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India women’s cricket team defeated England by 88 runs in the second ODI at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, clinching their first limited overs series in the country in 23 years.
The Indian captain scored her second highest ODI score, an unbeaten 111-ball 143, which included 18 boundaries and four sixes.
After being put into bat on September 21, Harmanpreet’s master class century propelled India to their all-time second highest total of 333/5. England dominated the first 40 overs, but a late surge by India turned the game into a nightmare for England’s young bowling attack.
England made an early breakthrough when Kate Cross beat Shafali Verma for eight runs. But Smriti Mandhana and No.3 Yastika Bhatia were quick in recovery. Mandhana didn’t hold back on the attack.
The southpaw hit four boundaries, a six, and even crossed the 3000 ODI-run mark en route to her 40-run knock before being caught leg before by Sophie Ecclestone’s left-arm spin. She, on the other hand, had stabilized the innings with two useful partnerships with Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet.
At 99 for 3, India still had a lot of work to do, and the Indian captain made sure the momentum didn’t shift to the hosts. She added 113 runs for the fourth wicket with Harleen Deol. Lauren Bell got the crucial breakthrough in the 40th over before being on the receiving end of Harmanpreet’s ballistic onslaught.
India scored 121 runs in the final ten overs, led by Harmanpreet Singh hitting 43 runs in just 11 balls to remain unbeaten on 143.
England were thwarted early in the chase, this time by Harmanpreet’s direct throw, which caught Tammy Beaumont short in her attempted single. Renuka Singh soon removed Sophia Dunkley’s offstump with an incoming delivery, leaving the hosts on 12 for 2 in the fourth over.
Alice Capsey’s counter-attack helped England recover from a poor position, but Indian bowlers continued to chip in with wickets quickly.
In the eighth over, Emma Lamb was caught legbefore by another incoming delivery from Renuka, allowing India to maintain control.
With victory in sight, Harleen, D Hemalatha, and Shafali also rolled their arms for a few overs, combining for three wickets in 32 balls England were bundled out for 245.
Brief Scores: India 333/5 in 50 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 143 not out, Harleen Deol 58; Charlotte Dean 1-39, Sophie Ecclestone 1-64) beat England 245 in 44.2 overs (Danielle Wyatt 65, Alice Capsey 39; Renuka Singh 4-57, D Hemalatha 2-6) by 88 runs
Source:OCN
