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England Women defeated India Women in the second One-Day International (ODI) and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Cooper Associates County Grou🎃nd in Taunton on Wednesday.
Kate Cross’ five-wicket haul and Sophia Dunkley’s fighting half-century guide🐼d the English🔥 team to victory with one match left in the series.
Chasing a paltry target of 222, the hosts were struggling at one stage when they lost five wickets for 133 in 29 overs. However, then Sophia and Katherine Brunt took the team out of hot waters and steadied the ship. The duo went on to form an unbeaten 92-run stand for the sixth wicket to make sure that Heather Knight-led side cross the finish line.
Sophia scored 73 not out off 81 deliveries with the help of six boundaries, including a six. On the other hand, Brunt made an unbeaten 33 from 46 balls, including three boundaries. Apart from the pair, opener Lauren Winfield Hill also made a valuable contribution w൩ith 42 run🅷s off 57 deliveries.
Poonam Yadav was the pick of the bowler for India, taking two wicke💙ts for 63 runs in her 🧔quota of 10 overs.
Earlier, Cross completely dominated the proceedings and helped her side bundle out the visitors at a below-par score of 221 runs. The Lancashire bowler picked up a five-wicket haul for 34 runs in her quota of 10 overs. She bagged prized scalps of Smriti Mandhana (22), Jemima Rodrigues (8), Harmanpreet Kaur (19), Deepti Sharma (5) and Sneh Rana (5).
Apart from Cross, Sophie Ecclestone𝓰 also impressed with her bowling. She took three scalps for 33 i⛎n her quota of 10 overs, including 2 maidens.
Indian skipper Mithali Raj was once again the only standout player in the batting line-up. She scored a much-needed hal✃f-century and held her end for as much as possible. Mithali scored 59 runs from 92 deliveries, including six boundaries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Congrats – the epitome of hard graft, determination and persistence – and getting rewards at the end of it. What an inspiration 👊👊 to as well who is an absolute star ⭐️
— Isa Guha (@isaguha)
Sophia Dunkley sure𝐆ly is the next superstar in world cricket. Scored a fifty on debut in Test cricket. S🌃cored a fifty when she batted for the first time in ODIs. Scored runs when her team needs the most
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Hats off to Sophia Dunk🌳ley, a knock of class, composure and experience well beyond what she actually has at international level. She won that game from a position it was in the balance
— Dr James Pope (@JamesPope10)
How good is Sophia Dunkley, though?! Looks as if she's played a hundred ODIs rather than two
— Ffion Wynne (@ffionwynne1)
Half century on Test debut and a half century in her first ODI innings. Sophia Dunkley is boꦬssing it.
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm)
Mithali Raj, on her f♏avourite ground outside ܫIndia, now has 14 ODI 50s in England.
More than Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (13🦩 each).
From the legend that is
— Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury)
England s🤪eal the ODI series with win in 2nd ODI. Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Katherine Brunt is such an asset to England’s team balance: incisive ‘talismanic’ new ball bowler and equally capable of the counter-attack, late-in-the-day slog or digging in with the bat at🌼 number 7 👑 |
— Herb Acius (@Na1ecz)
A nerve-wrackജing run chase at times but we seal the ODI par꧋t of the series!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
That's the summary of the 2nd WODI. A spirited fightback by but it wasn't enough. England win by 5 wickets.
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen)
What a run-c♌hase by England, chasing 222 runs & England was 92 for 4 from 21.4 overs then 22-year-old Sophia Dunkley scored unbeaten 73 from 81 balls including 5 fours & 1 six & helped England win by 5 wickets & take 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against India.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
If I am not wrong, 's last wicket was in 2019 when India toured West Indies – Windies skipper Stafanie Taylor. Her next is in 2021 – Heather Knight. Skipper slayer! |
— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻💻 (@lav_narayanan)
