India Women vs England Women, World Cup 2022 Highlights: Skipper Heather Knight scored a brilliant fifty as England registered a crucial four-wicket win against India in the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Chasing 135 runs for victory, openers Tammy Beaumont and Danielle Wyatt were dismissed early for 1 run each while Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones also departed after playing small cameos. Meghna Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three wickets. Earlier, batting first, India were bundled out for 134 run in 36.2 overs as England bowlers rose to the occasion brilliantly in a important tie for them in the ongoing Women's World Cup at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. Spinner Charlotte Dean was the pick of the bowlers as she claimed 4 wickets while pacer Anya Shrubsole took two to rattle the Indian batting. Sophie Ecclestone and Kate Cross claimed one wicket each. (SCORECARD)
For India, only Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Jhulan Goswami provided resistance against a tight England bowling attack. After being put into bat first by England skipper Heather Knight, India lost half their side inside the first 17 overs of play. India lost two early wickets of Yastika Bhatia and captain Mithali Raj to Shrubsole followed by an unfortunate run-out of Deepti Sharma as she departed to a brilliant throw from Kate for a duck. Spinner Charlotte then jolted the batting side with two wickets in a single over as she dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur and Sneh Rana within a span of three balls. Smriti Mandhana also departed for 35 runs while Pooja Vastrakar fell as well as India bundled out soon
India Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
England Playing XI: Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole
Here are the Highlights of the ICC Women's World Cup game between India and England from the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui
England Women Win By 4 Wickets !
Wicket - Katherine Brunt departs for a duck
Wicket - Sophia Dunkley departs as Meghna Singh strikes
50 - Heather Knight hits her 23rd half-century
Four - Sophia Dunkley hits Gayakwad for a boundary over the long-on fielder
Wicket - Jones departs while trying to take on Gayakwad again
Six - Amy Jones hits the first six of England's innings
Four - Heather Knight reverse sweeps Deepti Sharma for a boundary
England are 80/3 in 20 overs, need 55 more runs to win
Wicket - India's Pooja Vastrakar removed Natalie Sciver for 45 runs
England 59/2 after 15 overs - Heather Knight and Sciver partnering well
Partnership of 37 runs in 55 balls between Sciver and Knight
Two fours for Sciver in Rajeshwari Gayakwad's over
Four - Knight pulls Jhulan for a boundary
Four - Sciver gets a reprieve and then hits Goswami for a four
Wicket - Tammy Beaumont departs for 1 run. England in spot of bother
Wicket - Danielle Wyatt departs for 1 run
England Run-chase begins - Need 135 to win
India all out for 134 runs !
Wicket - Jhulan departs for 20 as India go 9 down
Richa Ghosh departs for 33 runs - India 8 down
India fighting back through Jhulan-Richa partnership
Jhulan and Richa have a huge task on hand
After 27 overs, India are placed at 94/7
Wicket - Pooja Vastrakar departs as India go 7 down
Wicket - India loses Smriti Mandhana's wicket for 35 runs
Wicket - India is rocked again with Sneh Raha departing for a duck
Wicket - Kaur is gone for 14 runs off spinner Dean. India 4 down
Drinks - India Women 55/3 after 14 overs
Four- Kaur hits Sciver for a superb boundary
India in a spot of bother with three wickets down inside the powerplay
Wicket - Deepti Sharma departs now. She is run-out for a duck
Wicket - Mithali Raj departs for 1 runs. India in trouble
Wicket - Yastika departs to Anya Shrubsole
Playing XI of India and England
England win toss, opt to bowl
India Women
England Women