India failed miserably in all departments of the sport as they suffered a complete 38-run defeat towards England within the first T20I of the three match collection right here on Wednesday. After opting to bowl, India dished out a shoddy fielding and bowling efficiency — aside from Renuka Singh’s 3/27 — to permit England publish 197 for six after which may solely rating 158 for six in 20 overs to lose the match and concede 1-0 result in England within the collection. Only Shafali Verma (52 off 42 balls) may rating massive within the Indian run chase. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (26) and Richa Ghosh (21) didn’t convert their begins as India didn’t mount a severe problem to the large goal. India wanted 74 runs from the final 5 overs and that turned out to be an excessive amount of for the house facet. Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone was the choose of the England bowlers with figures of three/15 as she accounted for Shafali, Harmanpreet and Kanika Ahuja.

Shafali waged a lone battle of types, hitting 52 off 42 balls with 9 fours however saved operating out of companions till her innings ended, with the right-handed batter recording her seventh fifty within the format.

India’s chase took early blows when Smriti Mandhana (6) was cleaned up by Nat Sciver-Brunt within the third over and Freya Kemp struck on her first supply, getting Jemimah Rodrigues (4) caught behind within the sixth.

But regardless of dropping two key batters, India have been 53/2 within the powerplay and appeared set for having a crack on the massive chase till England’s spinners got here into fray.

Coming off an damage lay-off, there have been no seen indicators of battle for the parsimonious Ecclestone who cleaned up India skipper Harmanpreet (26 off 21 balls, 3x4s, 1x6s) when her partnership with Shafali began to threaten the guests.

Harmanpreet additionally stepping into her parts however her cost was halted by Ecclestone who cramped the Indian skipper for room within the eleventh over. Harmanpreet added 41 runs for the third wicket.

Richa Ghosh (21) and Shafali offered a glimmer of hope for India with their brisk 26-ball 40-run stand for the fourth wicket however Glenn broke their stand to peg the hosts again once more.

The asking price saved getting out of India’s attain and the sport’s destiny was determined a lot earlier than the ultimate ball.

England additionally didn’t make evident errors like India did within the first half within the discipline, with the guests’ fielding within the deep being top-notch and their gamers taking a lot of the possibilities that got here their approach.

Richa was caught at long-on off Glenn within the fifteenth over and Shafali’s fall within the seventeenth meant India’s hopes have been all however over.

Earlier, marauding fifties by Danni Wyatt (75) and Natalie Sciver-Brunt (77) powered England Women to 197 for six after early stuttering.

Wyatt and Sciver-Brunt placed on a document 138 runs for the third wicket for England, which was additionally their first century stand towards India in T20Is, after they have been requested to bat first.

India seamer Renuka Singh Thakur (4-0-27-3) was the choose among the many bowlers as she struck twice in a row within the first over to dismiss Sophie Dunkley (1) and Alice Capsey (0).

But Wyatt and Sciver-Brunt’s counter-attack noticed England dominating the rest of the primary innings.

The hosts additionally appeared to have misplaced the steam quickly after the early breakthroughs, failing to drive house the benefit as they have been responsible of poor bowling and fielding.

Wyatt, who took cost of the restoration after the early blows, stroked her approach to a 47-ball 75 studded with eight fours and two sixes to document her third fifty towards India within the format.

She additionally obtained a lifeline when Pooja Vastrakar spilled a catch at long-on off Shreyanka Patil (2/44).

On the opposite hand, Sciver-Brunt smacked as many as 13 fours to make 77 off solely 53 balls, unleashing highly effective hits on each the perimeters — significantly sweep pictures — for her fifth T20I half-century towards India. PTI DDV PDS PDS