India defeated England in the opening ODI by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match sequence at County Ground in Hove on Sunday. Star batter Smriti Mandhana continued her wonderful type and performed one other match-winning knock.
Mandhana, who was India’s main run scorer throughout the latest three-game T20I sequence, carried on that effort, smashing a sensible 91 off 99 deliveries to assist India chase down 228 with seven wickets in hand.
Apart from Mandhana, Yasika Bhatia (50) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (74 not out) slammed contrasting half-centuries to assist the Women in Blue end the proceedings with greater than 5 overs remaining.
Earlier, Indian bowlers displayed utmost self-discipline to limit the hosts at 227/7 in their allotted 50 overs. Deepti Sharma picked up two wickets for 33 in 10 overs, together with a maiden, whereas veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami bagged one scalp however conceded solely 20 runs in her quota of 10 overs with the assist of two maidens.
For the English aspect, all-rounder Davidson Richards top-scored with 50 from 61 balls, whereas Daniel Wyatt additionally contributed nicely with 43 off 50 deliveries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Smriti Mandhana baggage the Player of the Match award for her splendid 9⃣1⃣-run knock ??
A medical run-chase from #TeamIndia to beat England by 7⃣ wickets and go 1-0 up in the sequence ?
Full scorecard right here ? https://t.co/x1UIAVe2e6#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/7Fixwa4Ut2
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 18, 2022
India win comprehensively to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI sequence ??#ENGvIND | #IWC | Scorecard: https://t.co/h9adyFyBCC pic.twitter.com/MfvRN4AZGS
— ICC (@ICC) September 18, 2022
Never Mind @mandhana_smriti !
Missed out a nicely deserved ton, a deal with to watch her bat everytime workforce wants her. #ENGvIND— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) September 18, 2022
Another gem from @mandhana_smriti and a excellent hand from @YastikaBhatia set it up earlier than @ImHarmanpreet helped shut it. Yastika wasn’t a part of the workforce by the means for the T20s. Glad additionally for @JhulanG10 let’s hope it’s a sequence win to log off.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) September 18, 2022
This 12 months belongs to @mandhana_smriti and @ImHarmanpreet!
— Yash Lahoti (@YvLahoti) September 18, 2022
?? ?????????! Smriti Mandhana walked off after scoring an impressive 9️⃣1️⃣.
? Take a bow, Queen!
? Getty • #SmritiMandhana #ENGWvINDW #INDWvENGW #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/CWXyqNV4Ir
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) September 18, 2022
Well performed ?
Beautifully scripted knock comes to an surprising finish @mandhana_smriti . Missed a fabulous ? . #ENGvIND #SmritiMandhana— Nooshin AL Khadeer (@NooshinKhadeer) September 18, 2022
Heartbreak for Smriti Mandhana – dismissed on a fabulous 91. She missed out on what may’ve been an impressive hundred, nicely performed Smriti! pic.twitter.com/zrFIbVZYvn
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 18, 2022
India ladies beat England by 7 wickets in the first ODI match and take 1-0 lead in this 3 match sequence. Smriti Mandhana scored 91 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 74 notout, she end the match with a Six. pic.twitter.com/4EWgwz6ZtH
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) September 18, 2022
Congratulations Indian Women’s Team for successful 1st ODI towards England in England and all spherical efficiency with Ball and Bat by the workforce.Congrats @mandhana_smriti for the participant of the match with scintillating knock of 91 and @ImHarmanpreet led the workforce nicely with 74 runs @BCCI
— Goparaju Srinivas R (@goparajusrao) September 18, 2022
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TAGS: ENGWvsINDW, India Women, India Women tour of England 2022, Smriti Mandhana
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