India women’s skipper Harmanpreet credits Rodrigues (63) and Kaur (63*) for stabilising innings after three early wickets in 24-run win over England
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues hits out during her 63 against England in Bristol on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images; (right) India’s Amanjot Kaur en route her unbeaten 63 vs England in the second T20I on Tuesday. Pic/AP; PTI
Indian juggernaut in the white-ball tour continued as Amanjot Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues hit radiant fifties to propel the visitors to a commanding 24-run win over England in the second T20 International here.
Tuesday night’s win handed Harmanpreet Kaur’s side a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, having won the opener by a record-shattering 97-run margin. Amanjot (63 not out off 40 balls), who scored her maiden T20I fifty, and Rodrigues (63 off 41 deliveries) posted a formidable 181 for 4 after being asked to bat.
Spinners contribute
The Indian bowlers, led by spinners, then did their bit to restrict the home side to 157 for 7 in 20 overs despite Tammy Beaumont’s 35-ball 54, marking the first time any team has beaten England in a women’s T20I in Bristol.
Harmanpreet Kaur
“Good win for us, the way the entire team performed today was special to see. The way Jemimah and Amanjot played gave us a platform. When boundaries were not coming they were looking for twos. Still it’s a long time to see how it’ll be in the World Cup. Just focus on this series. Spin is our strength and I want to back that,” Harmanpreet said.
India’s innings began in disarray with opener Shafali Verma (3), last game’s centurian Smriti Mandhana (13) and skipper Harmanpreet (1) all back in the dug-out inside the Powerplay.
Plenty of boundaries
After a shaky start, the elegant Rodrigues, who scored nine boundaries and a six, and spirited Amanjot not only resurrected India from 31 for 3 with 93-run stand for the fourth wicket but also laid the foundation for a towering 181 for 4, hitting a flurry of boundaries.
Rodrigues eventually perished in the 15th over, caught by Sophia Dunkley off Lauren Bell, but Amanjot marched on.
Amanjot, whose innings was laced with nine boundaries, then stitched a 57-run stand with the big-hitting Richa Ghosh (32 not out off 22 balls), who provided the final flourish as India recorded the second-highest total in WT20Is here. “It’s new Indian team. Wherever we play, home or away, we are ready to dominate. That was our plan and we did that today,” said Amanjot who was adjudged player of match for his 63 with the bat and one wicket with the ball.
93
No. of runs Jemimah and Amanjot put on for the fourth wicket
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