Nat Sciver equalled the record for England Women’s fastest IT20 half-century – 24 balls – as the hosts beat India by 18 runs in the first Vitality IT20 at Northampton.It gives Heather Knight’s side an unassailable 8-4 lead in the multi-format series, with two more IT20s to come. Nat Sciver (55) and Amy Jones (43) batted England to 177-7 in their 20 overs and India, in the run chase, were 54-3 when heavy rain forced the players from the field.
Match Summary
England Women 177/7 (20 ov)
India Women 54/3 (8.4 ov)
England Women won by 18 runs (DLS method)
Match Stats
England Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Danielle Wyatt – 7.2 ov), 2-70 (Tammy Beaumont – 8.6 ov), 3-85 (Heather Knight – 11.2 ov), 4-163 (Natalie Sciver – 18.2 ov), 5-166 (Amy Jones – 18.5 ov), 6-166 (Sophia Dunkley – 18.6 ov), 7-177 (Katherine Brunt – 19.6 ov)
India Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Shafali Verma – 0.2 ov), 2-44 (Smriti Mandhana – 5.6 ov), 3-47 (Harmanpreet Kaur – 6.5 ov)
Playing XIs
England Women – Tammy Beaumont, Danni Wyatt, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Mady Villiers, Freya Davies
India Women – Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(wk), Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav
Match Details
Start Time: 18:30
Toss: India Women won the toss and decided to field
Venue: The County Ground, Northampton
Officials: Sue Redfern, Ian Blackwell, Robert Robinson, Paul Baldwin, Philip Whitticase