India Women will take on West Indies Women in the second ODI of the ongoing three-match series at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on December 24, at 1:30 PM. Notably, India had registered a brilliant 2-1 in the three-match T20I series.
Given the current positions of India and West Indies, the game will be crucial for both teams before going into the third and last of the three-match ODI series.
That said, here we’ll look at the predicted playing XI of India Women for the second ODI against the Caribbean Women.
Openers: Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal
The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawa [who made her debut in the last game], stitched an amazing partnership of 110 runs for the first wicket. Mandhana scored 91 runs, with 13 fours followed by 40 runs scored by the debutant Pratika Rawal.
The Mandhana-Rawal duo will be the perfect choice to open the innings for India in the penultimate ODI of the three-match series against West Indies Women.
Middle-Order: Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK)
The middle order of India’s batting lineup might include the star in-form number 3 batter Harleen Deol. She played a crucial knock of 44 runs. She also stitched an important 50-run partnership for the second wicket with opener Smriti Mandhana.
Deol can be accompanied by the skipper Harmanpreet Kaur in the middle order, alongside wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh. This trio could make a stable middle-order for the Indian team.
All-Rounders: Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma
While speaking about the all-rounders, the Indian team management could go ahead with the pair of Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma. Rodrigues scored 31 runs off just 19 balls with the bat in the last game against the visitors while Sharma went unbeaten to help India post a total of 314 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the first innings.
Rodrigues and Sharma are expected to play as all-rounder pair in the playing XI of India Women for the second match of the ODI series.
Bowlers: Saima Thakor, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh, and Priya Mishra
The senior pacer Renuka Singh could lead the bowling attack of the Indian team in the next game. Saima Thakor and Priya Mishra might accompany her, alongside the in-form bowler Titas Sadhu.
This bowling combination can pose a serious threat to the Caribbean batters in the all-important game of the ODI series.
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