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The Guardian - UK
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Raf Nicholson at the 1st Central County Ground

India learn from England’s mistakes as Smriti Mandhana hits 91 in first ODI

Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during her innings of 91 in the first ODI.
Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during her innings of 91 in the first ODI. Photograph: Neil Marshall/ProSports/Shutterstock

Jhulan Goswami’s farewell tour started with a flourish as the 39-year-old helped India restrict England to 227 for seven in the first one-day international at Hove on Sunday, despite an unbeaten maiden ODI half-century from Alice Davidson-Richards.

India then rollicked to their target in 44.2 overs with seven wickets in hand, thanks to fifties from Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana – the latter falling just nine runs short of a century.

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