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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Task cut out for India Women in series-decider after England rally
Coming off a mediocre outing thanks to their injudicious shot selection in the testing conditions at Lord's, India will have their task cut out when they face a rejuvenated England in the series-deciding third Women's ODI here on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). Visiting India produced a fine display with the bat to win the first match by four wickets but came a cropper in a rain-curtailed game in the British capital on Saturday (July 20, 2025) to leave the three-match series evenly poised at 1-1 heading into the final ODI. The series holds significance for both teams as the World Cup is scheduled to start in two months' time. The marquee 50-over women's tournament kickstarts on September 30, with five cities across Sri Lanka and India playing host. India came into the second game with their nose ahead and were expected to grab the series due to their all-round strength and form of some big players. However, poor shot selection and an inability to adapt to the conditions spoiled their plans as they struggled to 143 for eight batting first in a 29-overs-a-side contest. The bowlers, too, failed as England's top-order batters completed an easy chase with plenty of overs to spare. Now, coming into the decider, India suddenly have a lot to ponder over. Except for vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, their batters were found wanting against the likes of Sophie Ecclestone, Em Arlott and Linsey Smith at Lord's and the bowling also failed to live up to the expectations. With the accurate Ecclestone leading the way, the India batters struggled against the spinners especially, and they will certainly hope for a much better outing against the slow bowlers at Chester-le-Street. India bat long but for the visitors to win the game and the series, they will need at least a couple of players from among Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, and Harleen Deol to play big knocks with Richa Ghosh and Deepti providing them support lower down the order. The team will be looking for early breakthroughs from the pacers before the spinners get into the act. As far as England are concerned, they are in a much better space then they were after the series-opener and the likes of Ecclestone and Arlott would look to do an encore with the ball. The batters such as Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont with captain Nat Sciver Brunt would also be wanting to contribute handsomely to the team's cause. Adding some spice would a hint of tension that was visible in the second game. The Harmanpreet-led side had appealed for obstruction of the field by Tammy Beaumont after Jemimah threw the ball at the striker's end. The Indians believed that the batter deliberately blocked the throw, but the third umpire concluded that it was not out after taking a good look at the replays causing a fair bit of disappointment in the visiting camp. Teams (from): India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. England squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith. Match starts at 5:30 p.m. IST.
News18
3 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Task cut out for India Women in series-decider after England rally
Chester-le-Street (UK), Jul 21 (PTI) Coming off a mediocre outing thanks to their injudicious shot selection in the testing conditions at Lord's, India will have their task cut out when they face a rejuvenated England in the series-deciding third Women's ODI here on Tuesday. Visiting India produced a fine display with the bat to win the first match by four wickets but came a cropper in a rain-curtailed game in the British capital on Saturday to leave the three-match series evenly poised at 1-1 heading into the final ODI. The series holds significance for both teams as the World Cup is scheduled to start in two months' time. The marquee 50-over women's tournament kickstarts on September 30, with five cities across Sri Lanka and India playing host. India came into the second game with their nose ahead and were expected to grab the series due to their all-round strength and form of some big players. However, poor shot selection and an inability to adapt to the conditions spoiled their plans as they struggled to 143 for eight batting first in a 29-overs-a-side contest. The bowlers, too, failed as England's top-order batters completed an easy chase with plenty of overs to spare. Now, coming into the decider, India suddenly have a lot to ponder over. Except for vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, their batters were found wanting against the likes of Sophie Ecclestone, Em Arlott and Linsey Smith at Lord's and the bowling also failed to live up to the expectations. With the accurate Ecclestone leading the way, the India batters struggled against the spinners especially, and they will certainly hope for a much better outing against the slow bowlers at Chester-le-Street. India bat long but for the visitors to win the game and the series, they will need at least a couple of players from among Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, and Harleen Deol to play big knocks with Richa Ghosh and Deepti providing them support lower down the order. The team will be looking for early breakthroughs from the pacers before the spinners get into the act. As far as England are concerned, they are in a much better space then they were after the series-opener and the likes of Ecclestone and Arlott would look to do an encore with the ball. The batters such as Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont with captain Nat Sciver Brunt would also be wanting to contribute handsomely to the team's cause. Adding some spice would a hint of tension that was visible in the second game. The Harmanpreet-led side had appealed for obstruction of the field by Tammy Beaumont after Jemimah threw the ball at the striker's end. The Indians believed that the batter deliberately blocked the throw, but the third umpire concluded that it was not out after taking a good look at the replays causing a fair bit of disappointment in the visiting camp. Teams (from): India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. England squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith. Match starts at 5:30pm IST. PTI AH PM AH PM PM view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Times
England beat India at Lord's with Sophie Ecclestone taking 3-27
England's spin bowlers combined to lead them to an eight-wicket victory in a rain-affected second one-day international against India to level the series and set up a decider on Tuesday. After biblical rain in London on Saturday morning, the game was reduced to 29 overs a side, meaning England made a number of changes, with the seam bowlers Kate Cross and Lauren Filer and the all-rounder Alice Davidson-Richards replaced by the seamer Emily Arlott, the left-arm spinner Linsey Smith and the batter Maia Bouchier. Having been asked to bat first, India's innings was unusually timid and it was clear they were confused as to how to pace their innings, while England chipped away with wickets at key moments. They halted any opportunity for the visitors to bat more aggressively and India's total of 143 for eight was modest at best. England's decision to bowl first was vindicated almost immediately as Arlott struck with her fourth delivery — a well-pitched yorker that uprooted Pratika Rawal's stumps for three. England contained India well in the opening powerplay but it was the introduction of spin that really put them on the back foot. England's spinners took six wickets between them on a slow Lord's pitch and it was Ecclestone who did the most damage, finishing with figures of three for 27 from her six overs. Harleen Deol fell to a sharp caught and bowled while India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur was undone by a quicker delivery that shot through her attempted cut shot and took her off stump. Charlie Dean, who bowled superbly, reduced India to 69 for four, getting the dangerous Jemimah Rodrigues who chipped straight back into the hands of the England off spinner. Smriti Mandhana was India's top scorer, but even she struggled to time the ball, getting to 42 from 51 balls before becoming the first of Smith's two wickets, reducing the visitors to 98 for six. It was only a lower-order cameo from Deepti Sharma of 30 from 34 that pushed India to a half-respectable score. Requiring less than five an over, the pressure was off for England and the opening pair of Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont set the tone for the chase, putting on a half-century stand in just over ten overs. There was a moment of controversy in the fifth over when India appealed for obstructing the field after Beaumont clipped to midwicket and the throw came back into the stumps but hit the England opener's pads. India clearly believed that it constituted obstruction, but the third umpire — after a number of television replays — was satisfied that Beaumont was just trying to regain her ground. The opening partnership was broken when Beaumont was pinned leg-before for 34 from 35 balls attempting a reverse-sweep to a delivery from Sneh Rana that kept low, and the review showed it was going on to hit off stump. Given the reduced overs, England adjusted their batting order, bringing Nat Sciver-Brunt in at No3 and dropping Emma Lamb down. The England captain continued to keep the runs ticking along in a second-wicket partnership of 48 with Jones, who spearheaded the chase with an unbeaten 46. The heavens opened again at 6.30pm with just eight more balls needed to constitute a match but the delay was brief, leaving England with a revised target of 115. Needing only another 13 from 5.2 overs, the winning runs came from Sophia Dunkley with 18 balls to spare. There were periods when India challenged with the ball, particularly through the excellent left-arm spin of Shree Charani, who was the leading wicket-taker in the preceding five-match T20 series, but this was a straightforward chase for England and it sets up a series decider in the third and final match in Durham on Tuesday. Lord's (England won toss) England beat India by eight wickets (DLS method) IndiaP Rawal b Arlott 3S S Mandhana c Dean b Smith 42H Deol c & b Ecclestone 16*H Kaur b Ecclestone 7J I Rodrigues c & b Dean 3†R M Ghosh lbw b Ecclestone 2D B Sharma not out 30A Reddy lbw b Smith 14S Rana b Arlott 6K Goud not out 4Extras (lb 2, w 14) 16Total: (for 8 wkts; 29 overs) 143Fall of wickets 1-6, 2-46, 3-57, 4-69, 5-72, 6-98, 7-124, not bat S N Bell 6-0-29-0, Arlott 6-1-26-2, Dean 6-0-31-1, Ecclestone 6-0-27-3, Smith 5-0-28-2. England†A Jones not out 46T Beaumont lbw b Rana 34*N Sciver-Brunt b Goud 21S Dunkley not out 9Extras (w 3, lb 3) 6Total (for 2 wkts; 21 overs) 116Fall of wickets 1-54, not bat M Bouchier, E Lamb, E Arlott, S Ecclestone, C Dean, L Smith, L Reddy 5-0-21-0, Goud 3-0-29-1, Charani 5-0-28-0, Sharma 5-0-23-0, Rana 3-0-12-1. Umpires A Harris & R White (both Eng). Three-match series at 1-1 with one to ODI (Southampton) India won by four ODI Tuesday (Chester-le-Street).
News18
4 days ago
- Sport
- News18
2nd WODI: England cruise to 8-wicket victory to level series 1-1
London, Jul 19 (PTI) Opener Amy Jones hit a fluent 46 not out as England made short work of an out-of-sorts India, winning the rain-hit second Women's ODI by eight wickets at the Lord's on Saturday. After a fine batting performance in the opening match in which India chased down a target of 259, it was a listless show by the Women in Blue as they huffed and puffed their way to 143 for 8 in 29 overs with Smriti Mandhana's 42 being the top score. In reply, England openers Jones and Tammy Beaumont (34 off 35 balls) added 54 for the opening stand before off-spinner Sneh Rana removed the latter who attempted a reverse sweep but was caught plumb in-front. Once play started, it became a cakewalk as England's revised target was 115 in 24 overs and Kranti Gaud bowled a perfect nip-backer to breach Sciver-Brunt's defence. Finally it was Sophie Dunkley who hit a boundary off Kranti to finish the game in 21 overs. Twenty overs were required to constitute a match and the Lord's ground-staff worked at an alarming speed to get the ground ready so that at least eight balls were bowled and England were ahead in terms of DLS par score. The three-match series is now levelled 1-1 and the final game will be played at Durham on July 22. Earlier, Mandhana played a fine hand of 42, but steady England bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, restricted India to 143 for eight after the match was reduced to 29 overs-a-side. India lost opener Pratika Rawal in the second over, getting castled while trying to steer a fuller length delivery from pacer Em Arlott (2/26) to third man. Mandhana (42) and Harleen Deol (16) added 40 runs for the second wicket as India appeared to have survived the early jolt. But the dismissal of Deol, caught off her own bowling by Ecclestone (3/27), opened the floodgates. Mandhana, who was dropped on two by Lauren Bell off her own bowling, stayed firm at one end. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was deceived by a quick, straight one from Ecclestone to lose her timber. Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh also returned to the dugout in quick succession. India lost four wickets for 26 runs at that juncture, and Mandhana's dismissal completed the rout. The elegant left-hander pushed an otherwise expensive left-arm spinner Linsey Smith (2/28) to Charlie Dean inside the circle. India were 98 for six at her fall, but Deepti Sharma (30 not out) and Arundhati Reddy (14), who came in for Amanjot Kaur, added 26 runs for the seventh wicket to take India forward a bit. However, the dismissal of Reddy ended that promising stand and India's chances of a decent total. PTI UNG AT KHS PDS PDS view comments First Published: July 20, 2025, 00:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
4 days ago
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2nd Womens ODI: India batters cave in against England bowlers, limited to 143/8
Last Updated: London, Jul 19 (PTI) Star batter Smriti Mandhana played a fine hand of 42, but steady England bowlers led by left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone restricted India to 143 for eight in the rain-affected second ODI here on Saturday. The match was reduced to 29 overs a side after persistent rain ate considerably into the match time, as India looked to win this match and seal the three-match series. The visitors are leading the rubber 1-0. But once England elected to bowl first, Indian batters failed to get going under the grey London skies. They lost opener Pratika Rawal in the second over, getting castled while trying to steer a fuller length delivery from pacer Em Arlott (2/26) to third man. Mandhana (42) and Harleen Deol (16) added 40 runs for the second wicket as India appeared to have survived the early jolt. But the dismissal of Deol, caught off her own bowling by Ecclestone (3/27), opened the floodgates. Mandhana, who was dropped on two by Lauren Bell off her own bowling, stayed firm at one end. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was deceived by a quick, straight one from Ecclestone to lose her timber, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Richa Ghosh also returned to the dugout in quick succession. India lost four wickets for 26 runs at that juncture, and Mandhana's dismissal completed the rout. The elegant left-hander pushed an otherwise expensive left-arm spinner Linsey Smith (2/28) to Charlie Dean inside the circle. India were 98 for six at her fall, but Deepti Sharma (30 not out) and Arundhati Reddy (14), who came in for Amanjot Kaur, added 26 runs for the seventh wicket to take India forward a bit. However, the dismissal of Reddy ended that promising stand. PTI UNG AT AT (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 19, 2025, 22:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
