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The Indian women’s team lost by 5 runs in the third T20 against England. But Team India set a new record in cricket history by dropping 8 wickets of England in 25 balls. Despite the great start of Smriti and Shefali, India fell slightly behind the target.
Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team could not retain the rhythm of their victory in the third match of the five -match T20 series against England. The match was played at the Kennington Oval ground in London where England defeated India by 5 runs. With this victory, England tried to return to the series, although India is still ahead 2–1.
Team India set a record
Batting first, England scored 171 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Team India’s bowling started slow and it took him 15.2 overs to take the first wicket. At that time, England scored 137 runs and Sophie was stunned. But, after this, the match suddenly overturned. Indian bowlers dropped the remaining 8 wickets of England inside just 25 balls. This is the first time in cricket history when a team has lost 9 wickets in any international match (male or female) in such a few balls.
Arundhati Reddy and Deepti Sharma took 3-3 wickets in bowling for India. Mr. Charani got 2 wickets. Despite this tremendous return, India could not achieve the target.
The start of the Indian innings was strong. Opener Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma shared an 85 -run partnership for the first wicket. Shefali scored 47 runs off 25 balls and Smriti scored 56 runs. But, as soon as these two were dismissed, India’s pace slowed down. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 23 runs, but failed to win the team.
India’s team could only manage 166 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 5 runs. The fourth match of the series will be played in Manchester on 9 July.
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