The Indian women’s team begin their tough white-ball tour of England, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, with the opening T20 match on Saturday. The good thing is that they start at Trent Bridge here, a venue known to be high scoring. Despite losing both their warm-up matches narrowly, they would still be confident of making a positive start on a batter-friendly track.

That 2022 clean sweep

Speaking of track, India’s track record against England has not been impressive. Of the 30 T20 matches between the two, India have won only eight and lost 22. However, on their last tour of England, they had swept the T20 series 3-0 and that would give them the confidence to try and emerge triumphant again.