England Women expecting India backlash, says Anya Shrubsole

Anya Shrubsole is preparing for a tough contest when England Women take on hosts India in the second match of their ICC Women's World Twenty20 campaign in Dharamsala on Tuesday.

England eased past Bangladesh with a 36-run victory in their first Group B game last Thursday, while India slipped to a surprise defeat to Pakistan in their opener on Saturday.

"India are going to need to bounce back massively having lost to Pakistan," Shrubsole told the ECB's official website.

"We've played them plenty of times in the past. They've obviously got some dangerous batters, they've got Mithali Raj who is a world-class player and then obviously Jhulan Goswami who's a world-class bowler.

"We definitely won't be underestimating them because we know they're going to come out with a point to prove."

Seamer Shrubsole is expecting a slow surface at Dharamsala with the spinners likely to play a key role.

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"There's not a lot of grass on the wicket and from what we've seen from the qualifiers for the men and a couple of games that have been up here it's likely to be a little bit slow," she added.

"It will probably spin a little bit and for the seamers you'll see lots of cutters and lots of slower balls.

"It's the same for India as well they haven't played up here, so whoever adapts to the conditions quickest will probably come out on top."