Alright, that’ll be enough from me. England were clinical, India were slightly off it. Let’s hope there’s a closer game on Saturday, when I’ll be back for the second hit of the three-match series. There’ll be a report up here soon – thanks for tuning in.
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India, on the other hand, were poor in the first half. Both Sciver-Brunt and Wyatt were dropped in their innings as the hosts struggled in the field, and none of their spinners were able to provide a significant threat. In the chase Shafali Verma did have some support from Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh but there never really felt like a moment where India were about to pull off a heist. Heather Knight was happy to keep changing up her bowling options, and holding back Ecclestone till the death meant India always had to go bigger quicker.
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