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
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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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.
Match Information
England Women vs India Women, 1st T20I
India Women tour of England, 28 May 2026, Thur, 11:00 PM IST ,Chelmsford
Probable PlayingXI
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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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
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
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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