Deepti Sharma's Unbeaten 62-Run Knock Helps India Win 1st ODI By 4 Wickets
All-rounder Deepti Sharma hammered 62 runs from just 64 balls on Wednesday (July 16) to help the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team chase down the target of 259 runs in 48.2 overs and win the first ODI of the three-match series against England by four wickets. In the series opener played at The Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton, the left-handed batting all-rounder, after coming out to bat at No. 6, added 90 runs for the fifth wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues (48 runs from 54 balls) and an unbeaten 33 runs for the seventh wicket with No. 8 batter Amanjot Kaur (20 runs from 14 balls).
Opening Pratika Rawal scored 36 runs from 51 balls and added 48 runs in eight overs for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana, who made 28 runs from 24 balls with the help of five fours. During her 28-run knock, Mandhana also completed 4500 runs in ODIs and also entered the list of top 10 leading run getters in women's ODIs.
No. 3 batter Harleen Deol scored 27 runs from 44 balls but got run out due to her carelessness. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 17 runs from 27 balls, and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh added 10 runs to India's total.
For England, Charlotte Dean picked up two wickets for 52 runs in 10 overs, and one Indian batter each was sent back to the pavilion by Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone, and Lauren Filer.
In the first half of the match, after Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss, Sophia Dunkley hammered 83 runs from 92 balls as a No. 5 batter and added 106 runs for the fifth wicket with No. 6 Alice Davidson-Richards (53 runs from 73 balls) to help England post a total of 258 runs for the loss of six wickets.
The right-handed batter was clean bowled by Amanjot Kaur on the last ball of England's innings. Apart from the duo, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt added 41 runs from 52 balls to England's total, and Emma Lamb scored 39 runs from 50 balls as a No. 3 batter.
For India, Kranti Goud (2/55 in 10 overs) and Sneh Rana (2/31 in 10 overs) picked up two wickets each, and one English batter was sent back to the pavilion by Amanjot and Shree Charani.
Brief scores
India: 262/6 in 48.2 overs (Deepti Sharma 62*, Jemimah Rodrigues 48; Charlotte Dean 2/52)
Player of the Match: Deepti Sharma (62 runs from 64 balls and 0/58 in 10 overs)
Next match: Saturday, July 19 at Lord's
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