England Ladies beat India Ladies by eight wickets (by DLS technique) within the second Ladies’s One-Day Worldwide at Lord’s on Saturday to stage the three-match sequence 1–1.
In a rain-marred 29-over match, the host chased down a revised goal of 115 with 18 balls to spare.
Openers Tammy Beaumont (34) and Amy Jones (46) laid a stable basis with a 54-run stand earlier than Beaumont was trapped leg earlier than by Sneh Rana. Jones then joined forces with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt to take management of the 144-run chase as soon as once more.
AS IT HAPPENED: ENG-W vs IND-W 2nd ODI Highlights
Earlier than reaching the 20-over mark wanted to represent a recreation, the rains returned to ship the gamers briefly again to the pavilion. When play resumed, England solely wanted 13 runs in 5.2 overs (32 deliveries).
Two balls into the restart, Kranti Goud knocked over Sciver-Brunt’s off-stump. However England was nonetheless nicely forward and eased to a cushty victory.
Earlier, England’s spinners dominated a faltering Indian batting line-up, claiming six of the eight wickets. Smriti Mandhana (42) and Deepti Sharma (30) had been the one notable contributors.
Smriti watched wickets fall on the different finish earlier than discovering some rhythm with Deepti. However the vice-captain was quickly caught at cowl by Charlie Dean off Linsey Smith’s bowling.
However it was Sophie Ecclestone who starred with the ball, taking three for 27 in six overs. She opened her account by catching Harleen Deol off her bowling after which cleaned up Harmanpreet Kaur. She then went on to dismiss Richa Ghosh leg earlier than.
Deepti remained unbeaten however couldn’t information India to a aggressive complete.