Team India had to face defeat in the second ODI. (Photo-Aex Davidson-ECB/ECB Via Getty Images)
Team India has to face defeat for the second time within 9 days in Lord’s ground. In the third Test match against England, the Indian team led by Shubman Gill lost by 22 runs. Now in the second ODI played on Saturday 19 July, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets. With this, the England women’s team has equaled 1-1 in the three ODI series. The last match between the two teams will be played on July 22, which will know who will capture this series?
England won the second ODI match
In the second ODI played at Lord’s ground, the rain disrupted. Due to this, the first match was reduced to 29-29 overs. Batting first, the Indian women’s team could score 143 runs for 8 wickets in 29 overs. After this, the rain once again worked as a villain. After this, the match was reduced to 24 overs and England got a target of 115 runs, which was achieved by losing two wickets in 21 overs.
The hosts won this match by 8 wickets and equaled 1-1 in the three-match ODI series. The first ODI match was won by Team India by four wickets. In the second ODI, Team India could not bat like the first match. His batting flopped completely in this match.
Indian batting failed
The Indian women’s team did not start well while batting first after losing the toss in the rain -affected match. His batsmen could not stand on moist pitch. Pratika Rawal (3), Harleen Deol (16), captain Harmanpreet (7), Jemima Rodrigues (3), Richa Ghosh (2) were dismissed cheaply. Opener Smriti Mandhana kept one end and the team’s score continued slowly. He scored 42 runs off 51 balls.
In the lower order, Deepti Sharma (30) and Arundhati Reddy (14) played a useful innings and took the team’s score to 143 runs. Sophie Ekleston took the most three wickets for England. Merlot took two wickets. England started fast, chasing the target.
Match won with 18 balls remaining
Chasing the target, England openers Amy Jones (46) and Tam Buomont (34) made a brilliant start and laid the foundation of victory by adding 54 runs for the first wicket. Sneh Rana gave India the first success by dismissing Buomont. After this, captain Net Se Sipar Brant (21) and Jones brought the team’s score to 100. Meanwhile, the rain once again worked as a villain.
After the rain stopped, England’s target was changed from 144 runs in 29 overs to 115 runs in 24 overs. This target was achieved by the England team by losing two wickets in 21 overs. Kranti Gaur and Sneh Rana got one wicket each from India. The third and last match will be played on July 22 at Chester Lee Street, in which the winner of the series will be detected.
