India losrt to England by 11 runs. (Twitter/BCCI Women)India vs England Cricket Score, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Highlights: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s half-century (52 off 41 balls) and an entertaining 34-ball 47 from Richa Ghosh went in vain as India lost their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup group match to England by 11 runs on Saturday.
The cheap dismissals of opener Shafali Verma (8), Jemimah Rodrigues (13) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (4) contributed to the defeat as India could never recover from the top-order collapse.
Earlier, India had 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 defeat the Heather Knight-led side, but Sarah Glenn (2/27 in 4 overs) and Sophie Ecclestone’s (1/11 in 3 overs) restrictive bowling didn’t allow Indian batters play their strokes freely.
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Cape Town: Indian woman player Radha Yadav with Richa Ghosh and teammates celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Sidra Ameen during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 match between India women and Pakistan women, in Newlands, Cape Town, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. (PTI Photo)<br />(PTI02_12_2023_000244B)
It has been a run chase which has never got going until the final overs. Richa Ghosh stuck a few lusty blows at the end to save the blushes of the Indians. Apart from Smrti's half-century no other batter looked comfortable and could adjust to the pace of the surface. England has bowled well. They realised the surface was slow and stuck to their cutters. It is a bitter pill to swallow as the Indians were not chasing a mamoth score shower credit must be given where it is due to England's brilliant tactics from their skipper who read the conditions well and executed the plans beautifully.
The tensions between both sides are simmering here. Deepthi Sharma trying to steal a second run departs. India still needs over 15 runs per over from the last two. However, the surface seems to get a bit damp because of the rain around. English bowlers too are having their fair share of difficulties gripping the ball as it is wet. However, having said all that India needs to pull a rabbit out of a hat to get points here. A lot of responsibility rests on the shoulders of Richa Ghosh. IND 118/5 after 18.2 overs
50 up for Smriti Mandhana and the very next ball she departs. There is a slight drizzle in the air. With Mandhana now departing this is getting quite tricky for the Indians. Deepti Sharma walked into the middle and her job is cut out here. The pitch has significantly slowed down this is looking like an uphill task for India at the moment unless Richa Ghosh can pull off a blinder. IND 108/4 after 16.4 overs
Indian batters have been a bit proactive for the last two overs. They are stepping down the track and taking their chances every now and then. England needs to be a bit careful here. As this partnership can turn ominous in no time given the calibre and form of these batters. Don't go anywhere folks we have quite a thriller on our hands. IND 91/3 after 14.3 overs
Richa Ghosh finally breaks the boundary drought. An important boundary for India as the run-rate was getting out of control. However, having said that India cant take chances for another couple of overs. They have to play the ball on its merits and hope the English bowlers to bowl a few loose ones. England on the other hand, will be hoping for more or less the same what they have been doing thus far in the game. IND 80/3 after 12.4 overs
Sophie Ecclestone picks up the important wicket of Harmanpreet Kaur. Richa Ghosh walks into the middle a bit too early for her liking. India needs to rebuild here again. All the good work done in the early overs is slowly getting wasted. Kudos to England bowlers they have been brilliant with their pace variations and lines. The responsibility further falls on Smrithi to steer India home. IND 65/3 after 11.3 overs
Sarah Glenn does it for England. She breaks the partnership by dismissing in form Jemimah. Skipper Harmeenpreet will walk into the middle. India hasn't exactly run away from the game despite having a decent Powerplay. One must say England is slightly ahead at the moment as the required run-rate is almost touching nines which started at sevens early in the chase. The onus is on Mandhana to steer India home. IND 62/2 after 10 overs
50-up for the Indians this is sensible batting. They are looking to rotate the strike and punish the odd loose ball. English skipper on the other hand is playing along with the story line letting the game go the way the batters want. The run-rate is not alarming yet however, India would like to stay near the scoring rate. England on the other hand, will be looking to pick a couple of wickets to put pressure the game is on knife edge here. IND 56/1 after 8.4 overs
England has bowled well here in the first six overs. Smrithi Mandhana has been up to the task. There has been a hint of a moment on offer from the surface. Jemimah has been in good form in this tournament. The Indian think tank would be hoping for the current pairing to build a partnership so that the likes of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh can show their power hitting. England on the other hand would be looking to chip in a few quiet overs. IND 41/1 after 6.4 overs
Charlotte Dean in to bowl the fifth and Mandhana welcomes her with a boundary!! Just the 3 more runs from this over. Good comeback by Dean. IND 36/1 after 5 overs
Bell in to bowl the 4th over and starts with 2 runs. The next 3 deliveries yield no runs and Verma has been dropped off the 4th ball!! Will England live to rue this missed chance? No!!! The next ball, Verma has mistimed her shot and it has gone way up and Katherine Sciver Brunt takes it. IND 29/1 after 3 overs
Katherine Sciver Brunt to bowl the 3rd and finally Mandhana gets a good shot with the ball racing towards the boundary. The second ball is also sent to the ropes while she pulls the 3rd for another 4. Nicely timed shots, sll of them. And another!!! Mandhana is spitting fire out there!! IND 27/0 after 3 overs
Bell starts the 2nd over with a wide and Verma opens her bat for the 2nd ball and hits it for a boundary!!! Just 1 from the next 3 balls. Mandhan won't like it at all. Single to end the over. IND 11/0 after 2 overs
Mandhana and Shafali Verma are at the crease. Mandhana is on strike. Katherine Sciver Brunt will open the attack. The second ball is a wide and Shafali is off the mark on the 3rd ball. Two back to back dots for Sciver Brunt. Another wide follows. Just 4 from this over. IND 4/0 after 1 over
Last over now and Renuka Singh strikes right at the death for her 4th wicket as Jones is gone. Make that five as she picks up Katherine Sciver Brunt as well!! A fifer for the bowler!! The last ball goes for a four. England end at 151/7 after 20 overs
deepti in to bowl the penultimate over of the England innings. 2 singles from the first 2 balls. So far so good. Until that!! Ecclestone has hit the 3rd very long indeed for a monstrous six!! Jones joins the party and hits another six. ENG 144/5 after 19 overs
Time for the 17th over and Radha Yadav to bowl this one. Three runs from the first 3 balls and Amy Jones hits a ball that falls just out of reach for Harmanpreet Kaur. 7 from this over. ENG 127/5 after 18 overs
Deepti in to bowl the 17th over and Nat Sciver Brunt swings and misses the first ball. And she gets to her 50 in the next ball.And is she gone?? Yes!!! A switch hit goes wrong from Nat Sciver Brunt and it's straight at Smriti Mandhana. ENG 120/5 after 16.5 overs
Pooja Vastrakar in to bowl the 15th and her first ball is lapped to third man for a boundary by Jones!! Great start to the over. 3 runs from the next two balls and 100 comes up for England. And Jones comes across and hits a massive six to end the over!! ENG 106/4 after 15 overs
Radha Yadav in to bowl the 14th and appeals for a stumping. It's gone up. And that's a not out. Just 6 off the over though. India are keeping this England batting lineup in check. ENG 92/4 after 14 overs
Shikha Pandey in to bowl the 13th over. Good start to the over with 3 dot balls. One run off the fourth ball followed by another dot. Single to end the over. ENG 86/4 after 13 overs
Shikha Pandey is brought in the attack and Heather Knight goes down on one knee and smashes her 3rd ball for a four. The England rebuild is well and truly on. Two runs from the next two balls and a wide from Shikha. And gone!!! A loose delivery and Heather Knight hits it straight to Shafali Verma. Huge wicket for India. ENG 80/4 after 11 overs
Shafali Verma in to bowl the 10th over. 2 runs from the first 3 balls but the fourth and fifth ball is sent staright to the boundary by an inn-form Nat Sciver Brunt. Expensive over but England won't complain. ENG 72/3 after 10 overs
Rajeshwari Gayakwad introduced in the attack for the 9th over and heather Knight hits two back to back fours. Not the start, the Indian would have wanted. Four runs from the last 2 balls. ENG 61/3 after 9 overs
Deepti Sharma in to bowl the 8th over. The last over by Shikha Pandey yielded just 3 runs. Four runs from the first 3 balls of deepti's over. Chance of a run out!!. Umpire reviews for run out. No, if it was a direct it, the batter would be walking back. But no luck for India. Nat Sciver Brunt comes dancing down the track for the next ball and that's a four!!! ENG 49/3 after 8 overs
The last over of the powerplay and Deepti Sharma has been brought in the attack. Starts with a single and the second ball raps Heather Knight on the pad. Huge appeal for LBW but the onfield umpire is not interested. India review. And there's a spike near the gloves and it's not out. The 3rd ball is sent for a four. Rubbing salt in India';s wounds. ENG 37/3 after 6 overs
Renuka in to bowl the 5th and good running between the wickets by the England batters to get 2. Sciver Brunt gets 2 and a single off the next 2 balls. And she has bowled her!!!! Thakur is breathing fire at the moment!!! Dunkley misses her line and her stumps are rattled. ENG 29/3 after 4.4 overs
Pooja Vastrakar brought in the attack for the 4th over. The first 3 balls yielded just a single run but Sciver has pummelled the fourth ball for a boundary. Unlucky for the bowler again as Sciver gets an inside edge and the ball races behind for another boundary. A single to end the over. ENG 24/2 after 4 overs
Renuka now wants a review for LBW. It looked to be going wide and UltraEdge confirms it. Impact is umpire's call and it's missing leg stump. Nat Sciver Brunt hits a mistimed shot, it goes over Shafali Verma and it's ultimately a single. The last ball also goes for a single. ENG 14/2 after 3 overs
Renuka strikes again!!! Pitches up, Capsey completely misses her line and it has gone through her and rattled the stumps!!! England lose their 2nd. ENG 10/2 after 2.1 overs
Time for the second over and Shikha Pandey has been brought on. Capsey deals with her first ball and takes a single to start this over off. The second ball is driven beautifully by Dunkley throughj mid-off for a four!! That's more like it from England. Great comeback from the bowler as Dunkley swings and misses. Just evaded the edge by inches. Takes a single off the fourth ball. The fifth ball is a dot ball and a great piece of keeping from Richa. Another single to end the over. ENG 10/1 after 2 overs
Renuka runs in to bowl the first ball as Dunkley pulls out of her stance and asks for the music around the stadium to be switched off. Renuka's first ball gets Dunkley on her pads. The second is driven to long on for a single. And that's an edge by Wyatt!!! And taken by Richa!!! India have the early breakthrough. ENG 1/1 after 0.3 over
We are just seconds away with the England batters in the middle. Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt will open for England while Renuka Thakur will open proceedings for India
Here come the two teams. Both sets of players are ready. Anthem time now. India's Jana Gana Mana is up first followed by England's God Save The King.
'It is so nice that the rain has stayed away. It is a new pitch and the conditions are good. Short square boundaries and longer downtown. The surface looks nice and hard and because of the overcast conditions you will have the pacers fancying a bowl. India have brought in an extra seamer and you cann see what they are thinking,' read WV Raman and Anjum Chopra.
Harmanpreet Kaur: We are going to bowl because of the weather and the conditions. Chasing will be a better option today. We have one change - Shikha comes in for Devika. The bowling has been a concern for us as we have given loose balls in the last two games and have to do better in that department. It is an important game and we want to keep doing what we have done till now.
Heather Knight: No, no problem (on losing the toss). I was also going to bowl first with a bit of rain around. Pitch is a little bit tacky. We are unchanged. We could be little bit sharp in the field; give a bit more energy to the bowlers and the seamers set high standards. Every time we talk about going hard, it is about going hard for those conditions and keep the mindset of the conditions.
England Women (Playing XI): Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
We are almost near the moment of truth, the toss. India Women win the toss and opt to field
Last match against West Indies, India had to rely on the rock solid partnership of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh to drag them over the line in the 119 run chase. Tonight, they face the spin trio of Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn. Can India navigate the spin department tonight?
India will look to contend with the Alice Capsey who smashed a stunning 22-ball 51 to steer England to a four-wicket win over neighbours Ireland. It was also the joint fastest 50 in T20 World Cup history.
In the last match against West Indies, India's Deepti Sharma made history by becoming the first Indian woman player to take 100 T20I wickets with her 3/15.
India and England will meet iat St George’s Park in Gqeberha in a fixture that will go a long way to deciding the outcome of the group.
Whoever wins the meeting between these two teams – ranked fourth and second in the world respectively – will effectively be through to the semi-finals with a game to play.
A loss would bring the prospect of a group exit into play, with India facing Ireland and England playing Pakistan in their fourth and final group matches.
England Women Squad: Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Maia Bouchier
India Women Squad: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Shikha Pandey, Anjali Sarvani
The Indian top order needs to fire tonight against a pretty game England. U-19 World Cup winning captain Shafali Verma hasn't been able to build on her starts while Smriti Mandhana, who began well against West Indies could not go the distance. Meanwhile, Jemimah Rodrigues who has already scored a 50 in this tournament will be aiming for more consistency and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has looked solid but thus far, a big total has evaded her.
In their last 5 meetings, the ladies from England have a slight edge against India winning 3 games to India's 2. The last time India won against England was in September last year where they registered an 8-wicket victory.
In the T20 World Cups, England still lead India 5-0. Their last match was in 2020 but it was a rain-affected match where not one ball was bowled and India progressed to the next round due to their higher finish on the league table.
India opener Smriti Mandhana who was recently signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore and was named the captain of the franchise on Saturday, hasn't really got going in the T20 World Cup. She had to miss out India's match against Pakistan due to a wrist injury and returned in the match against West Indies. But she could not do much against the WI Women, scoring just 10 runs. She'll be looking to assert her dominance against England tonight.
Deepti Sharma was in the eye of the proverbial storm when India last time faced England in a competitive environment. It was the 3rd ODI with India leading England 2-0 and Deepti Sharma pulled out from finishing her action in the fourth ball of the 44th over as she spotted Charlotte Dean rush out of the crease before she had released the ball. Calmly, she took off the bails even as the umpire seemingly was signalling a dead ball. Dean was out and India whitewashed England 3-0 but the Mankading controversy raged on even after the last ball was bowled.
ENG Predicted XI: HC Knight(C), DN Wyatt, SIR Dunkley, Alice Capsey, NR Sciver, KH Brunt, AE Jones, S Ecclestone, S Glenn, CE Dean, LK Bell
IND Predicted XI: Yastika Bhatia, S Mandhana, JI Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, H Kaur(C), DB Sharma, DP Vaidya, Richa Ghosh, P Vastrakar, RS Gayakwad, Radha Yadav
India and England have clashed in 26 T20Is thus far with England leading the tie with 19 wins against India's paltry 7. Both teams are on a winning streak coming into tonight's match. Whose streak will break tonight?
The Indian women's team will look to keep their winning form intact when they face England in the 14th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Women in Blue have already comprehensively defeated archrivals Pakistan and West Indies in their earlier matches and this tie against a strong England side will test their mettle. England, meanwhile, are also undefeated in the tournament with wins over Ireland and West Indies. Stay tuned for live updates.