A commanding all-round performance from England A Women guided them to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over India A Women in the final T20 clash of the series. After electing to field first on a track that offered plenty of assistance to the bowlers, the hosts capitalised on early breakthroughs to choke the Indian batting lineup before executing a calculated chase to cross the finish line with over three overs to spare.
Clinical bowling by England A women restrict India A to 111
Choosing to exploit the early moisture, England A’s opening bowling attack immediately put the visitors under the pump. India A top order found it incredibly tough to break free against a highly disciplined line and length. They suffered a major collapse early on, leaving them tottering. Regular wickets saw the visitors crawling to 21 for 2 by the end of the powerplay and slumping further to a precarious 58 for 5 near the halfway. Niki Prasad, the top scorer, was dismissed for 23.
Despite a late, gritty effort from the lower order, 21 runs from the wicketkeeper Uma Chetry and 16 from Minnu Mani, India A were bundled out for a meagre 111 in 19.5 overs. English opening bowlers Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Alexa Stonehouse shared 5 wickets between them.
England A women complete a comfortable chase despite some setbacks
Chasing a modest target of 112, England A openers Grace Scrivens (20) and Ella McCaughan (27) set a blistering tone, racing to 50 runs in just 7.1 overs. While India A’s spin attack struck back with quick wickets—Tanuja Kanwar clean-stumping Scrivens and Jintimani Kalita removing McCaughan to briefly stall the scoring—the target was too small to trigger any kind of panic.
Jodi Grewcock anchored the second half of the chase beautifully with a mature, unbeaten 29 off 27 deliveries. Alongside Charis Pavely (20), Grewcock rotated the strike cleanly and capitalised on loose deliveries to keep the required rate well under control. Bess Heath walked out to hit the winning runs, sealing the match at 112/4 in the 17th over.
For India A, the bowling group gave their all, with Kanwar (1-12) standing out for her exceptional economy. But a lack of runs on the board ultimately left them with too much heavy lifting to do in the field.
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