ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for India Women tour of England 2026

ENG-W vs IND-W Dream11 Prediction 1st T20I | India Women tour of England 2026 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

England Women are set to face India Women in the 1st T20I of the India Women tour of England 2026 at the County Ground, Chelmsford on Thursday, May 28

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Preview

England Women will face India Women in the opening T20I of the India Women tour of England 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford. The New Zealand women’s team has displayed excellent recent form; in their last series, they defeated New Zealand by a margin of 2-1. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt remains unavailable for this series, having also missed the previous series against New Zealand; additionally, Danni Wyatt will not be available for the first T20I. Charlie Dean will once again lead the side and will be looking to start the series with a victory.

Meanwhile, after winning five consecutive T20 series, the Indian team suffered a 1-4 defeat against South Africa in their most recent series. They will aim to put that loss behind them and deliver a strong performance in the most recent series. The Indian team has historically performed well against England, having defeated them 3-2 in their previous series; in that series, India’s star player, Smriti Mandhana, scored 221 runs.

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Match Information

England Women vs India Women, 1st T20I

India Women tour of England, 28 May 2026, Thur, 11:00 PM IST, Chelmsford

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Probable Playing XI

England Women

HC Knight, SIR Dunkley, ME Bouchier, S Ecclestone, DR Gibson, Alice Capsey, AE Jones, CE Dean(C), LK Bell, Issy wong, LCN Smith

Bench: DN Wyatt, Lauren Filer, BAM Heath, TT Beaumont, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, NR Sciver, KL Cross

India Women

JI Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, S Mandhana, H Kaur(C), DB Sharma, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Richa Ghosh, A Reddy, K Goud, Renuka Singh

Bench: Yastika Bhatia, NR-shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Pratika Rawal, H Deol, Sneh Rana, Sayali Satghare, BS Fulmali

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Injury News

(Will be added when there is an update)

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Pitch Report

The County Ground in Chelmsford could be a balanced surface for the first T20I. Batters generally enjoy the conditions early in the innings, with the pitch offering good pace and carry for stroke-making

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Captains

Smriti Mandhana IND-W | bat

Smriti Mandhana is an excellent choice to be the captain of your fantasy team. She scored 3444 runs at a strike rate of 124 in 163 T20I.

Shafali Verma IND-W | bat

Shafali Verma has been in terrific form scoring 168 runs at a strike rate of 142 in the last series and will be a good pick against this opposition

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Top

Charlie Dean ENG-W | BOWL

England captain Charlie Dean is a quality player and picked up five wickets in the T20I series against New Zealand Women and will be one of the best options for this match

Alice Capsey ENG-W | ALL

Alice Capsey scored 99 runs in the previous series and will also contribute with her bowling. She will be a top pick for this match

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Budget

Deepti Sharma IND-W | all

Deepti Sharma is a decent budget pick for your fantasy team. She picked up seven wickets at an economy rate of 8.9 in the previous series against South Africa Women.

Lauren Bell ENG-W | bowl

Lauren Bell will be a budget pick for this match and will be keen to do well in this match. She picked up three wickets in the last series against New Zealand Women

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Danni Wyatt-Hodge ENG-W | BAT

Bess Heath ENG-W | WK

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Head To Head

Players 11/11

Team 1

4 : 7

Credits Left: 10/100

WicketKeeper

• Richa Ghosh
• Amy Jones

Batter

• Shafali Verma
• Jemimah Rodrigues
• Smriti Mandhana
• Heather Knight

AllRounder

• Deepti Sharma
• Harmanpreet Kaur

Bowler

• Charlie Dean
• Renuka Singh
• Lauren Bell

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Mega League

Players 11/11

Team 1

4 : 7

Credits Left: 10.5/100

WicketKeeper

• Richa Ghosh

Batter

• Shafali Verma
• Jemimah Rodrigues
• Smriti Mandhana

AllRounder

• Deepti Sharma
• Harmanpreet Kaur
• Alice Capsey

Bowler

• Charlie Dean
• Renuka Singh
• Issy wong
• Linsey Smith

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