16/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), India Women tour of England at Southampton, Jul 16 2025
IND Women won by 4 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepti SharmaIndia Women
16/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), India Women tour of England at Southampton, Jul 16 2025
IND Women won by 4 wkts (10b rem)
Player of the Match
Deepti SharmaIndia Women

END OF OVER:
50 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG-W: 258/6 | RR: 5.16

  • Sophie Ecclestone23 (19b)
  • Amanjot Kaur10-0-58-1
  • Deepti Sharma10-0-58-0

4.17pm So, it is a score on the board. But is it enough? It's not insubstantial, that's for sure, thanks in the main to Sophia Dunkley's excellently paced 83 from 92 balls. She and ADR added a century for the fifth wicket to rescue an innings that had been in some bother at 97 for 4 when NSB and Lamb fell in quick succession. Goud, with two lovely bits of bowling, blunted the power pairing, Beaumont and Jones, at the top of the order, while Sneh Rana also claimed two. Dropped catches let England off the hook a bit, but this looks a good pitch, and India will back themselves to hunt this down. Srinidhi will be back to find out shortly.

49.6
W
AB Kaur to Dunkley, OUT, makes room for a slash, bowled by the full one! Good intelligent stump-rattling from Kaur, anticipating the big shot and holding her own line with a cutter. But the end of an excellent, innings-salvaging 83

SIR Dunkley b AB Kaur 83 (112m 92b 9x4 0x6) SR: 90.21

49.5
2
AB Kaur to Dunkley, 2 runs, full toss, dragged away through the leg side, not timed, in comes the return and it hits Dunkley on the side of the helmet! Gosh, she's knocked off her feet... but mostly through surprise. Happy Birthday Dunks!

Amit: "Does India not have another fast bowler to bowl at the death? It doesn't make a lot of sense to have spinners bowling in the last 5 overs."

49.4
4
AB Kaur to Dunkley, FOUR, waits for it, belts it! Wonderful forceful hitting from Dunkley, picking the back-of-the-hander, and timing it with an uppercut of a launch over the covers!
49.3
1
AB Kaur to Ecclestone, 1 run, on the back foot, hacked to short third, a good sharp single as the shy comes in
49.2
2
AB Kaur to Ecclestone, 2 runs, swings across the line, top-edged out to midwicket, plugs short of the fielder. There is the 250
49.1
4
AB Kaur to Ecclestone, FOUR, A shuffle to leg, freeing her arms, and belted through the covers! Lovely boshing from Sophie Ecc

END OF OVER:
49 | 12 Runs | ENG-W: 245/5 | RR: 5.00

  • Sophie Ecclestone16 (16b)
  • Sophia Dunkley77 (89b)
  • Deepti Sharma10-0-58-0
  • Shree Charani10-0-46-1
48.6
1
Sharma to Ecclestone, 1 run, flicked on the up, out to deep midwicket. A 12-run over is more like it from England. This innings still feels light to me though... can they clamber up to 260 now?

Aditya: "This type of score reminds me of the horror show in the 2017 WCWC final. God I still have trauma from that game" What... this one?

48.5
4
Sharma to Ecclestone, FOUR, gets it away fine, through backward square. Two more fours as England get a gallop on at the back end of this innings
48.4
1
Sharma to Dunkley, 1 run, hauled away to deep square, dragging the slog-sweep a touch
48.3
4
Sharma to Dunkley, FOUR, superb strike! Inside-out, on the up, launched with flamboyance, hard and high over wide long-off! This has been a top knock from Dunks

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IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st48S MandhanaPratika Rawal
2nd46H DeolPratika Rawal
3rd8H KaurH Deol
4th22H KaurJI Rodrigues
5th90DB SharmaJI Rodrigues
6th15DB SharmaRM Ghosh
7th33DB SharmaAB Kaur