\u201cCaptain Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested for the first T20I against England Women in Nottingham as a precautionary measure following a head injury sustained during the T20 Warm-up match against ECB Select XI.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShe's being closely monitored by the medical team and is recovering well. Smriti Mandhana is leading the side in her absence,\u201d said a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday. Notably, Smriti had addressed the pre-series press conference on Friday due to Harmanpreet being unwell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For the T20I series opener, India have handed a debut to left-arm spinner N Shree Charani, while Sneh Rana makes a comeback into the T20I team after two years. In the absence of Harmanpreet, Jemimah Rodrigues is slotted to bat at number four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England, who elected to bowl first after winning the toss, have brought Tammy Beaumont as a replacement for injured Heather Knight at number four position. They have picked three quick fast bowlers in Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell and Em Arlott, alongside two left-arm spinners in Sophie Ecclestone and Linsey Smith.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before the game begins at Trent Bridge, the first time it\u2019s hosting a women\u2019s T20I series, both India and England held a minute\u2019s silence before the play began as a mark of respect for victims of Air India plane clash in Ahmedabad on June 12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (captain), Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, and N Shree Charani<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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