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West Indies win toss, opt to bat against India

India is coming off a hard-fought win against Pakistan and will look to consolidate again in the second match of the tournament whereas West Indies will look for redemption after their crushing defeat against England.

India vs West Indies
India vs West Indies

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Published : Feb 15, 2023, 6:11 PM IST

Newlands, Cape Town: West Indies women won the toss on Wednesday against India and elected to bat in the ICC T20 World Cup.

Here's what the captains had to say:

Harmanpreet Kaur: We wanted to bat today. Last game we chased. Today, the wicket is looking a little better compared to the last game. We wanted to bat first. Smriti and Devika are back. We know them. We played a couple of games before the tournament. Big day for all of us (when asked about the auction).

Hayley Matthews: We are gonna have a bat. Last game didn't go too badly. We have one change. We had the tri-series. India are a strong side. We would look to get better of them by playing our brand of cricket.

Teams:

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh

West Indies Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews(c), Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Afy Fletcher, Shamilia Connell, Rashada Williams(w), Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman

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