England women won the toss and elected to bat in the one-off Test against India here on Wednesday. India, who are playing their first Test in almost seven years, is fielding five debutants.
Batter Shafali Verma, all-rounder Deepti Sharma, pace bowler Pooja Vastrakar, and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia are playing their first Test.
Off-spinner Sneh Rana, who is also making her Test debut, is returning to the India fold after five years.
For England, all-rounder Sophia Dunkley makes debut. She becomes the first black player to represent England women’s Test team.
Playing XIs
India women:
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey.
England women:
Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (captain), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wicketkeeper), Sophia Dunkley, Georgia Elwiss, Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross.
