9 wickets in 25 balls! England women suffer massive collapse, still beat India
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England posted a total of 171 runs after a strong opening partnership of 137 runs between Sophia Dunkley and her partner in 15.1 overs. Dunkley's impressive innings of 75 runs off 53 balls, including seven fours and a six, earned her the player-of-the-match award.
The match witnessed a remarkable turn of events when Deepti Sharma dismissed Dunkley, triggering an unprecedented collapse in international cricket history.
England lost nine wickets in just 25 deliveries, adding only 31 runs during this phase, setting a new record for the fewest balls taken to lose nine wickets in international cricket across both men's and women's formats.
Deepti Sharma's bowling figures of 3/27 in four overs helped her join an elite group of women cricketers with 300 or more international wickets. The list includes Jhulan Goswami leading with 355 wickets, followed by Katherine Sciver-Brunt (335), Ellyse Perry (331), Shabnim Ismail (317), and Anisa Mohammed (305).
In response to England's total of 171, the Indian team managed to score 166 runs in their allotted 20 overs, falling short by five runs. This defeat marked India's first loss on their ongoing England tour.
The match highlighted a unique record from earlier this year during a Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier match in Bangkok. The
after reaching 192/0 in 16 overs against Qatar, becoming the first instance in T20I history where a team retired more than two batters in an innings.
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This unusual decision by UAE resulted in eight ducks in their innings. Qatar's subsequent collapse for 29 runs brought the total number of ducks in the match to 15, setting a new record for the most ducks in a women's T20I match.
The series now moves to Old Trafford in Manchester for the fourth match scheduled for July 9.
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