NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana's half-century and Richa Ghosh's quick-fire 47 not out went in vain as India suffered their first defeat of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, losing to England by 11 runs at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Saturday.
Chasing a 152-run target, Mandhana (52 off 41 balls) and Ghosh (47* off 34) added a valuable 43 runs for the fourth wicket to keep India in the hunt. Ghosh even scored 19 runs in the last over, bowled by Katherine Sciver Brunt, hitting a four and a six, but failed to take India home.