Breaking the losing streak in T-20 series, India beats England by 8 wickets

Mumbai, March 29: A dead rubber yet a nail biting tournament, Indian Women Cricket team showed that they are no less than others. Winning the series came as a big blow and achievement as India Women at last registered their first win in the T20 tri-series involving Australia Women and England Women in Mumbai.

 

On Thursday at the Brabourne Stadium, in what was their last round-robin match, India Women jogged to an 8-wicket win as they chased down 108 against England Women with 26 balls to spare. However, previous three consecutive defeats mean they won't be part of the final on March 31 at the same venue.

In Women's Cricket, India defeated England by 8 wickets in the sixth match of the Tri-nation Twenty-20 series in Mumbai. Indian eves achieved the target of 108 runs, losing 2 wickets with 26 balls remaining. Smriti Mandhana made 62 runs and Harman Preet Kaur made 20.

Earlier, winning the toss, England made 107 runs. Anuja Patil took 3 wickets and Poonam Yadav, Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav took 2 wickets each for the hosts.

Having already secured a place in the final, England Women won the toss and decided to bat. The Indian bowlers, for the first time in this tri-series, looked in control and kept taking wickets at regular intervals and the English team was bowled out for a paltry 107 in 18.5 overs.

Despite the win, India has a lot of contemplation to do as they came unstuck in most departments in this tournament. Even in the preceding ODI series, they had lost all three matches against Australia Women.

Australia Women, who top the standings with 3 wins from four matches, and England Women, who have two wins from four matches, will now lock horns in the final on Saturday.