India have taken a 1-0 lead. Mandhana with the bat and Shree Charani with the ball stole the show. India never put a food wrong and England would want to forget this an aberration.
Biggest defeat margins for ENG-W in T20Is (by runs) 97 runs vs IND-W, Trent Bridge, 2025 93 runs vs AUS-W, Chelmsford, 2019 72 runs vs AUS-W, Adelaide, 2025 57 runs vs AUS-W, Sydney, 2025 57 runs vs AUS-W, Brabourne, 2018
Biggest win-margins for IND-W in T20Is 142 runs vs Malaysia-W, Kuala Lumpur, 2018 104 runs vs UAE-W, Sylhet, 2022 100 runs vs Barbados-W, Edgbaston, 2022 97 runs vs ENG-W, Trent Bridge, 2025 84 runs vs WI-W, Gros Islet, 2019
The two captains aggregated 178 between them today, the second-highest in a Women’s T20I featuring at least one full-member side, after 182 (Suzie Bates - 124*, Dane van Niekerk - 58) in the NZ-W vs SA-W contest at Taunton in 2018.
Spinners today ENG-W: 1/105 in 8 overs, ER: 13.12 IND-W: 8/72 in 10.5 overs, ER: 6.64
Shree Charani became the second Indian bowler to bag a four-fer on Women’s T20I debut, after Sravanthi Naidu’s 4/9 vs BAN-W at Cox's Bazar in 2014.
Smriti Mandhana:
Nat Sciver-Brunt: We didn't bowl as well.
17:29 Local Time, 16:29 GMT, 21:59 IST: India have annihilated England here.
14.5
Shree Charani to Bell, out Caught by Rodrigues!! India have won big here. Jemimah takes a good catch near the deep mid fence. She was going back but did well to stay inside the ropes and take it. That was a tossed up delivery, Bell looked to slog sweep and got not much timing on it. Bell c Rodrigues b Shree Charani 2(4)
Shree Charani to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
14.4
Shree Charani to Bell, no run
14.3
Shree Charani to Bell, no run, backs away and looks to punch it away but misses
14.2
Shree Charani to Bell, 2 runs, to deep extra cover
Lauren Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1
Shree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, out Caught by Richa Ghosh!! And India have ensured the writing is on the wall now. Ninth one down. Nat Sciver-Brunt c Richa Ghosh b Shree Charani 66(42) [4s-10]
Shree Charani to Nat Sciver-Brunt, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Linsey Smith, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Review taken,
13.6
Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Filer, out Caught by Richa Ghosh!! And another one gets out with Nat Sciver-Brunt being stranded at the other end. Was a length delivery, outside off, Lauren Filer looked to drive it away from her body Lauren Filer c Richa Ghosh b Arundhati Reddy 2(4)
Arundhati Reddy to Lauren Filer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
13.5
Arundhati Reddy to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, to long-on
13.4
Arundhati Reddy to Nat Sciver-Brunt, no run
13.3
Arundhati Reddy to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, backs away to a length delivery, gets under the ball and launches it over cover. That was a strong blow and Nat Sciver-Brunt continues to wage a lone battle
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