| England 151-7 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 50 (42); Thakur 5-15 |
| India 140-5 (20 overs): Mandhana 52 (41); Glenn 2-27 |
| England gained by 11 runs |
| Scorecard; Tables |
England stored their place on the top of group two with a significant 11-run win over India on the Women’s T20 World Cup.
After slipping to 29-3 and 80-4 in Gqeberha, Nat Sciver-Brunt’s half-century led England’s restoration as they posted 151-7 regardless of seamer Renuka Thakur’s magnificent 5-15.
In reply, opener Smriti Mandhana seemed to be steering India to victory earlier than she was crucially dismissed by Sarah Glenn for 52 with 47 runs nonetheless wanted.
Richa Ghosh led a fightback with an unbeaten 47, however with 31 wanted from the ultimate over, India completed on 140-5.
England have Pakistan left to play within the group stage, and may keep away from reigning champions Australia within the semi-finals.
Australia look set to end top of group one, which implies England are seemingly to face both South Africa or Sri Lanka within the semis.
India ought to qualify from second in group two, with Ireland to play of their last recreation.
This was the primary time England had actually been examined in the course of the competitors thus far, after snug wins towards West Indies and Ireland of their opening fixtures, they usually have been instantly reeling from Thakur’s opening three-wicket burst.
But Sciver-Brunt’s counter-attack, alongside Amy Jones’ 40 from 27 balls, propelled them to a defendable whole earlier than India’s middle-order batters succumbed to the growing run-rate all through their chase.
England will face Pakistan on Tuesday at 13:00 GMT in Cape Town, after India tackle Ireland in Gqeberha the day before today at 13:00 GMT.
England’s aggression counters Thakur brilliance
The pre-tournament speak surrounding England’s probabilities within the World Cup centred round a brand new, aggressive batting strategy from head coach Jon Lewis, and it was examined by an exhibition of swing bowling by Thakur.
Under cloudy skies, the seamer discovered extravagant swing and instantly had England on the again foot when Danni Wyatt was brilliantly caught one-handed by wicketkeeper Ghosh within the first over.
Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley then discovered their stumps dismantled, and whereas earlier England groups would have consolidated and rebuilt slowly, Heather Knight and Sciver-Brunt stored attacking.
The battle was gripping. Every wicket India took, England threw a punch again, with the pair reverse-sweeping, ramping over the keeper and hitting firmly down the bottom.
When Knight fell tamely by hitting a Shikha Pandey full-toss straight to mid-off, Jones picked it up instantly, smashing two sixes over Gqeberha’s large sq. boundaries.
It was a transparent, daring assertion from Knight’s England, that even when up towards it, they’re dedicated to being fearless – and it offered thrilling leisure.
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