Women's T20 World Cup, India vs England Highlights: India suffer their first defeat, lose to England by 11 runs

18.02.2023 - 20:15 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Chasing a 152-run target, Mandhana (52 off 41 balls) and Ghosh (47* off 34) added a valuable 43 runs for the fourth wicket to keep India in the hunt.

Ghosh even scored 19 runs in the last over, bowled by Katherine Sciver Brunt, hitting a four and a six, but failed to take India home.

As it happened: India vs EnglandIndia finished at 140 for 5 in their 20 overs, 11 runs short of the target. The defeat left India stranded at second place in the Group B standings with four points, below England, who registered their third win in a row in the tournament to consolidate the top spot with six points.Riding on Nat Sciver Brunt's 50, off 42 balls, and Amy Jones' 40 (27 balls), England posted a competitive 151 for 7 after India sent them in to bat first.

A career-best five-wicket performance by Indian opening bowler Renuka Thakur was not enough to stop England.Thakur took wickets in each of her three overs in the powerplay and claimed two more in the final over of the innings to finish with five for 15 in seamer-friendly conditions.But Nat Sciver-Brunt and Jones scored freely during most of the rest of the innings.Mandhana gave India a strong start when she hit four boundaries off Katherine Sciver-Brunt in the third over of the Indian innings.

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