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England elect to bat in Women's World Cup final

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England won the toss and opted to bat against India in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup here today.

"We would've batted first as well, but our seamers are back in form, they'll relish bowling upfront," Indian captain Mithali Raj said at the toss.

Both sides are unchanged.

Teams:

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

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

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First Published: Jul 23 2017 | 2:58 PM IST

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