Highlight
India was bowled out for 134 runs in their first innings.
Heather Knight, the England captain, hit a fifty in the chase.
England claimed their first win of the 2022 Women’s World Cup with a four-wicket victory over India.
An underwhelming batting display by India cost them dearly, but England’s four-wicket triumph on Wednesday gave them hope.
India paid the price for a below-par batting performance, but the reigning champs still emerged victoriously. England’s ICC Women’s World Cup hopes were given a boost with a four-wicket win against India on Wednesday. It was a must-win game for the reigning champions, who had lost their previous three matches. They jumped from seventh to sixth place. After four games, India has two victories and two losses, keeping them in third place. Smriti Mandhana top-scored for India with a 35-run innings in the 36.2 overs of play. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh scored 33 in the Indian team’s first-innings batting order.
Both Charlie Dean (4/23) and Anya Shrubsole (2/20) contributed to England’s bowling efforts, with the latter taking two wickets.
With skipper Heather Knight led from the front with unbroken 53-run innings, England made it to the finish line in 31.2 overs.
Meghna Singh (3/26) took three England wickets with her medium quick bowling.
India was bowled out for 134 runs in 36.2 overs (S Mandhana 35, R Ghosh 33; Charlie Dean 4/23).
It took England 31.2 overs to reach a score of 136 for 6. (H Knight – n/a, Nat Sciver 45; M Singh 3/26).
