Eng vs Ind Women’s 1st T20I: Shafali Verma, Sophie Eccleston to resume battle, Harmanpreet Kaur seeks turnaround

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur would be aiming to overcome her prolonged form slump and provide a much-needed boost to the struggling batting line-up in the opening T20 International against formidable hosts England in Northampton on Friday.

It's going to be the world's No 1 batswoman against the world's No 1 bowler. Shafali Verma has zoomed to the top of the batting rankings in the T20 cricket, while Sophie Ecclestone is placed at top of the bowlers' table. Both the youngsters have been crucial in their team’s progress in the T20I cricket for last couple of years.