Smriti Mandhana played a half -century innings in the third match. (Photo-PTI)
The Indian women’s team missed the five -match T20I series at The Oval, London, made an unbeatable lead. In the third match, England defeated India by five runs and returned to the series. Despite Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant half -century innings, Team India lost by 5 runs in the third match. Batting first in the third match, England’s women’s team scored 171 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Indian team could score 166 runs after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Despite this defeat, the Indian team is ahead 2–1 in this series.
The thrill of the last over
The Indian women’s team, chasing a target of 172 runs, needed 12 runs in the last over. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all -rounder Amanjot Kaur were present at the crease, but England bowler Lauren Bell gave only 6 runs in this over and captain Harmanpreet Kaur also took the wicket. In this way, in the nearest match, Team India had to face defeat by 5 runs. Earlier, India’s opening pair Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma team made a great start, but she could not win the team.
Smriti Mandhana’s hard work
Opener Smriti Mandhana, who scored a brilliant century in the first T20I match against England, played a brilliant half -century in the third match. He scored 56 runs in 49 balls with the help of 10 fours. Along with this, he along with Shefali Verma added 85 runs in 54 balls for the first wicket.
Shefali Verma scored a stormy innings of 47 runs in 25 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes, but Team India’s innings stumbled as soon as these two batsmen were dismissed. Jemima Rodrigues (20 runs) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (23 runs) tried to win the team, but she could not succeed in it. Earlier, the England women’s team made a great start in this match with a lesson from the last two defeats.
England’s opening pair made a great start
After winning the toss in the third T20I match, England captain Tammy Beomont decided to bat first. Their opening pair Sophia Dunkley and Daniel Wyt-Hose, justifying the decision, shared 137 runs in 92 balls for the first wicket. Sophia scored 75 runs in 53 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six, while Daniel Wyt-Haz scored 66 runs in 42 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes, but England’s innings stumbled as soon as these two batsmen were dismissed.
For this reason, the hosts could score 171 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. For India, Arundhati Reddy and Deepti Sharma took three wickets each. Mr. Charani sent two and Radha Yadav sent one English batsman to the pavilion. Radha Yadav made a record with this wicket.
Radha Yadav achieved this position
Indian women’s team bowler Radha Yadav has made an achievement in the third match against England. He completed his 100 wickets in T20I. Radha Yadav took 100 wickets in 87 matches at an average of 19.32. Earlier, Deepti Sharma achieved this feat in 89 matches.
