2023-11-29 11:38:01
29 November 2023, 05:08 PM IST Indian team before the match
Mumbai: Malayalam player Minnumani made her debut as the captain of the Indian women’s cricket A team. India A team defeated England A team by three runs in the first match of the Twenty20 series. India, who batted first, scored 134 runs for the loss of seven wickets, while England, who batted in reply, might only score 131 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Needing 13 off the last over, Shreyanka Patil bowled four to win off the last ball. But English batsman Charlie Dean was run out in the last ball.
England batsman Holly Armitage, who was playing in excellent form, was dismissed by captain Minnu Mani in the 17th over which turned the game.
Opener Dinesh Vrinda (22), Disha Kasat (25) and G. Divya (22) shone for India who won the toss and batted first. England lost three wickets while scoring 40 runs in reply. Later, Holly Armitage and Serine Smale put on a partnership of 70 runs (in 57 balls) for the 4th wicket. Minnu Mani dismissed Holly Armitage (52 off 41 balls) with a return catch just as India were regarding to give up the win. Kashwi Gautam took the wicket of Serine Smail (31 from 32 balls) in the next over. Then England was humiliated by losing wickets continuously. Kashvi Gautam and Shreyanka Patil took two wickets each. Minnu Mani, Mannath Kashyap and P. Naik took one wicket each.
The match was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The next two matches of the three-match Twenty20 series are on December 1 and 3.
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