INDW vs ENGW: Jemimah-Mandhana failed, Shefali’s fifty went in vain, England dominated in the first T20
The T20 series between the women’s teams of India and England (IND W vs ENG W) has started. In the first match of the series, a tough competition was seen between the two teams. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl first. Renuka Singh showed the way to the pavilion to two consecutive batsmen in the very first over. But Daniel Wait and Nat Seaver Brunt scored runs against India. Both the players hit quick fifties and brought the team back on track.
Opener Daniel played an explosive inning of 75 runs in just 47 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. At the other end, Seaver Brunt was also seen in great form. The break on this batsman’s innings was at 77 runs. For India, Renuka Singh took 3 wickets while debutant Shreyanka Patil took 2 wickets. Thanks to these two half-centuries, England put 197 runs on the scoreboard. In retaliation, star players like Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues proved to be flops. There was a fall of wickets from one end while at the other end Shefali Verma kept the Firangis breathless.
Shefali’s fifty went in vain
After the flop of Jemima and Mandhana, Harmanpreet also continued after scoring 26 runs. After which everyone’s hopes were on Shefali Verma and Richa Ghosh. Richa left the team even after scoring 21 runs. Amidst the fall of wickets, Shefali Verma proved to be a one man army. He played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 42 balls with the help of 9 fours, but could not succeed in leading the team to victory. England won this match by 38 runs.
