyes are also going to be on the performance of Harmanpreet Kaur, who has come out as an important player for the last few years in the limited-overs format for the Indian team. Even though Harmanpreet has played two Test matches so far in her career, she can benefit from the experience she has gained from playing limited-overs matches on England pitches. While Harman has scored 26 runs with the bat in her Test career, she has taken 9 wickets with the ball.

2. Jhulan Goswami (India)

Jhulan Goswami, the Indian pacer, has the most experience in playing in England conditions compared to the rest of the players. In her career, Jhulan has taken 40 wickets in 10 Test matches at an average of 16.62, in which she has also taken 5 wickets in an innings 3 times. If the Indian team has to perform well in this Test match, then a lot is going to depend on Jhulan’s bowling.

1. Mithali Raj (India)

Mithali Raj, the captain of the Indian Test team, has played 10 Test matches in her career. During this, batting in 16 innings, she has scored 663 runs at an average of 51. Mithali has 1 century and 4 half-centuries to her name in Test cricket. In the middle order, Mithali is going to have a big responsibility in this Test match.