IND-W Vs ENG-W 3rd T20I Match Report: India Women Canter To Five-Wicket Win, Deny England Series Sweep

Smriti Mandhan's 48 runs innings led India to a consolation win against England Women by five wickets in the third T20. India Women got the target of 127 runs, which they achieved in 19 overs by losing five wickets

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Updated on: 10 December 2023 5:27 pm

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India's Smriti Mandhana (R) during the third T20 women's cricket match against England

Smriti Mandhana scored a scratchy run-a-ball 48 but that was enough to earn India a consolation five-wicket win against England in the third and final women's T20 International in Mumbai on Sunday. (More Cricket News)

England won the three-match series 2-1. England made 126 all out and India replied with 130 for 5.

Batting first, captain Heather Knight's 52 ensured a modest 126 for England with spinners -- left-arm orthodox Saika Ishaque and off-break specialist Shreyanka Patil -- scalping three wickets each.

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For India, Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (29 off 33 balls) added 57 for the second wicket. Mandhana hit five fours and two sixes.

Brief Scores:

England: 126 all out in 20 overs (Heather Knight 52; Shreyanka Patil 3 for 19, Saika Ishaque 3 for 22)

India women: 130/5 in 19 overs (Smriti Mandhana 48, Jemimah Rodrigues 29, Amanjot Kaur 13 not out).