A pivotal clash for the last semi-final spot ICC Women’s World Cup 2025A struggling Indian side is undefeated English Take on the challenge at the Holkar Stadium in Hontam. India, after a bright start with victories Sri Lanka and Pakistanlost momentum with consecutive defeats South Africa and Australiaputting a lot of pressure on the hosts. The importance of this match for India’s promotion cannot be overstated, with England needing a bowl to secure their top 4 spots. After winning the toss, England batted first, setting the stage for a high-stakes encounter in which India needed to deliver. The pressure has bullied the management of the Indian team to make significant and changes to playing xi.
Reason for Jemimah Rodrigues not in Women’s World Cup 2025 between India and England
Biggest News From Toss Bold Team Changes By India: Replacing Experienced Middle-Order Batter Jemimah Rodrigues With Specialist Swing Bowler Renuka Singh Thakur. The decision was clearly tactical with the aim of boosting a bowling attack that had suffered in the previous two defeats. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur confirmed the action, expressed “Jemi is not playing today and Renuka is playing … He (Renuka) had a great record against England and was the biggest reason we wanted him in the side.” It underscores the team’s intention to use a high-risk, high-reward strategy to swing Renuka’s new ball and England’s known susceptibility to pace and movement, securing the vital wicket of a semi-final berth.
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Rodrigues’ World Cup 2025 Form Slump
JUSTION, coming from the playing XI for their England vs England clash, is a decisive move by the Indian management which directly results from their performance in the CWC 2025 campaign. The middle-order batsman, usually in India’s limited-overs setup, has struggled to find form and consistency, missing out on a single half-century in four innings in the tournament.
His frustration, his struggles to negotiate with the new ball and spinner resulted in two ducks, including a golden duck in the tournament. Sri Lanka and a zero against South Africa. While he had shown form in the previous match with a quick 33-run cameo and a low 33-run cameo against Australia at an average of 16.25, it left a significant gap in the Indian middle order, especially when it needed to rotate starters after the success of the openers.
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