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The Independent
8 minutes ago
- The Independent
Harmanpreet Kaur hits ton as India celebrate ODI series victory over England
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a century as India claimed a 13-run victory over England to win the one-day international series at Chester-Le-Street. Kaur blasted a brilliant 102 off 84 balls to put her team in control towards the end of their innings and was aided by a half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues as the pair put on 110-runs together. Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol both scored 45 as the visitors set a lofty target of 319 and England quickly slipped into trouble when Kranti Goud claimed the scalps of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones in the first three overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb led the recovery effort for the hosts with a mammoth 162-run partnership and the England skipper continued to shine before falling just short of a ton on 98. England lost four wickets in the final five overs and Goud proved to be pick of the bowlers with six scalps as the hosts slipped to a 2-1 ODI series defeat. After winning the toss, India openers Mandhana and Pratika Rawal enjoyed a comfortable start, but England responded when spinners Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone entered the attack. Dean ended their productive 64-run partnership in the 13th over when an England review showed Rawal had feathered behind to Jones. Spin continued to prove fruitful as Ecclestone took Mandhana's wicket after she chipped the ball straight to Sophia Dunkley at mid-wicket. Deol and Kaur kept the scoreboard ticking by – putting on 81-runs – but Bell then struck in the 33rd over to dismiss Deol, who scooped the ball in the air for Sciver-Brunt to take. Kaur and Rodrigues wrestled back control for India towards the end of the innings and the pair began to find the rope more freely, blasting 13 boundaries inside five overs. Their partnership was broken shortly after Rodrigues reached 50 when she clipped the ball behind to Jones off Lauren Filer. Kaur's starring innings was ended just after bringing up her ton in the 47th over as she fell to Linsey Smith, with Sciver-Brunt making an excellent diving catch. Richa Ghosh added a quick cameo of 38 from 18 deliveries as India finished on 318 for five, but England's reply got off to a disastrous start when Goud smashed Beaumont's stumps in the opening over. Goud struck again in the third when Jones edged to Deepti Sharma, who made a stunning grab to her right. Lamb was dropped on six, but India started to pile the pressure on, with Goud and Sneh Rana bowling a great spell of dot balls in the powerplay. Sciver-Brunt and Lamb stabilised England's innings, both scoring much-needed half-centuries and working well together to bring up 153-runs from 160 deliveries in the 29th over. The momentum shifted when Shree Charani found the breakthrough to bowl Lamb for 68 and Sciver-Brunt was next to fall after the ball glanced off her glove off Sharma and into the hands of Ghosh. Dunkley was run out for 34 as India looked to close the game out in the final 10 overs and on her return to the attack, Goud dismissed Dean for 21, with Rodrigues making a diving catch. The wickets quickly tumbled as Rodrigues made another solid grab to dismiss Ecclestone off Charani and Alice Davidson-Richards hit a stubborn 44 before Goud struck again. Goud bowled new batter Filer the following ball and claimed a sixth scalp in Bell with the final delivery of the game as England fell short.
The Guardian
9 minutes ago
- The Guardian
India win women's ODI series decider as Kaur century gives England mountain to climb
India finished their tour of England with a 13-run win at Chester-le-Street and a 2-1 one-day international series victory, although England came desperately close to pulling off what would have been a record run chase, falling just short of their 319-run target. The hosts had been in trouble at eight for two, but Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb overcame the faltering start to add 162 runs for the third wicket and give England hope. Lamb was bowled by Shree Charani for 68 and Sciver-Brunt gloved the ball to a diving Richa Ghosh in the 35th over, two runs short of a century. Some nifty boundary-striking in the gaps from Sophia Dunkley, Charlie Dean and Alice Davidson-Richards kept them in touch. But with England needing 55 from the last five overs, Jemimah Rodrigues held on to two excellent catches at long-on and seamer Kranti Goud finished up with six for 52, as the hosts were ultimately unable to quite match the late-innings acceleration of their opponents. With the World Cup now 10 weeks away, England will take renewed confidence from the efforts of a middle order which looks at last to have absorbed some of the coach Charlotte Edwards's lessons about prioritising intelligent cricket above showboating. On the other hand, England could have sent Harmanpreet packing for 22, had they referred a leg-before call in the 28th over to the third umpire. It was one of two non-referrals which would have seen an India batter dismissed – the other was against Harleen Deol – and exposed some uncertainty about England's DRS chain-of-command. Traditionally, it is the captain who makes the final call, but both times here Sciver-Brunt appeared to rely purely on Amy Jones's judgment. Sciver-Brunt eventually held on to a diving catch at extra cover to dismiss Harmanpreet, but with just eight balls left of the innings it was too late to atone. India's captain, who had failed to score above 26 in six previous innings on this tour, specialises in scoring runs when her back is against the wall and on Tuesday – after finally winning a toss at the eighth time of asking – her seventh ODI hundred was the mainstay of India's match-winning total of 318 for five. Earlier, Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal had put on a 64-run opening stand for India, but their scoring rate took a nosedive when Sophie Ecclestone was brought on in the 10th over and proceeded to send down a remarkable opening spell of 7-2-14-1, including a wicket maiden in which a frustrated Mandhana pulled straight to Dunkley at short midwicket. Ecclestone conceded just 28 runs in her 10 overs – an incredible feat on a day in which Dean went for 69, Linsey Smith 74 and Lauren Bell 82 – but she was bowled out by the 34th over, leaving India to go big at the back end, hammering 120 from the final 10 overs. In an interview broadcast by Sky before the match, Ecclestone revealed that she had actually come close to retiring earlier in the summer due to the ongoing fallout from the Women's Ashes, during which she came under fire after refusing an interview with the BBC's Alex Hartley. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion 'During that West Indies series [in May] I wasn't actually sure if I was going to come back and play cricket,' Ecclestone said, while struggling to hold back tears. 'I cried to a few people, I cried to my dad. It was a tough time. I was so tired and so drained from the last few months.' Speaking for the first time about the Hartley incident, she said that she felt it had been 'blown out of proportion'; 'I had to put myself first in that situation. Warm-ups in an Ashes game were more important for me [than doing an interview].' Ecclestone added: 'I feel like I've come out the other side now. I'm back playing cricket and I've got a smile on my face again.'
Daily Mail
35 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
England to win, have a first innings lead and the highest opening partnership in first innings is NOW 7/2 ahead of the fourth Test against India
Sky Bet have boosted odds on England ahead of the start of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford. Ben Stokes and his side head into penultimate match with a 2-1 lead and have the chance to claim an impressive series win in the north west. Ahead of what promises to be another nail-biting match, weather permitting, Sky Bet have boosted odds on England to dominate with the bat and ultimately claim victory. The price for England to Win, Have 1st Innings Lead & Highest Opening Partnership in 1st Innings has been boosted from 3/1 to 7/2. Meanwhile, England are the favourites to win the match, which gets underway on Wednesday morning. The squad have ridden their luck at times during the series but will take heart from their persistence in ending the Indian second innings at Lord's. The home side, who won by 22 and 26 runs in their two victories thus far, have been priced at 10/11, with India at 9/4 and 3/1 for the draw. Sky Bet Match Winner odds for England vs India: England - 10/11 India - 3/1 Draw - 9/4 Sky Bet Price Boosts for England vs India: England to Win, Have 1st Innings Lead & Highest Opening Partnership in 1st Innings WAS 3/1 NOW 7/2 Joe Root Top England Runscorer in 1st Innings WAS 7/2 NOW 4/1 KL Rahul Top India Runscorer in 1st Innings WAS 9/2 NOW 5/1
