England women’s team counterattacked in the second T20, defeated India and leveled the series 1-1.

INDW vs ENGW 2nd t20 Match Result: England women’s cricket team performed brilliantly in the second T20 match and defeated India by 26 runs. With this victory, the host team leveled the three-match series at 1-1. All-rounder Freya Kemp’s explosive batting and disciplined performance of the bowlers played an important role in England’s success.

Freya Kemp changed the course of the match

Batting first, the England team at one time seemed to be moving towards a normal score, but Freya Kemp changed the course of the match by batting stormily in the lower order. Kemp, who came at number seven, scored unbeaten 39 runs in just 13 balls. His innings included four fours and two sixes. Daniel Gibson also scored a useful 11 ​​runs in the last overs, helping England post a strong score of 168 runs for five wickets in 20 overs.

England’s top order contributed

England’s start was not very impressive and Sophia Dunkley returned to the pavilion early. After this, Danny Wyatt-Hodge scored 29 runs and Amy Jones handled the innings by scoring 28 runs. Alice Capsey also contributed 28 runs, while captain Heather Knight added 18 runs to put the team in a strong position. Shri Charani was the most successful bowler from India. He took three wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Shreyanka Patil and Nandani Sharma got one success each.

Indian team faltered while chasing the target

The Indian team, which set out to chase the target of 169 runs, had a fast start. Shefali Verma gave a good start to the team by scoring 22 runs and Smriti Mandhana scored 32 runs. After this, Yastika Bhatia scored 33 runs, but her slow innings did not prove to be much helpful for the team.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur tried to fight by scoring 28 runs, but the Indian innings fell apart as soon as she was out. Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and the lower order batsmen could not build big partnerships. As a result, India could score only 142 runs after losing nine wickets in 20 overs.

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England’s bowlers maintained pressure on the Indian batsmen throughout the match. Charlie Dean bowled economically and took two wickets, while Lauren Bell and Freya Kemp also took two wickets each. Sophie Ecclestone further weakened India’s hopes of a comeback by taking one wicket.