India opener Smriti Mandhana scored 48 off 48 balls, with Jemimah Rodrigues additionally contributing 29 because the hosts chased down a goal of 127 at Wankhede Stadium with one over to spare; England skipper Heather Knight scored 52, however the aspect collapsed with the bat both aspect

India secured victory within the third and remaining T20 by 5 wickets, denying an off-colour England a collection clear sweep.

India opener Smriti Mandhana scored 48 off 48 balls, with Jemimah Rodrigues additionally contributing 29 because the hosts chased down a goal of 127 at Wankhede Stadium with one over to spare.

England fell to 76-8 as openers Sophia Dunkley (11 off 10 balls) and Maia Bouchier (golden duck off the third ball of the match) had been eliminated early, with skipper Heather Knight registering a superb 52 off 42 balls to provide England a good whole.

After wicketkeeper Amy Jones – who constructed a wholesome partnership with Knight – was eliminated for 25, England collapsed once more, dropping 5 wickets for simply 9 runs.

After Mandhana and Rodrigues had achieved the majority of the required work for India, it was left to Amanjot Kaur to complete on 10 not out off 4 balls, getting the job achieved.

On dropping the ultimate recreation, Knight instructed TNT Sports: “It was a really good learning. We obviously decided to rest a few players and expose some of our younger players, I thought that was brilliant.

“The crowd had been once more actually noisy and simply having that composure can be a very good studying for these youthful gamers coming in.

“India bowled very well and made it pretty tricky for us. We managed to get to a total that was sub-par in the game and did some really good stuff with the ball.

“Overall, I’m actually pleased with the collection. I really feel we have realized lots, performed in barely totally different situations and we have tailored to that fairly properly.”

Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was rested for the ultimate recreation, was named participant of the collection after scoring 93 runs and taking a few wickets within the first two matches.