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Indians on a high

Amitabha Das Sharma

GUWAHATI: Fresh from drawing the ODI series level 1-1, the Indian eves are high on confidence about making an encore of their Lucknow result against a spirited and young England team. More so, the venue for the third match here — the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium — on Sunday appears a little inclined towards the host if one takes recourse to history.

The last match this ground hosted more than 10 years back, in January 1995, had seen a thriller, which India won by seven runs. That match also set a kind of record for low scoring as both the sides were bundled out for below100 runs.

Indian captain Mithali Raj feels her team will be able to continue the good form.

The teams: India (from): Mithali Raj (Capt.), Anjum Chopra, Jaya Sharma, Neetu David, Jhulan Goswami, Monica Sumra, Amita Sharma, Arundhati Kirkire, Noushin Al-Khadeer, Reema Malhotra, Karuna Jain, Rumeli Dhar, Asha Rawat, S. K. Shravanthi Naidu and Varsha Raphael.

England (from): Charlotte Edwards (Capt.), Arran Brindle, Caroline Atkins, Rosalie Birch, Lydia Greenway, Isa Guha, Jenny Gunn, Laura Harper, Beth Morgan, Laura Newton, Jane Smit, Claire Taylor, Joanna Watts and Nicky Shaw.

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