The highlights of Indian Women vs England Women 2022 1st ODI can be brilliant batting efforts from the trio of Smriti Mandhana, Yastik Bhatia, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. They however handed India women a 7-wicket win. The visitors led the 3-match series 1-0. Again, in the chase of 228, Mandhana top-scored with a 99-ball 91 while Yastika (50) and Harmanpreet (74*) made notable contributions.
Further, Harmanpreet Kaur finished off in style with 2 runs to win. She shoved an outstanding six to take her team home with 7 wickets in hand. Meanwhile, Smriti was playing well but suddenly it went out of track. Also, after five balls, Kaur finds FOUR off the last ball off Kate Cross. Top shots from Kaur targets Kate Cross who just wandered on the leg side. The batter just helps it on its way and the ball races to the boundary through the fine leg area.
Also, Veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami, who is playing the final ODI series of her career, was at her precise giving away only 20 runs in 10 overs with as many as 42 dot balls. She managed not to admit a single boundary or six and also bowled a fine off-cutter to get rid of the seasoned Tammy Beaumont (7).
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Kaur again did the appropriate thing by opting to the field. After seamer Meghna Singh (1/42 in 8 overs) hurried the other opener Emma Lamb (12) with a short ball, Goswami and the two spinners Deepti Sharma (2/33 in 10 overs) and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/40 in 10 overs) choked the run flow consistently. Sneh Rana (1/45 in 6 overs) and Pooja Vastrakar (0/20 in 2 overs) along with Meghna did leak a few runs as the home team did put up a 220-plus score in the end.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Sabbineni Meghana, Deepti Sharma, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Simran Dil Bahadur, Jhulan Goswami, Jemimah Rodrigues.
England: Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Eclestone, Freya Kemp, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt.
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