INDW vs ENGW 1st T20I Highlights: England too good in Mumbai; beat India by 38 runs

England were by far the better side among the two teams. They were brilliant with the bat after losing two wickets early. Danni Wyatt and Nat Sciver-Brunt with their fifties took their score to 197. Indian Bowlers could have been better. There were lots of loose balls where England batters could find easy boundaries.

India to chase the score needed their top-order batters to fire. However, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues failed to give India the start that they were looking for. Shafali Verma (52) and Harmanpreet Kaur (26) tried their waist to keep things intact for India but at the end, it wasn't good enough. Sophie Ecclestone (15/3) was superb with his left-arm spin as he was the pic of the bowler from England.

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Kanika Ahuja tried to go for a big six but the shot did not have the power to go over the boundary. Sophie Ecclestone gets her third wicket of the match. India are nearly out of the match now.

Sophie Ecclestone tossed it up on off stump. Shafali went for a wild swing. But only managed to get the toe end of the bat. Sarah Glenn with the catch at the backward point. Verma goes for 52 from 42 balls.

Shafali Verma is fighting a lone battle here. She completes her fifty in just 37 balls. India now need 74 runs in five overs.

Richa Ghosh is gone now. India loose their fourth of the match. Sarah Glenn tossed it up and Ghosh tried to send that over the boundary. However, she only managed to get a top-edge to Capsey.

A quicker length ball on the stumps, from Sophie Ecclestone and Harmanpreet goes back to cut it. However she only managed to get an inside edge into middle and leg stump. India three down now. It is going to be tough now to chase this total.

India get a big over against Freya Kemp. Harmanpreet Kaur with big shot to get a six and two boundaries in the over. India trying to get going in the chase. The required run-rate is over 11 now.

Although India have lost two wickets upfront, a fiery Shafali Verma helps India to cross fifty in just six overs. Shafali 30 from 20 balls while captain Harmanpreet Kaur is on 7 from 3 balls.

Jemimah Rodrigues gone after a nervy start. She tried to cut a ball that was too close to cut. Jemimah only managed to get an edge straight to the wicket-keeper. Freya Kemp with her first wicket. India 42/2 after 5.2 overs.

India lose Smriti Mandhana early even after scoring 20 runs in the first two overs. Smriti tried to send the ball into the leg-side, missed it completely and England have their first wicket. And, Nat Sciver-Brunt has her first of the match as well.

16 runs from the last over from Shreyanka Patil. She picked up her second wicket of the match. A huge score from England after losing two wickets in the first over. Fities from Wyatt and Nat Sciver-Brunt and flurry of boundaries in the last few overs help England get near the 200-mark.

Let's see if Indian batters can chase this out on a good batting wicket in Mumbai.

A back of the hand delivery from Renuka Singh and a diving catch from wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh gets rid of Nat Sciver-Brunt. She goes for a well-made 77 from 53 balls. Renuka with their third wicket of the match.

Another debutant gets her maiden international wicket. She cleans her up with a quicker one. Knight wanted to go across the wicket but only managed to miss the ball completely. England 173/4 after 18 overs.

19 runs from England in the 17th over against Pooja Vastrakar and England are looking towards 200 in the INDW vs ENGW 1st T20I in Mumbai.

Dani Wyatt is gone. Saika Ishaque gets the better of her as she tries to come out of the crease and go for a big shot. Richa Ghosh first fumbled the ball before taking the stumps out.

Wyatt goes for 75 from 47 balls. Saika now has her first international wicket.

First wicket in international cricket for Saika Ishaque! 👏 👏



A breakthrough for #TeamIndia 👌 👌



England 3⃣ down as Danni Wyatt departs.



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Probably one of the best batters in the world, Nat Sciver completes her fifty in just 36 balls.

Danni Wyatt  completes her fifty in just 34 balls. She reaches her milestone with a six against Patil. However, Wyatt should have been back to the dressing room the next ball, but Pooja Vastrakar's missed catch helped her to keep going against the Indian bowlers.

Shreyanka Patil misses an easy catch of Nat Sciver-Brunt who was batting on 45 from 33 balls. A back to the bowler catch is never an easy catch. But, she should be disappointed missing that.

England batters are going strong. Harmanpreet Kaur has tried to bring some variety into the attack with Deepti Sharma, along with debutants Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque. However, none has been able to create any chance for India. Meanwhile, England batters have not missed any chance to put the ball back to the boundary line whenever an opportunity was given.

After the two wickets in the first over, England Women's batters Nat Sciver-Brunt and Dani Wyatt help the team make a comeback in the match. England cross their fifty in just 6.4 overs.

Indian bowlers have also allowed them to latch on to some bad deliveries whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt and Wyatt also made sure they play with the fielding to get into the head of the bowlers and captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

A dream comeback start for Renuka Singh Thakur. First, she gets the better Sophia Dunkley , who tried to run the ball down to thirdman, only managing to chop the ball back to the stumps. Next ball, she got rid of Alice Capesy with a stunner. The ball was coming in and then hold the line to shatter the off stump of Capesy. England 2/2 after first over.

Debutants for India | INDW vs ENGW 1st T20I

India win the toss, they will bowl first. Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque debut for India Women's.

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The India Women's vs England Women's 1st T20I will be streamed LIVE on Jio Cinema, Jio TV, DD Sports, and Sports 18.

England Women's offspinner Charlie Dean id doubtful for the INDW vs ENGW 1st T20I. The young spinner was the captain of the England Women's A team that played three T20Is against Indian Women's A team in Mumbai.

The series will be the first to have the Decision Review System (DRS) for a women's bilateral series in India. Each team will have two reviews in the T20Is and three per innings in the one-off Test.

Hello and welcome everyone to our LIVE Blog of INDW vs ENGW 1st T20I in Mumbai. In recent times, Indian Women's Cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur have been very competitive against England Women's in the shortest format of the game winning two of the last five games. The Indian captain has already told that the effect of the Women's Premier League has been showing while new team coach Amol Mazumdar has appealed for a fearless approach from the team. This is Koushik Biswas who will be brining all the moments from the match from desk. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for all the updates as well.