Half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemima Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome England by 38 runs in the first T20 international.
The seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a hat-trick in January’s WPL, could not quite repeat that feat here, but three wickets in the space of five balls was nevertheless an impressive outing for the 24-year-old. “We all felt emotional seeing her debut,” Bhatia said. “It’s exciting times for Indian cricket that whoever is coming into the XI is making a contribution.”
