Chasing the target of 152 runs set by England, India’s struggle was limited to 140 runs.
ICC WT20 World Cup 2023, India vs England Score Updates: India lost against England in ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup. Chasing the target of 152 runs set by England, India’s struggle was limited to 140 runs.
Smyathi Mandhana was India’s top scorer with 52 runs. Richa Ghosh fought till the last over for India. Richa remained unbeaten on 47 runs off 34 balls. This is India’s first defeat in the tournament.
Renuka Singh’s performance confirmed the decision of captain Harmanpreet Kaur who won the toss and elected to bowl. With the score at 29, Renuka returned Sophia Dunkley (10), Danielle Wyatt (0) and Alice Capsey (3). Dunkley and Alice were boulding.
Later, Seaver and Heather Knight strengthened England’s innings. Both added 51 runs for the fourth wicket. Knight (28) was dismissed by Shikha Pandey who broke the partnership. Seaver followed with Amy Jones, who finished sixth. As both started to speed up the scoring, India came under pressure.
But Deepti Sharma broke the partnership again when Smyati Mandana took Siever. Seaver scored 50 runs off 42 balls with five fours. Amy’s innings of 40 runs off 27 balls took England past 150. Renuka completed five wickets by returning Amy and Catherine Seaver.
