After scoring 210/5 in the first innings, women of India went to win the match by scoring 97 runs in the match.
Not only the English Team went on to suffer their biggest loss in T20I history, against Team India on Saturday, but were also docked 10% of their match fees for maintaining a slow over rate. After opting to bowl first on an excellent batting track, the Nat-Sciver Brunt team found themselves behind the clock right from the very start.
Slow Over Rate the Reason for Fine
They were found two overs short of the target time, after the allowances were taken into consideration as well, as per a release by ICC. The release read, “The Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.”
The on-field umpires Jacqueline Williams and James Middlebrook, third umpire Sue Redfern, and fourth umpire Anna Harris leveled the charges, and were accepted by Nat Sciver-Brunt. The latter also accepted punishment, that meant, no formal hearing was needed.
Smriti Mandhana & Sree Charani Shine in IND vs ENG T20I
As far as the match is concerned, Team India went on to score a mammoth 210/5 in their 20 overs, riding on the back of Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant 112. This was her first T20I ton, making her the first Indian women’s player to score a 100 in all three formats.
She got decent support from Harleen Deol, who went on to smash 43 from just 23 deliveries. Lauren Bell was the best bowler for England, who returned with figures of 3/27. Post that, the hosts were bundled out for a paltry 113. The skipper went on to score 66, but the other batters failed big time.
The highlight of the Indian bowling was, all the bowlers chipped in with crucial wickets. The most impressive was debutant spinner Sree Charani, who bagged 4/12 in her four overs. Now, the next match will take place in Bristol, on July 1.
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