Chasing 220 for victory in 47 overs, India secured a consolation win with three balls to spare, with Mithali remaining unbeaten on 75 off 86 balls.
It was India’s first win of the tour. They drew one-sided Tests before losing the first two ODIs.
Mithali batted slowly initially but picked up the pace as the game progressed. He was well supported by number seven Sneh Rana, who made a cameo of 24 runs in time for a 50-run partnership with his captain.
opener Smriti Mandhana Played a fluent innings of 49 runs to keep India on the hunt.
This was done to end a promising start by England after Indian spinners took wickets at regular intervals, being bowled out for 219 in the competition, which became a matter of 47 overs per side.
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Natalie Sciver’s confident 49 and Heather Knight scored 46 to propel England forward Deepti Sharma (3/47) took three wickets for India.
The two teams will now meet in a three-match T20I series starting July 9 in Northampton.
Shafali Verma (19) tossed her wicket after another fine start. Jemima Rodrigues had an impressive defensive technique, but her poor rotation of strike didn’t do the tourists any good. He consumed 21 balls for 4 runs.
Mandhana, on the other hand, not only kept one end tight but also played some breathtaking drives on the off side. His head was fixed, the front foot reaching the pitch of the ball and watching the bat attach beautifully to it, it was a beautiful sight.
His brilliant innings came to an end when leg-spinner Sarah Glenn trapped him in front of the wicket.
nauseated and Harmanpreet Kaur (16) Both batted slow and this resulted in the need to shoot at a run rate in excess of six per over. Harmanpreet was out for missing a reverse sweep off Knight’s ball.
TV replays showed that if he had reviewed the call, the decision would have been reversed.
India needed 14 runs in the last 12 balls but Rana got out on the last ball of the last over. Sophie Ecclestone.
Mithali, however, held her nerves to take India past the finish line.
Earlier, England were comfortably bundled out for 110 for two, but their strategy to attack the Indian spinners resulted in wickets falling, resulting in the collapse of the middle order.
Sneh Rana (1/31), Poonam Yadav (1/43) and Harmanpreet Kaur (1/24) contributed a batsman each.
Sophia Dunkley (28) and kate cross (16 not out) made a useful cameo for England.
Indian got initial success when Shikha Pandey Trap opener Tammy Beaumont (0) leg before. The positive intent of the domestic batsmen meant that the Indians had to work hard again without much success in the beginning.
Knight and in-form Lauren Windfield-Hill easily stroked, drives and pushed the Indian bowlers to keep a good run-rate.
Knight used the sweep shot effectively while Windfield-Hill used his feet well to charge the wicket.
Leg-spinner Yadav wooed the batsmen with his flight and full length deliveries but did not pose much of a threat.
Sneh, who bowled a better length, broke the 67-run partnership when Winfield-Hill made a slog sweep but Shikha Pandey was dismissed at deep mid-wicket.
Sciver played freely, hitting the balls with perfect timing. He scored 49 runs in 59 balls with the help of five fours.
Amy Jones (17), however, could not convert her good start and was dismissed by Deepti in search of a big shot.
Her half-century was denied by Smriti Mandhana, who pulled off a stunning diving catch in the deep when the Briton went after Deepti.
Knight was coming to an end in his first half-century of the series, but his sweep shot off Harmanpreet’s delivery went straight into Pandey’s hands at long-on.
The Indian fielders were quick and nimble as they denied their opponents a few runs.
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