England captain Heather Knight says 17-year-old left-arm seamer Mahika Gaur will bring something different if she plays in the white-ball series against Sri Lanka - watch first T20 international live on Sky Sports Cricket from 5.30pm on Thursday (first ball at 6pm)
Boasting the fourth highest strike-rate of 147.94 in this year's Charlotte Edwards Cup, wicketkeeper-batter Heath, 22, is the other uncapped player in England's squad.Knight added:"Heath takes the game on, in any situation, which is the sort of player we're after. We're excited to see how [she and Gaur] go and how they adapt to international cricket and being in an England squad.
Knight added:"It's really nice to give those girls an opportunity and see how they go - someone like Maia who's going to open the batting.Maia Bouchier will open the batting for England in the T20 series in the absence of the rested Sophia Dunkley England will look to repeat the clinical performances from their previous encounter with Sri Lanka, thrashing the hosts 3-0 in their T20I series in March 2019.
England captain Heather Knight says their T20 matches against Sri Lanka will be an opportunity for younger players to showcase their talents.
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