ENG W Vs IND W, 1st ODI, Live Cricket Scores: Sophie Ecclestone Gets Mithali Raj As India Look For Quick Runs

Well, everybody remembers India lost to England in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup final. Chasing a 228-run target, India Women were dismissed for 219 in the penultimate over to lose by nine runs. Then came the many interludes. Finally, the rivalry was revived earlier this month with a one-off Test. India somehow denied England the win. Now, ahead of the next year's ODI World Cup in New Zealand, they meet again. And this time, India will hope to do well. A win in the series opener today will do a world of good for Mithali Raj & Co, who are eagerly waiting for 17-year-old Shafali Verma's anointment, again! England will also look for new faces to earn their stripes. All in all, Heather Knight has a very strong squad to challenge India. Follow live updates and cricket scores of the first Women's ODI match between England and India:

3:07 PM IST:  Here are the playing XIs - 

England Women: Lauren Winfield Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Kate Cross.

India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Ekta Bisht.

3:04 PM IST:  England Women win the toss and will bowl first.