Match preview: IND vs ENG in Women’s World Cup today

October 19, 2025

New Delhi: The 20th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup will be played between India and England. The match will be played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, starting at 3 p.m. India has played four matches so far in the tournament, winning two and losing two. England, on the other hand, has three wins from four matches, with one match abandoned due to rain. England is in third place in the points table, while India is in fourth place.

Host India must win today’s match to keep their hopes of reaching the semifinals alive. The team has lost two consecutive matches. Meanwhile, England will almost certainly secure a spot in the semifinals if they win today’s match.

Head to head encounter almost equal

In ODI cricket, both the teams played 79 matches against each other. England had the upper hand. The team won 41 matches. Whereas India won 36 matches. 2 matches remained inconclusive. 12 matches were played between the two teams in the World Cup. India won only 4. Whereas England won 8 matches. The last time in the World Cup, England defeated India by 4 wickets in 2022. Both the teams will play an ODI for the first time at Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Pratika is the third highest scorer in this World Cup.

Indian opener Pratika Raval is the third highest scorer of this tournament. She has scored 180 runs in 4 matches. Her strike rate is 72.58 and she has scored one fifty. Left-handed batsman Smriti Mandhana is also in excellent form. She has scored 134 runs in 4 matches with one half-century. In the lower order, Richa Ghosh has scored in every match. She has scored 163 runs. Her best score is 94.

The Indian team is coming off two losses in their last two matches. The team’s middle order and bowling department are weak. Despite scoring 330 runs against Australia, India lost. All-rounder Deepti Sharma took the most wickets for India, taking nine. The team has hopes from pacers Kranti Goud and Amanjot Kaur.

Holkar Stadium in Indore is battering-friendly 

Two women’s ODIs have been played here so far. In one, the team batting first won, and in the other, the team batting second won. Australia scored 326 runs in the first women’s ODI played here.

Rain

is not expected in Indore on Sunday. The weather at Holkar Stadium will be clear. The humidity will be 56%. Winds will blow at 10 km/h.

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