Shafali Verma set for ODI debut as IND-W search white-ball course correction

Teen sensation Shafali Verma is ready to make her eagerly-anticipated ODI debut because the Indian ladies’s crew seeks white-ball course correction towards a robust world champion English facet within the first sport of the three-match sequence, at Bristol on Sunday.
The 17-year-old batting sensation, who has taken world cricket by storm, has to date performed 22 T20 Internationals however was inexplicably not picked for the final residence sequence towards South Africa Women, with India witnessing disastrous penalties.
India misplaced 1-4 towards South Africa and there was loads of debate about Shafali’s omission from that sequence.
However on Sunday, no such harakiri is anticipated to be dedicated by the Indian crew administration, which now understands Shafali’s true worth all of the extra after her stellar Test debut towards England final week with scores of 96 and 63.

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Her big-hitting prowess will surely be of nice worth for the Indian crew, which has lacked influence gamers save vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who herself has not been in the most effective of type.
With defensive plodders like Punam Raut, skipper Mithali herself within the top-order, Shafali on her day could possibly be the distinction between a sub-par complete of 200 and profitable rating of 235 to 240.
The method wherein Shafali hammered the likes of Anya Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Nat Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone on her Test debut, the house crew’s teaching employees will surely be burning the midnight oil to cease the brand new ‘Haryana Hurricane’.
It can be attention-grabbing to take a look at India’s crew composition which got here underneath loads of scanner in the course of the sequence towards the Proteas.
Priya Punia had a reasonable sequence towards the South Africans at residence and India have the choice of rookie keeper-batter Indrani Roy, who was chosen within the squad on the again of an important home 50-over event.
If Smriti Mandhana and Shafali open the batting, Indrani may need to attend for her likelihood as Raut, after present and sightly improved strike-rate, would love to come back in at No 3, adopted by her skipper and deputy Kaur at No 5.
All-rounder Deepti Sharma is a sure-shot at No 6 and the selection between Taniya Bhatia and Indrani might imply that the previous can be barely favorite after her second innings efficiency.
Among 4 bowlers, the economical Jhulan Goswami is an computerized selection and it might be two amongst Shikha Pandey, Puja Vastrakar and Arundhati Reddy.

The Indian crew had seen how Ecclestone together with his wicket-to-wicket left-arm orthodox spin bowling troubled the Indians in the course of the lone Test and therefore both Ekta Bisht or Radha Yadav, with comparable ability units, would possibly get choice.
In case, India decides to go along with a 3rd spinner, Sneh Rana along with her batting capabilities and spectacular off-breaks will probably be pitted towards diminutive leg-spinner Poonam Yadav.
But Yadav’s disastrous efficiency towards South Africa, (0 wickets in 5 video games) makes Rana favorite.
For England, Sophia Dunkley, after her spectacular Test debut final week, is ready to get her maiden WODI cap however the batting would largely depend upon seasoned professionals Tammy Beaumont, skipper Heather Knight and all-rounder Siver.
Teams (from):
India: Mithali Raj (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, HarmanpreeKaur (vc), Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Arundhati Reddy, Puja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Priya Punia, Indrani Roy (wk).
England: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Kate Cross, Nat Sciver, Sophia Dunkley, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Anya Shrubsole, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Davis, Tash Farrant, Sarah Glenn, Mady Villiers, Fran Wilson, Sarah Glenn, Emily Arlott, Tash Farrant.
Match Starts: 3:30 pm IST.