In an exhilarating encounter at Wankhede Stadium, England Girls emerged victorious over India Girls by 38 runs within the first T20I of the England Girls tour of India 2023. The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, opted to bowl after successful the toss, setting the stage for an thrilling contest.
Nat Sciver-Brunt takes England to a formidable whole
England Girls displayed a formidable batting efficiency, posting a formidable whole of 197/6 of their allotted 20 overs. Danielle Wyatt was the star of the innings, contributing a blistering 75 runs off 47 balls, together with 8 fours and a pair of sixes. Nat Sciver-Brunt additionally performed a vital function with a speedy 77 off 53 deliveries, that includes 13 fours.
Renuka Thakur stood out because the decide of the Indian bowlers, claiming 3 wickets for 27 runs in her 4 overs. Shreyanka Patil additionally made an impression with 2 wickets, however England’s robust batting show propelled them to a difficult goal.
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Sophie Ecclestone sizzles with the ball
In response, India Girls fought valiantly however fell in need of the goal, ending their innings at 159/6. Shafali Verma performed a superb knock, scoring 52 runs off 42 balls, however the workforce struggled to keep up the required run charge. Sophie Ecclestone shone with the ball for England, taking 3 essential wickets for simply 15 runs in her 4 overs.
Regardless of contributions from Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet and Richa Ghosh, India couldn’t match the required scoring charge, and England’s bowlers held their nerve to safe a 38-run victory.
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Right here is how Twitter reacted:
Beginning robust!!! 💪
A terrific night time on the Wankhede 😍#EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/OiPLTyIPv9
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 6, 2023
England have defeated India by 38 runs…!!! pic.twitter.com/l5nahkFn5h
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 6, 2023
At all times simply an utter pleasure to look at Sophie Ecclestone bowl. Like Shane Warne, each ball is gripping – one thing occurring is all the time across the nook. Large.
— Bobson Dugnutt ❤️🏏💥 (@bobbydugnutt111) December 6, 2023
England have crushed India within the first Girls’s T20I
Scorecard: https://t.co/GQvKtril7K#INDWvENGW #cricket #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/ABEtyrgk3v— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) December 6, 2023
Victory for England within the first IT20 of the collection towards India. 🙌
Danni Wyatt hit 75 runs off 47 balls and Freya Kemp picked up a wicket to assist England to the win. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/vtP58XSszE
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) December 6, 2023
An excellent all-round efficiency sees England take a 1-0 lead in Mumbai within the three-match collection 👏
📝 #INDvENG: https://t.co/Xuy9cxTdMP pic.twitter.com/LDchDgv7Lb
— ICC (@ICC) December 6, 2023
Sophie Ecclestone is to Girls’s cricket what Mitchell Santner is to Males’s.
— Dheeraj (@dheeruutweets) December 6, 2023
An excellent begin from England however nothing to get complacent about. Nat Sciver-Brunt did the laborious yards with the bat, and Sophie Ecclestone did them with the ball. A few of the different batters look hopelessly out of contact. #INDvENG
— Raf Nicholson (@RafNicholson) December 6, 2023
She’s Sophie ECCLESTONE 🏴 …welcome again Sophs we missed you ❤️🌹 @Sophecc19 🫶 pic.twitter.com/TqBOoOblTJ
— At all times England 🏴 (@Charankohli7) December 6, 2023
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