Skipper Mithali Raj’s half-century wasn’t enough as England rode on Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver’s aggressive unbeaten fifties to defeat I...
Skipper Mithali Raj’s half-century wasn’t enough as England rode on Tammy Beaumont and Nat Sciver’s aggressive unbeaten fifties to defeat India by eight wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series in Bristol on Sunday.
England vs India, first ODI as it happened: Nat Sciver, Tammy Beaumont lead hosts to easy win
Mithali scored a patient 72 to guide India to a modest 201/8 after being put in to bat but it was a batting performance that left a lot to be desired collectively. Despite not being at her fluent best, India captain’s innings offered some respectability to the total as the team did not recover from two early dismissals. Mithali shared two partnerships – 56 runs with Punam Raut (32) and 65 with Deepti Sharma (30) – to help India go past the 200-run mark.
But England cantered home with 91 balls to spare, thanks to opener Beaumont (87 not out off 87 balls) and Sciver’s (74 off 74) unbroken 119-run third-wicket partnership that came off just 19 overs.
England never took the foot off the pedal in the chase even as they lost Lauren Windfield-Hill (16) early in their chase. Beaumont and skipper Heather Knight (18) shared 59 runs for the second wicket to get...
