Nat Sciver-Brunt led from the entrance with a glowing hundred as England beat India by 153 runs of their warm-up sport forward of the ICC Ladies’s World Cup right here on Thursday.
Batting first, Sciver-Brunt slammed 120 in 104 balls and added 173 runs for the wicket with an aggressive Emma Lamb (84 off 60 balls), as England posted an imposing 340 for 9 in 50 overs.
In reply, India might rating solely 187 earlier than being bowled out in 34 overs.
Jemimah Rodrigues was the very best scorer for India with a 68-ball 66, and Uma Chetry made 45 off 50 balls on the prime of the order.
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The likes of Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma couldn’t make vital contributions with the bat, whereas the top-order troika of Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana didn’t bat.
Linsey Smith and Sophie Ecclestone picked up two wickets apiece for England, whereas Kranti Goud was essentially the most profitable bowler for India with figures of three for 31.
India faces New Zealand in its second and remaining warm-up fixture on September 27 earlier than heading to Guwahati for the World Cup opener in opposition to Sri Lanka three days later.
Earlier within the day, India was dealt a blow as quick bowler Arundhati Reddy suffered an harm.
The pacer, who had dismissed England opener Amy Jones, tried a return catch off Heather Knight within the thirteenth over however landed awkwardly on her left leg earlier than collapsing to the bottom.
Docs rushed in to take care of Arundhati and initially tried to assist her stroll off the sector earlier than a wheelchair was introduced in for the bowler.
Printed on Sep 26, 2025