England registered an 11-run win against India keeping a clean sheet against the side at the T20 World Cups, in a Group B clash at St George's Park on Saturday
England registered an 11-run win against India keeping a clean sheet against the side at the T20 World Cups, in a Group B clash at St George's Park on Saturday
Had India won against England, Harmanpreet Kaur led side could have attained control of Group 2 and put one foot in the semifinals. But they failed to chase down the total of 152. It has left India's fate out of their hands.
Coming to the crease with the defending champions in a spot of bother chasing South Africa's 124 for six, McGrath showed no nerves as she and Ashleigh Gardner added 81 runs for the fourth wicket to take them to the brink of victory.
Sushila Sharma, the mother of Deepti also anticipated that the Indian side would rectify its mistakes from the loss against England in the Group B clash to boost their chances of winning the T20 World Cup.
India succumbed to their sixth straight loss against the English side at the T20 World Cups despite Smriti Mandhana (52) and Richa Ghosh (47*) performing with the bat. Sarah Glenn was the pick of the bowlers scalping two wickets.
England were off to a poor start with Renuka dismissing Danielle Wyatt in the first over. Richa Ghosh completed a superb catch behind the wickets after Wyatt's outside edge flew to the right of the keeper, getting rid of the opener for a duck.
India made one change by bringing in experienced pacer Shikha Pandey in place of Devika Vaidya while the English team is unchanged from their last game against Ireland
With this victory, Windies has finally opened its account and is in fourth place in Group 2 points table with one win in three matches and two points. Ireland is at the bottom of the table, having lost all its three matches. The side is yet to earn a point.
According to the statement, the ban was imposed last year in November just ahead of the FIFA World Cup following the alleged detection of Vibrio cholera from a few consignments from India.
Suzie Bates' superb 81 runs set the White Ferns on their way to a first victory of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 validating their decision to bat first with a tournament-high 189/3