Indian Women’s Cricket Team will compete against the English Women’s Cricket Team in the twentieth game of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, scheduled for October 19, 2025, commencing at 3:00 PM local time. This contest is of utmost importance as the Indian side will be trying to revive their aspirations for the semi-finals following a duo of successive defeats, whereas England, presently positioned third on the leaderboard, aims to uphold their dominant performance and ensure a spot in the top four.
The Indian team, headed by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur alongside Smriti Mandhana serving as the deputy, showcases prominent athletes like Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, including Renuka Singh Thakur. The squad intends to capitalize on the familiar home ground advantages and their recent accomplishments to display resilience and stage a remarkable turnaround.
England, under the captaincy of Nat Sciver-Brunt, featuring veteran players such as Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, together with Sophie Ecclestone, poses a formidable challenge. Their spin bowling attack, spearheaded by Ecclestone, will be pivotal on the Indore pitch, while their batting order strives to establish a significant score or pursue effectively.
IND-W vs ENG-W, Women’s World Cup 2025: Match Details
- Date and Time: October 19; 03:00 pm IST/ 09:30 am GMT
- Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
IND-W vs ENG-W, Head-to-Head Record:
Matches Played: 79 | England won: 41 | India won: 36 | No results: 2
Holkar Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
The pitch at Holkar Cricket Stadium is well known for being a flat, favorable surface for batting with consistent bounce and limited seam movement, making it well-suited for playing strokes. Past games held at this site have demonstrated balanced rivalries, with batters taking advantage of the smaller boundaries coupled with a swift outfield. The pitch is expected to become slower during the middle phases, which will help spin bowlers, while fast bowlers should concentrate on keeping tight lines and lengths, as well as surprising batters with bouncers. The game may see dew impacting the effectiveness of spin bowling as well.
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Squads:
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Renuka Singh Thakur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud.
England Women: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones(w), Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Em Arlott, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge
IND-W vs ENG-W, Women’s World Cup 2025: Today’s Match Prediction
Case 1:
- England Women wins the toss and bowls first
- India Women’s powerplay score: 60-70
- India Women’s total score: 310-220
Case 2:
- India Women wins the toss and bowls first
- England Women’s powerplay score: 50-60
- England Women’s total score: 290-300
Match result: Team bowling first to win the game.
This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
