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India's women's cricket team aims for their first-ever T20 series win against England starting June 28. The 5-match contest features returning stars like Shafali Verma and England's Sophie Ecclestone. England dominate historical clashes with 22 wins from 30 matches. The series doubles as preparation for next year's T20 World Cup in England.

Key Points: India Women Target Historic T20 Series Win vs England

  • India ranked 3rd in T20Is seek maiden bilateral series win vs England
  • England lead head-to-head 22-8 including 2023 series win
  • Shafali Verma returns after stellar WPL season
  • Series serves as T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up
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India eye first-ever T20I series win against England Women

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India eye first-ever T20I series victory against England in 5-match clash starting June 28.

"This series is crucial for our World Cup prep - Harmanpreet Kaur"

London, June 27

India will look to register their maiden bilateral T20I series win against England as both teams will lock horns with each other in a five-match series from Saturday, June 28.

Trent Bridge will host the opener of the ENG-W vs IND-W T20 2025 series. The subsequent matches will be held at Bristol, The Oval, Old Trafford and Edgbaston, as per the Olympics.com.

All matches in the England vs India 2025 women's T20 cricket series will be available to watch on live streaming and telecast in India.

This will be India women's first T20 outing of the year. They currently sit third in the ICC women's T20I rankings, just behind England.

England dominate the head-to-head records with 22 wins from 30 matches, while India have managed eight victories.

The last time the two teams met in a T20 series, England edged India 2-1 at the Wankhede Stadium in 2023. India have never won a bilateral T20 series against England, though their first-ever T20 victory came against the same opponents in 2006 in a one-off match.

Harmanpreet Kaur will continue to captain the Indian cricket team with experienced campaigners Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Renuka Thakur and Deepti Sharma also in the squad.

Shafali Verma returns to the squad after a successful Women's Premier League (WPL) season, where she amassed 304 runs at a strike rate of 152.76.

The series will also mark maiden T20I call-ups for Kranti Gaud, Nallapureddy Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay and all-rounder Sayali Satghare.

England, led by Nat Sciver-Brunt, come into the series high on confidence after a 3-0 sweep over the West Indies. Star spinner Sophie Ecclestone returns to bolster their attack.

The series will also serve as a crucial build-up for India's T20 World Cup preparations, with England set to host the event next year.

England vs India women's T20 2025 schedule:

June 28, Saturday: ENG-W vs IND-W 1st T20 - 7:00 PM.

July 1, Tuesday: ENG-W vs IND-W 2nd T20 - 11:00 PM.

July 4, Friday: ENG-W vs IND-W 3rd T20 - 11:05 PM.

July 9, Wednesday: ENG-W vs IND-W 4th T20 - 11:00 PM.

July 12, Saturday: ENG-W vs IND-W 5th T20 - 11:05 PM.

Squads:

Indian Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare

England Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont (wk), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones (wk), Paige Scholfield, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Issy Wong.

- ANI

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Priya M.
Finally our women's team getting the attention they deserve! 💪 Shafali's return is exciting after her WPL performance. Hope the new debutants get good opportunities too. England's record is strong but our girls can create history this time! #WomenInBlue
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Rahul K.
The late night matches (11 PM IST) will be tough to watch live, but I'll definitely catch the highlights. Hope BCCI arranges better timings next time. Still, excited to see if our spinners can outplay England's batting lineup!
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Ananya S.
Sophie Ecclestone's return is concerning - she's been our batters' nightmare. But with Deepti Sharma and Renuka in form, we have a balanced attack. Fingers crossed for Harmanpreet's captaincy decisions this series 🤞
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Vikram J.
Why no Pooja Vastrakar in the squad? She's been consistent in domestic cricket. Otherwise good selection though. This series is crucial preparation for next year's World Cup - hope the team management experiments wisely.
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Sneha P.
The WPL effect is showing! So many young talents getting chances now. Charani and Sayali's debut will be interesting to watch. England may have the head-to-head advantage, but our girls are hungrier than ever! 🇮🇳🏏
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Karan D.
Need better fielding standards this time. Last series against England, we dropped too many catches. Otherwise, we have the batting firepower with Mandhana, Harmanpreet and now Shafali in form. 3-2 to India my prediction!

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