Harmanpreet Kaur's Availability For Bristol T20I Against England Uncertain, India Captain To Be 'Assessed, Monitored'

India vs England 2nd T20I: The suspense over India captain Harmanpreet Kaur's participation in the upcoming 2nd T20I against England has been looming large after the skipper got hit on the head in the T20 warm-up match against ECB Development XI last week.

Due to this Harmanpreet missed the series opener which India won by a big margin of 97-run at Trent Bridge. India captain returned to training on the eve of the 2nd T20I, to be played in Bristol on Tuesday. 

In the pre-match press conference India off-spin-bowling all-rounder Sneh Rana India take decision on Harmanpreet's participation on match day.

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"There are positive signs, she [Harmanpreet] has joined the practice session today. She will be assessed and monitored post the practice session," the off-spin-bowling all-rounder said on Monday.

It is still not revealed how or when exactly the captain got injured during in the T20 warm-up match.

With Harmanpreet missing the opening game of the five-match series as a precaution, Smriti Mandhana stood in as captain and scored her maiden T20I century.

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A confident India will aim to capitalise on opener Smriti Mandhana's sublime form and hope for skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's availability to achieve another big win when the second Women's T20I against England is played here on Tuesday.

Mandhana's maiden T20I century in the opening game at Nottingham guided India to a massive 97-run win. Mandhana's stroke-filled century would have rung alarm bells in the English camp as it tries to find answers to the dramatic batting collapse it suffered while chasing a steep 210-run total.