Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Thakur and Satheesh Shubha debut as India bat

Toss India choose to bat vs England

England, alternatively, opted for a four-member seam line-up with all of Kate Cross, Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer, who impressed together with her excessive tempo within the ladies’s Ashes earlier this 12 months, lining up alongside the allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt. They resisted the temptation of taking part in Alice Capsey, who can bat within the center order and chip in with offspin. England paired Sophia Dunkley to open with Tammy Beaumont, following harm to Emma Lamb.

This is the primary ladies’s Test in India since 2014, and the primary India are taking part in since 2021. The pitch wore a brown look with not a lot grass on it.

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Shubha Satheesh, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

England: Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Heather Knight (capt), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell