ENG W vs IND W | Radha Yadav and Shree Charani spin India to series win over hosts

‌India Women took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20I series against England Women with a six-wicket win in the fourth T20I at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday. The left-arm spin duo of Radha Yadav and Shree Charani picked up two wickets each to restrict England to a modest score before the batters completed an easy chase.

Opting to bat first, England Women were dealt the initial blow with Charani sending back opener Dani Wyatt-Hodge in her first over. Soon, off-spinner Deepti Sharma also struck as the hosts ended the powerplay at 38/2. Though skipper Tammy Beaumont (20) and Alice Capsey steadied the ship with a 35-run partnership, the home side slipped from 68/2 to 101/7. Radha’s impressive spell of 2/15 in four overs kept England on a tight leash as they finished at a below-par total of 126/7 in 20 overs. Opener Sophia Dunkley top-scored for the hosts with 22 off 19 balls, while Sophie Ecclestone’s 10-ball 16 ensured that they had something to play with. For India, Charani also ended with two wickets while Amanjot Kaur and Deepti picked up a wicket apiece.

The Indian opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma made light work of the chase with a 56-run partnership in seven overs. Shafali smashed six fours in her 19-ball 31 while Smriti played the anchor role with her 31-ball 32. Though the hosts dismissed Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (26) and Amanjot in the space of a ball, it was too late as Jemimah (24*) took the side to the 127-run mark with three overs to spare. Unsurprisingly, Radha was declared the Player of the Match for her miserly spell.

History made!

HISTORY IN MANCHESTER 🏆



India Women clinch their first-ever T20I series win in England, going 3-1 up with one to play 🇮🇳  

— FanCode (@FanCode) 

India Won!

🇮🇳 HISTORIC SERIES WIN FOR INDIA!

India Women clinch their first-ever T20I series win in England. 🏆🔥



A landmark moment in Indian women's cricket!  

— Surajit debnath (@Surajit32741315) 

Champions!

What a moment! 🇮🇳 India women make history with their 1st T20I series win in England! 🏆 Drop a 💙 to cheer our champions!  

— CricBharat (@DilPrabhat88) 

Series won!

HISTORIC SERIES WIN FOR INDIA! 🇮🇳🏆



- India Women create history by clinching their first-ever T20I series win in England. 🌟



A monumental achievement on English soil — what a moment for Indian cricket! 👏🔥   

— Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) 

India sealed!

Clinical performance by India. Series sealed 👏🇮🇳

— Shaileshwar Sharma (@TheCricketChap) 

Victory!

India Seal Historic T20I Series Victory Over England with clinical win at Old Trafford              

— amitava (@amitava0112) 

Series won!

India Women won bilateral T20I series in England for the first time 👏👏 3-1 with 1 game to go. 

— Balakrishna Nandigam (@imkrishh) 

Victory!

India Women beat England Women by 6️⃣ Wicket & Lead the Series by 3️⃣-1️⃣

Player of the Match - Radha Yadav 2️⃣ Wicket

.    Harmanpreet Kaur Smriti Mandhana Amanjot Kaur Arundhati Reddy Sefali Varma Charani Sofia 

— Durlabh (@DurlabhDJ)