India loses in the final over of the third and final Twenty20 International of a three-match series in Guwahati today, as England completed a 3-0 whitewash.
Smriti Mandhana top-scored for India, with her ninth T20I half-century — a 39-ball 58 with the help of 8 boundaries and one six – but her first taste of captaincy was not what she had hoped for.
England Women Won by 1 Run #INDvENG @Paytm #T20Series Scorecard:https://t.co/3o57TZ5cWp
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 9, 2019
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India’s innings
Chasing a rather modest total of 120 to register a consolation win, India got off to a poor start with Harleen Deol being dismissed by Anya Shrubsole for 1 run in just the second over of the innings.
Mandhana came together with Jemimah Rodrigues to stabilise the Indian innings before the former was trapped in front of the wickets by Linsey Smith, for a careful 22-ball 11.
-- Advertisement --End Of Over 10 – India Women 70/2, Need 50 Run(s) to Win, S S Mandhana 45(30) Mithali 5(3) #INDvENG @Paytm #T20Series
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 9, 2019
The pair of Deepti Sharma and Mithali Raj then came together after the loss of Mandhana and stitched together a small partnership before Deepti was run-out. India at this point still looked the favourites for the win.
Mithali along with Bharati Fulmali took India closer still to the English target with the veteran Mithali scoring an unbeaten 30 from 32 balls including 4 boundaries.
End Of Over 20 – India Women 118/6 Shikha Pandey 1(1) Mithali 31(33) #INDvENG @Paytm #T20Series
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 9, 2019
All the good work came undone in the final over as Bharati Fulmali and Anuja Patil succumbed under pressure.
Disappointed Mandhana
” I think the way the match unfolded, it was really disappointing. It would have been better if I had continued. I think others should have stepped up and scored those 20-odd runs. Really disappointed how the girls batted. We as a unit need to improve our T20 game. We’ll definitely try to get better in the next series,” Mandhana said after the loss.
England’s Innings
India needed 3 runs off the final over. @katecross16 stepped up:
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What a finish! #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/neQrbqCqkU
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 9, 2019
Earlier, India managed to restrict England to 119/6 from their 20 overs. Off-spinners Anuja Patil and Harleen Deol took two wickets each as Ekta Bisht and Poonam Yadav chipped in with one wicket each.
The English batsmen, on the other hand, managed to get starts but failed to capitalise on them. Wicket-keeper Tammy Beaumont (29) and her opening partner Danielle Wyatt (24) gave England the perfect start with a fifty-run stand for the first wicket. Natalie Sciverwas sent back for a duck with skipper Heather Knight too managing to score only 11 runs.
In the final T20I of the series and the tour, England have won the toss and opted to bat first. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/HpMRfUbHLB
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 9, 2019
Amy Ellen Jones was the second-highest run-scorer for England with 26 before she was foxed by Harleen. Lauren Winfield too fell to Harleen having made just 2 runs.
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