Women's World Cup: Indian bats fall silent against England
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Loading... - Kabir Laghari
- 17 Mar 2022
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It was a miserable Wednesday with the bat for India as they recorded their lowest total since the 2009 World Cup, succumbing to a four-wicket loss against defending champions England at Mount Maunganui. Off-spinner Charlie Dean returned career-best figures of 4 for 23 to bundle India out for 134, with seven batters failing to get into double figures. England’s first win of the tournament after three straight defeats gave a lifeline to their World Cup title defence.
Put in to bat, India survived merely 36.2 overs and England chased down the target in 31.2 overs. The six wickets they lost were in the endeavour of chasing down the runs quickly to boost their net run rate (NRR). As a result, England’s NRR improved to 0.351 from -0.156, while India’s dipped to 0.632 from 1.333.
Another day, another batting collapse for Team India. After a morale-boosting 155-run win against the West Indies, Indian batters put on a disappointing show. Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 35 while wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh made 33.
The England team, heavily criticised for their poor fielding against South Africa, didn’t give an inch to the Indians. They plucked everything which went in the air and even affected two run-outs. Indian batters’ poor shot selection and almost suicidal running between the wickets also contributed to their downfall.
Shrubsole continues to haunt India
Anya Shrubsole, star of the Lord’s final against India five years ago, removed Yastika Bhatia and Mithali Raj with the new ball, earning her 100th ODI wicket in the process. Sophia Dunkley took a low catch to dismiss Mithali for one.
The 30-year-old seamer had played a significant role in England’s 2017 win. She took five wickets in 19 balls and her figures of 6/46 led a storming England comeback as the hosts broke India’s hearts and won the title for the fourth time.
Shrubsole went 11 balls without conceding a run, but India’s patience did not pay off as Deepti Sharma went for a 10-ball duck as England affected a run-out, Kate Cross hitting the stumps to reduce India to 28 for three.
Dean’s magic
Playing only her second World Cup match, Dean broke India’s back with double-wicket maiden. She dismissed Harmanpreet Kaur for 14 from 26 balls as the Indian vice-captain nicked one to wicketkeeper Amy Jones before Sneh Rana fell exactly the same way two balls later. Ecclestone removed Mandhana to put the final nail in the coffin as India slipped to 71 for six. Read More...
