Nottingham, Jun 28 (PTI) England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to bowl in the first women’s T20 International against India here on Saturday.

Opening batter Smriti Mandhana is leading India as captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been rested as a precautionary measure following a head injury sustained during the T20 warm-up match against ECB Select XI.

“I’m sure she (Harmanpreet) will be right in a few days,” says Mandhana.

Teams: India Women: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, and Shree Charani.

England Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (w), Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Em Arlott, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, and Lauren Bell. PTI PDS PDS AT AT

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