Indian women versus England 2nd T20I: Indian women level the series with a dominating win

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 The Indian women’s team performed much better in the 2nd T20I match against hosts England played at County Ground, Derby on Tuesday.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to field first. Deepti Sharma struck in her first over dismissing Sophia Dunkley with a superb piece of stumping by Richa Ghosh. Renuka Singh took the wicket of Dani Wyatt cheaply as Sneha Rana produced a brilliant catch to leave the hosts in trouble.

Alice Capsey went unaware as Radha Yadav produced a superb fielding effort before trying to take the third run before Harmanpreet Kaur ran out to leave England in big trouble. England captain Amy Jones and Bryon Smith looked cautious against disciplined Indian bowling. At the end of the first six overs, England women ended at 29 for 3.

Bryon Smith and Amy Jones kept the scoreboard ticking with lovely shots due to poor fielding display by Indian fielders. Radha Yadav produced a moment of brilliance, taking a diving catch to Bryon Smith's wicket. Bryon Smith and Amy Jones added 32 runs for the 4th wicket.

Sneha Rana grabbed the important wicket of Amy Jones trying to reverse sweep being castled leaving England in deep trouble at 54 for 5. The 17-year-old youngster Freya Kemp and Maia Boucher steadied the ship with attacking strokes keeping the momentum going for the hosts. Kemp made the batting look easy against the spinners and pacers. The Indian fielding was not great enough as both England batters showed their intent despite being in trouble.

Sneha Rana broke the partnership as she dismissed Maia Boucher with a superb piece of stumping by Richa Ghosh. Kemp and Boucher added 65 runs for the 6th wicket. Freya Kemp looked composed becoming the youngster England batter to complete fifty in the T20I format. She reached her milestone off 35 balls. England women posted 142 for 6 in 20 overs.

Chasing 143 runs to win, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma took the attack to England bowlers right from the word not allowing them to settle. Both Indian batters hit the bad balls away for boundaries. Mandhana looked in great touch timing the ball well while Verma looked at her best with her attacking strokes. Sophie Ecclestone got a much-needed breakthrough with a simple return catch to dismiss Shafali Verma right before the field restrictions. Indian women ended at 55 for 1 at end of the first six overs.

Smriti Mandhana showed her class with sublime shots while Dayalan Hemalatha was dismissed by Davies. The Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck boundaries against struggling Sarah Glenn. England spinners struggled due to wet conditions. Mandhana completed her fifty off 36 balls and looked in complete control of the chase.

Both Indian experienced batters made light work of the chase. Mandhana and Kaur added unbeaten 69 runs for the 3rd wicket. Mandhana hit the winning runs with a boundary as the Indian team won the match by 8 wickets with 20 balls to spare.

Indian women 146 for 2 in 16.4 overs (Mandhana 79*, Sophie Ecclestone 1/22) beat England women 142 for 6 in 20 overs ( Freya Kemp 51*, Maia Boucher 34, Sneha Rana 3/24) by 8 wickets.

For her unbeaten 79 off 53 balls, Smriti Mandhana was named the player of the match. The series is leveled at 1-1.

The third and deciding T20I will be played on 15th September at County Ground, Bristol. 









Indian women beat England W by 8 wickets in the 2nd T20I to level the series 1-1 

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