India Women vs England Women 2022 1st ODI Highlights: Batters Shine as Harmanpreet & Co Win by 7 Wickets

Earlier, batter Alice Davidson-Richards scored an unbeaten 50 off 61 balls while Sophie Ecclestone contributed with a 50-ball 43 as England women posted 227/7 in 50 overs against a potent Indian bowling attack in the first ODI at County Ground in Hove.

Veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami, who is playing the final ODI series of her career, was at her accurate best giving away only 20 runs in 10 overs with as many as 42 dot balls. She didn’t concede a single boundary or six and also bowled a fine off-cutter to get rid of the seasoned Tammy Beaumont (7).

On a tacky track where the ball wasn’t always coming onto the bat, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur did the correct thing by opting to field. After seamer Meghna Singh (1/42 in 8 overs) hurried the other opener Emma Lamb (12) with a short ball, Goswami and the two spinners Deepti Sharma (2/33 in 10 overs) and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/40 in 10 overs) choked the run flow consistently.

However, Sneh Rana (1/45 in 6 overs) and Pooja Vastrakar (0/20 in 2 overs) along with Meghna did leak a few runs as the home team did put up a 220-plus score in the end.

Dani Wyatt (43 off 50 balls), Alice Davidson-Richards (50 not out off 61 balls) and Sophie Ecclestone (31) were the notable contributors for England.

Full Squads

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Sabbineni Meghana, Deepti Sharma, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Simran Dil Bahadur, Jhulan Goswami, Jemimah Rodrigues.

England: Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Eclestone, Freya Kemp, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt.

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