| England 126 (20 overs): Knight 52 (42); Patil 3-19, Ishaque 3-22 |
| India 130-5 (19 overs): Mandhana 48 (48); Kemp 2-24, Ecclestone 2-43 |
| India received by 5 wickets; England win collection 2-1 |
| Scorecard |
England missed the possibility to report a collection clear sweep over India after falling to a five-wicket defeat within the third and last T20 in Mumbai.
Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 48 because the hosts chased down 127 with an over to spare on the Wankhede Stadium.
England wanted a high-quality fifty from captain Heather Knight to publish 126, having slipped to 76-8 at one stage.
Shreyanka Patil and Saiqa Ishaque have been the choose of the India bowlers, taking three wickets every.
England win the T20 collection 2-1, their sixth successive collection victory over India within the format.
A one-off four-day Check between the 2 sides begins on Thursday on the DY Patil Sports activities Academy in Mumbai.
A lot to ponder for England
Although the collection is received there’ll nonetheless be loads for England to consider after a below-par batting efficiency wherein 4 batters fell for golden geese.
The highest order regarded weak with out Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was one in all three gamers rested whereas a fourth, Sarah Glenn, was out with a thumb harm.
Knight will level to the youthful-looking nature of the aspect as mitigation, with Bess Heath and Danielle Gibson, each 22, and 17-year-old Mahika Gaur handed alternatives to achieve expertise.
Maia Bouchier was the opposite participant to come back in for Sciver-Brunt however was bowled by Renuka Singh Thakur for a golden duck off simply the third ball of the match.
Sophia Dunkley confirmed some aggression to succeed in double figures for the primary time this collection however was caught at backward level for 11, earlier than Alice Capsey fell for seven to go away England reeling on 26-3.
Knight and Amy Jones restored some management, however when Jones departed for 25 it triggered one other collapse, as England misplaced 5 wickets for simply 9 runs.
The captain responded by accelerating, enjoying loads straighter than her team-mates to attain loads of runs by means of long-on and long-off.
The 32-year-old hit three fours and three sixes in her 42-ball innings earlier than falling for 52 off the penultimate supply.
India made a poor begin to their chase when Shafali Verma was bowled by Freya Kemp for six, however Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues confirmed their class to placed on 57 for the second wicket.
Rodrigues was trapped lbw by Charlie Dean for 29 however Mandhana drove India to inside 15 runs of victory earlier than she was properly caught at level by Dunkley off Sophie Ecclestone.
Amanjot Kaur’s full of life cameo of 13 not out, which included three fours from simply 4 balls, noticed India over the road.
‘We did not have sufficient for the bowlers’ – response
England captain Heather Knight: “It is actually good studying, we determined to relaxation a couple of gamers and play a couple of of our kids. India bowled very well, our complete was subpar however within the recreation. However I am proud of the collection, we needed to adapt to the situations.
“We did not bat as properly we should always have. If we had 140 it might have been a very shut recreation, however we did not have sufficient for the bowlers.”
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “Over all of the video games, we have improved as a group. We at all times want our recreation time, we’ll carry on bettering and we have seen good performances.
“The pitch was a bit difficult. Among the balls, particularly the off-spinners have been turning after which going straight. As a batter you retain serious about that. As a batting group, we picked the bowlers the place we take the cost.”