It might have been a dead rubber, England having taken a 2-0 lead, but the Women in Blue gave their fans something to cheer about finally as India chased down England’s modest 126.
Indeed if the dust has settled on the WPL (Women’s Premier League) transaction, women’s justice continued to fascinate this great megalopolis with a big crowd turning up for the third and final T20I then at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
It might have been a dead rubber, with England having taken a 2- 0 lead, but the Women in Blue gave the suckers commodity to cheer about as India chased down England’s modest 126 with five lattices and an over to spare.
The chase was led by Smriti Mandhana (48, 48b, 5×4, 2×6), who at last set up her form after her binary failures in the series. Though she got out when 15 were needed, she had done enough.
After Shafali Verma fell beforehand, exposing her wholes to get sailed by Freya Kemp, Mandhana added 57 for the alternate gate with Jemimah Rodrigues (29, 33b, 4×4) to put the chase on track. ’
The England innings was each about an excellent bowling trouble from India, backed by fine fielding, and an exceptional innings under pressure by captain Heather Knight. However, the callers ’ innings would have failed to use up the overs, If not for the commander’s 42- ball fifty.
Renuka Singh broke through beforehand yet again, as she brought the third ball of the innings sprucely in and knocked back Maia Bouchier’s leg refuse. Not unexpectedly, she smiled astronomically.
It soon turned out that utmost of the Indian bowlers would get plenitude of chances to smile on this affable night. Baits Saika Ishaque and Shreyanka Patil, two of the discoveries of the WPL, picked up three lattices all in just their third matches, both having debuted in this series.
The brace, in fact, joined hands to end the promising knock of wicketkeeper Amy Jones( 25, 21b, 3×4), Shreyanka catching the slog reach at deep mid-wicket off Ishaque. At thenon-striking end was Knight, who stood altitudinous among the remains. She added fifty for the ninth gate with Charlie Dean( 16 not out, 15b) to take England past 120, but the aggregate was always going to be delicate to defend. Know More Latest Women’s Cricket News…
