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West Indies captain Hayley Mathew wins the toss (Twitter/@BCCIdomestic)
Meanwhile, Devika Vaidya has also got a place in the XI in place of Harleen Deol.
West Indies captain Hayley Mathew won the toss and decided to bat first India In the group stage match of Women’s T20 World Cup at Newlands Cape Town. Smriti Mandhana, who was a poor earner in the WPL auction on Monday, returned to India’s XI after recovering from injury as she replaced Yastika Bhatia at the top. Mandhana was the first player to be bid in the WPL as Royal Challengers Bangalore signed her for a record price of Rs 3.4 crore.
The Women in Blue started their campaign on a high note with a crucial 7-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan Women.
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Meanwhile, Devika Vaidya has also got a place in the XI in place of Harleen Deol.
India recently beat West Indies twice in the tri-series ahead of the T20 World Cup, which will give them a physical advantage going into Wednesday’s encounter.
Meanwhile, Windies also started the T20 World Cup on a wrong note with a defeat against England Women. While skipper Mathews was confident ahead of India’s encounter and suggested that his team would play attacking cricket.
“We’re going to pick up a bat. The last game didn’t go too bad. We have a change. We had a tri-series. India are a strong side. We would like to play our brand of cricket and do better than them.”
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While Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur believes that the surface for Wednesday’s encounter is better than Pakistan’s.
“We wanted to bat today. Last game we chased. The wicket is looking a bit better today as compared to the last match. We wanted to bat first. Smriti and Devika are back. We know them. We played a few matches before the tournament. Big day for all of us (when asked about the auction),” Harmanpreet said.
Teams:
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
West Indies Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews (c), Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajanabi, Chinelle Henry, Chadian Nation, Afi Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Rashada Williams (wk), Karishma Ramharek, Shakira Selman
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