India Women (IND W) vs England Women (ENG W) Live Cricket Score, ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Today Match LIVE Updates: England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to bowl first against Harmanpreet Kaur’s India. The hosts will face a must-win situation in a rain-marred World Cup when they take on an in-form England unit at the high-scoring Holkar Stadium in Indore
After a slew of matches were washed out in Colombo, rain visited the Madhya Pradesh city too on match eve and the Indian side will be wary of the skies hampering their bid to make the last four. Facing England and New Zealand in successive games, India still have a chance to make the semi-finals on their own terms.
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But the shortcomings and tactical blips from the last two defeats against Australia and South Africa have thrown up several lessons for India to rework, the first and foremost being to have to trust your senior pacers if they are to lengthen their batting order. In Renuka Thakur and Arundhati Reddy’s absences, the hosts were made to pay for their inexperience in the seam department twice. Will a must-win match force Harmanpreet to redraw her combinations?
Teams:
India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
England Women (Playing XI): Amy Jones(w), Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
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The upcoming Sunday match at Holkar Stadium in Indore is critical for both teams’ World Cup semifinal qualification. The contest will feature significant familiarity, starting with the opposing captains, Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt, who are key players for the two-time WPL champions, Mumbai Indians. The shared history runs deeper, as legendary former England batter and current coach Charlotte Edwards also forged a strong bond with Harmanpreet during their three years together at MI. In a twist of fate, Edwards was the Player of the Match the last time these two sides met at a World Cup in India (2013), an occasion where Harmanpreet also scored her debut international century. This rivalry is fresh, as India recently secured victories in both a three-match ODI and a five-match T20I series during the English summer. READ MORE
