England Women vs India Women 3rd T20I– India Women now lead 2-0 in the five-match series against England Women. Harmanpreet’s return to the team brought a 24-run victory. India impressed with match-winning half-centuries from Amanjot Kaur (63* off 39) and Jemimah Rodrigues (63 off 39), complemented by disciplined bowling from Shree Charani, Deepti Sharma, and Kaur.
Tammy Beaumont (54) and Sophie Ecclestone (35) put up a strong fight against the Indian bowlers. India will now aim to clinch the series. This match is scheduled for July 4th at 11:05 PM IST in The Oval, London, England.
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England, under the captaincy of Nat Sciver Brunt, will need to look out for strategies to bounce back in the series. The Captain has led from the front in the batting line-up. Sciver is the second-highest run-scorer with 79 runs. Her best performance of the series came in the first match, chasing 211, she scored 66 runs in 42 balls. Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones, and Sophie Ecclestone displayed positive performance with the bat in the 2nd T20I. Beaumont scored the half-century (54 off 35) with eight boundaries and one maximum. Meanwhile, Jones (32 off 27) and Ecclestone (35 off 23) challenged Indian bowlers to take early wickets.
Lauren Bell is the second-highest wicket-taker in the T20I series. Bell has clinched five wickets with an economy rate of 5.50. Lauren Bell has shown a notable performance in the 1st match with bowling figures of (3/27). Emily Arlott and Lauren Filler have supported Bell in the bowling line-up. Arlott took the wicket of Shafali Verma in the first match with the figures of (1/38). She also took the big wicket of Smriti Mandhana in the second match with the figures of (1/43).
Sophie Ecclestone’s return to international cricket has not been so prominent as she managed to take only one wicket in two games. Her economy rate has also been a concern for England as she conceded 43 runs in three overs in 1st match and 30 runs in the 2nd match. England needs to change its strategies and pull an all-around performance to come back in the series.
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India’s team looks confident as they are 2-0 ahead in the multi-game bilateral T20 series against England. India Vice Captain Smriti Mandhana surpassed Tahlia McGrath to move to No.3 on the T20I rankings. Mandhana is the series’ top run-scorer with 125 runs in two innings, including a century (112 off 61) in the first match. However, Shafali Verma’s performance will be a concern for the team as she looked rusty. Shafali has scored 23 runs with a strike rate of 88.56 in two innings. Harleen Deol’s quick-fire 43 in 23 balls paved her comeback in the T20I team. However, she was dropped in the 2nd T20I as Harmanpreet Kaur returned from an injury.
India’s young debutant bowler Shree Charani looks promising with her performances in the first two matches. Charani took a blistering (4-12) in her debut match, including big names of English skipper Nat Sciver Brunt and Alice Capsey. Shree Charani is leading the bowling charts of the series with six wickets at an economy rate of 5.10. India’s reliable all-rounder Deepti Sharma is also in her best element in the series. She has scalped three wickets with best figures of 2/32. Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy have also played a notable role in India’s bowling line-up.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Amanjot Kaur are also big positives for the Indian team. Amanjot Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues stepped in at a crucial moment for the country and built a 93-run partnership. Amanjot Kaur was announced Player of the match as she scored (63* off 39) and took one wicket (1/28). Richa Ghosh, as a finisher, has played her part sincerely. Her important knock (32* off 20) helped India finish at 181 in the 2nd T20I match. India’s middle order has depth as batters show good form.
England Women vs India Women 3rd T20I Probable Playing 11
England: Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver Brunt (C), Tamsin Beaumont, Amy Jones (Wk), Alice Capsey, Emily Arlott, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (Wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani
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