Focus would be trained on in-form openerSmriti Mandhana when she leads the Board President’s XI in a warm-up match against the visiting England women’s team in Mumbai on Monday. AdvertisingMandhana recently scored 196 runs in the three- match ODI series against hosts New Zealand, including a 100 and 90. Apart from Mandhana, BPXI wicket-keeper R Kalpana is also in the ODI squad and she could also benefit from playing in the practice game. On the other hand, England women are a force to reckon with in the 50-over format and they utilise this game to get acclimatised to the pitch, weather and local conditions. The following three-match ODI series, forming part of the ICC Championship, will be played at the same venue on the 22nd, 25th and 28th of this month.

Source: Indian Express February 17, 2019 07:30 UTC