England bat first against India in Women’s World Cup final

LONDON: England won the toss and elected to bat first against India in ICC Women World Cup Final at Lord’s here Sunday.

India have the chance to alter the course of cricket history. Since the tournament´s inception in 1973 -- two years before the men´s World Cup started - it has been dominated by England and Australia, with New Zealand, in 2000, the only other country to have won the event.

The final sees this year´s edition come full circle, with India having upset the form book to beat England by 35 runs in the tournament opener in Derby on June 24.

Teams:

England: Lauren Winfield, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (capt), Sarah Taylor (capt), Natalie Sciver, Fran Wilson, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn, Laura Marsh, Anya Shrubsole and Alex Hartley.

India : Punam Raut, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj (capt), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Sushma Verma (wk), Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Poonam Yadav/Ekta Bisht.