Indian women versus England women 1st T20I: Nat Sciver brilliance ensures England women win

-

 

Thanks to a special effort by Nat Sciver, the England women’s cricket team defeated India via DLS method in the first T20I match played at County Ground, Northamptonshire on Friday.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy started off brilliantly not allowing the England openers Danielle Wyatt and Beaumont to score runs easily. The fielding was brilliant as Radha Yadav was outstanding. After the initial struggle, Wyatt showed some intent and put Indian bowlers under some pressure. Indian captain Kaur decided to bring Deepti Sharma into the attack, but England openers made use of the first six overs. At the end of the first six overs, England women scored 48 runs.

A superb piece of wicketkeeping by Richa Ghosh ended in the wicket of Wyatt via review. The umpire gave it not out and the decision was overturned to out as it hit the edge. Wyatt and Beaumont added 56 runs for the opening wicket. Nat Sciver looked in great touch right from ball one putting the Indian bowlers under serious pressure. On other hand, Tammy Beaumont struggled with her timing and was caught by Smriti Mandhana at the boundary.

Nat Sciver dominated the Indian bowling and showed some class hitting boundaries at will. Deepti Sharma produced a brilliant piece of fielding getting run-out Heather Knight on her own bowling to leave England women in some trouble. Amy Jones started cautiously giving the strike to Nat Sciver before both batters took the attack to Indian bowlers with great hitting. Jones took on Indian spinners and kept on the pressure. Sciver reached her fifty off just 24 balls laying a great foundation for a big total. Shikha Pandey grabbed 3 wickets in the 19th over including wickets of Nat Sciver, Amy Jones, and Sophia Dunkley.

A sensational diving catch by Harmanpreet Kaur at long-on resulted in the wicket of Sciver. Sciver and Jones added 78 runs for the 4th wicket. Another brilliant piece of catching by Harleen Deol dismissed Amy Jones. Richa Gosh produced a great stumping to get rid the wicket of Dunkley.

Sophia Ecclestone hit a six off Deepti Sharma in the final over before Katherine Brunt was run-out while taking a single. England women posted a daunting total of 177 for 7 in 20 overs.

Chasing 178 runs to win, Indian women got off to the worst possible start as Shafali Verma gave room and was castled by Kathrine Brunt. Smriti Mandhana looked in brilliant touch putting pressure on the England bowlers while Deol tried to hit boundaries but could not connect. Mandhana was not able to keep the shot down giving a simple catch to Ecclestone at the boundary. Mandhana and Deol added 44 runs for the 2nd wicket. With that wicket of Mandhana, Indian women ended first six overs at 44 for 2.

Kaur’s poor form continued as she was dismissed by Sarah Glenn coming down the track providing an easy catch to Ecclestone. With Indian women needing to be 73 in 8.4 overs, Indian women fell short of the target by 18 runs as rain fell.

With this win, England women take an 8-4 lead in the multi-points system. For her brilliant 55 off 27 balls, Nat Sciver was awarded the player of the match. The second match of the series will be played at Hove on Sunday.

England women 177 for 7 in 20 overs (Nat Sciver 55, Amy Jones 43, Shikha Pandey 3/22, Poonam Yadav 1/32) beat Indian women 54 for 3 in 8.4 overs (Smriti Mandhana 29, Deol 17*, Brunt 1/11, Sciver 1/16) by 18 runs via DLS method.








Nat Sciver ensures England women  18 runs win via DLS method 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WPL 2025 Match 1: Top 3 Performers Between RCB And GG

-
Image
  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a historic win over Gujarat Giants in the opening match of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Ash Gardner’s explosive knock, Beth Mooney’s half-century, Deandra Dottin’s quickfire knock helped Gujarat Giants post 201 for 5 in their 20 overs. In reply, Ellyse Perry looked impressive with a half-century. Richa Ghosh played a blinder of a knock along with Kanika Ahuja’s brilliance helping the defending Champions RCB chase down this target easily by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. The pitch at Vadodara was a belter with top-quality performances from both sides in the opening match of the season. Here we look at the top 3 performers in the opening match of the WPL 2025 between RCB and Gujarat Giants. 1.        Ash Gardner Gujarat Giants’ newly appointed captain Ash Gardner led from the front with the bat and ball al...
Read more

Indonesia Open 2025: Satwik/Chirag Enter Quarters, Others Crash Out

-
Image
  The men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag entered the quarterfinals while other 3 Indians lost in the 2 nd round of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open played at Jakarta on 5 th June 2025. Satwik/Chirag Shetty edged past R Kjaer and Sogaard of Denmark in three games. The first game began with both pairs fighting for each point. Kjaer and Sogaard displayed great service skills. Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to make a comeback. At the mid-game break, Danish pair led 11-10. After the break, Kjaer and Sogaard played brilliant badminton winning the first game by 21-16. The second game also began well for both pairs. Satwik/Chirag made a strong comeback whenever Kjaer and Sogaard look to take the game away. At the mid-game break, Danish pair again took a 11-10 lead. After the interval, Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to level the scores and then won it by 21-18 to force into the decider. It was a closely fought affair in the third game as both pairs fought for each point. At...
Read more

Malaysia Open 2025 Day 3: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

-
Image
  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as only one of them made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 9 th January. HS Prannoy, women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly suffered narrow losses while Bansod, mixed doubles pair of Crasto/Kapila, and other pair lost in a one-sided affair. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a heartbreaking loss to Jia Ya Fan and Zhang of China in three thrilling games. The Indian pair struggled in the initial phases of the first game trailing by 3-6 before taking 7 points in succession to put the pressure back on the Chinese pair. At the mid-game interval, the Indians had an 11-7 lead. After the break, Jolly and Gopichand showed domination with smashes and drop shots keeping consistent pressure on the Chinese pair before winning the first game at 21-15. The second game began well with Jolly and Gopichand taking a decent lead in the initial phases. Ji and Zhang showed g...
Read more