MUMBAI: India were provided a rude reality check by a superior England, which downed them by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match women's T20I series at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.
Jolted by a twin strike in the first over by seamer Renuka Thakur, England rode on superb half-centuries by the old firm of Nat Sciver-Brunt (77, 53b, 13x4) and Danni Wyatt (75, 47b, 8x4, 2x6) and the duo's magnificent 137-run partnership for the third wicket in just 87 balls to put an imposing score of 197 for six.