Chasing 189 for victory, England were always on the backfoot. However, at the 14th over mark, placed at 101 for 2, with two set batters in the middle, a late assault was not out of the question. However, Shree Charani ended the third wicket alliance on 64, while Nandni Sharma dismissed Amy Jones, who had top-scored with 67. The debutant pacer, who had been taken apart for 23 runs in her first two overs, returned for her next spell and scalped two wickets in two balls to crush England’s hopes. She finished with figures of 3 for 43 – the second best figures by an Indian pacer on Women’s T20I debut.
