Last Update: February 18, 2023, 22:35 IST
England players celebrate victory over India.
Earlier, India restricted England to 151 for seven, with medium pacer Renuka Singh (5/15) registering her best bowling figures in the format after India opted to bowl.
judge: India Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s half-century (52 off 41 balls) and Richa Ghosh’s entertaining knock of 47 off 34 balls went in vain as India lost their ICC Women’s T20I match. World England registered an 11-run win here on Saturday in their group match of the cup.
Cheap dismissals of opener Shafali Verma (8), Jemimah Rodrigues (13) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (4) contributed to the defeat as India never recovered from a top-order collapse.
Earlier, India restricted England to 151 for seven, with medium pacer Renuka Singh (5/15) registering her best bowling figures in the format after India opted to bowl.
Her five-wicket haul gave India hope that they could beat the Heather Knight-led side, but the restrictive bowling of Sarah Glenn (2/27 in 4 overs) and Sophie Ecclestone (1/11 in 3 overs) hampered the Indian batsmen. was not allowed to play. their strokes independently.
In the end the winning score of 152 proved too much for India.
Abbreviated Score:
England: 151 for 7 in 20 overs (Nate Sciver-Brunt 50; Renuka Singh 5/15) beat India to 140 for 5 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 52, Richa Ghosh 47 not out; Sarah Glenn 2/27, Sophie Ecclestone 1/ 14)
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