England did not give away one inch of space to Indian batters. They caught theair shots and even affected the two run-outs. Shrubsole went 11 balls without conceding a run, but India’s patience didn’t pay off as Deepti Sharma went for a 10-ball duck as England affected a run-out, Kate Cross hitting the stumps and reducing India to 28 for 3.
England wins its first match against India after collective defeats in the tournament. Wednesday proved to be a bad day for the Indian bat as the Indian team recorded their lowest since the 2009 World Cup. It was a four-wicket loss against the defending champions England at Mount Maunganui.
Charlie Dean, England’s off-spinner made career-best figures of 4 for 23 and bundled India out for 134 runs. Seven batters failed to get the runs in double digits. England got its first win after three consecutive losses, saving them the World Cup title defense.
India could hardly play 36.2 overs and England chased the target in just 31.2 overs. England lost its six wickets in the chase. It was probably because England wanted to increase their NRR by quickly chasing down the runs. Thus, England’s NRR improved from –0.156 to 0.351 while India’s NRR dipped down from 1.333 to 0.632.
After being heavily criticized for poor fielding, England did not give away one inch of space to Indian batters. They caught the air shots and even affected the two run-outs. Shrubsole went 11 balls without conceding a run, but India’s patience didn’t pay off as Deepti Sharma went for a 10-ball duck as England affected a run-out, Kate Cross hitting the stumps and reducing India to 28 for 3.
Dean played well as she took a double-wicket maiden. She hit the stumps of Harmanpreet Kaur for 14 from 26 balls as the Indian vice-captain nicked one to wicketkeeper Amy Jones before Sneh Rana fell exactly the same way two balls later. India slipped to 71 for six as Ecclestone dismissed Mandhana. Richa Ghosh and Jhulan Goswami partnered for a 37-run stand, which was India’s biggest of the day.
Indian bowlers put on a good job. Wyatt’s poor start as England’s opener got her out for one as Sneha Rana took a marvelous catch at slip before Tammy was adjudged LBW for Goswami’s 250th ODI wicket. Schiver managed to make 65 runs with Knight before getting out by Vastrakar for 45 at 46 balls, caught by Goswami.
Amy Jones seemed to be in a rush to finish the match after 25 balls but she went at the 26th ball as Kaur took a blinder, leaving England at 102-4. Meghna Singh returned to remove Dunkley at 17 runs and Katherine Brunt for a duck, but the damage had already been done. Ecclestone finished the match with a four as England put their first points on the board. They are now positioned seventh with two points from four games. India has four points from as many matches.
Published by: Shivani Bhalke
Edited by: Subbuthai Padma
