http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 Women tour of England - 2nd T20I – England take the series – Live Score and Update
India Women 114 (20/20 ov) v England Women 117/2 (17.1/20 ov) - England Women won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
England Women team on Thursday, secured a nifty win in the second T20I against the touring team from India by eight wickets, and took the series at County Ground, Chelmsford.
For India, it was imperative to win the match here in order to square the series, and that is why after winning the toss, they without any hesitation chose to bat first in a bid to amass a staggering total on the board to leave the English fans flabbergasted.
Instead, the plans did not work as India had imagined, since they lost their first wicket without a run on the board.
This was a big blow to the team as they needed to get off to a staggering start in order to end the innings with a massive total to defend.
Crumbling on a sheepish total of 114 runs in 20 overs, M Raj and her team needed a majestic bowling performance in order to avoid an imminent defeat.
They grabbed their first wicket at a time when England had bolstered a total of 17 runs on the board, as English opener, skipper CM Edwards was trapped in front of stumps off the bowling of N Niranjana, after hammering a 15-run knock off 14 deliveries.
Then with 32 runs on the tally, England lost their second wicket with the demise of LA http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Marshall-c90362, who faltered after scoring five runs off ten deliveries.
Till this moment, India were right in the game and giving their opponents a run for their money, and England were seemingly caught in an uncomfortable situation.
Nonetheless, with the confidence of their win in the first T20 behind them, wicketkeeper/batswoman, SJ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 and LS Greenway constructed a resilient batting offensive in order to neutralize the Indian bowlers.
The English girls hammered some of the finest shots in cricket, as they exhibited their mental and physical strength to lead their side to a fabulous victory in 17.1 overs, scoring unbeaten knocks of 67 and 30 runs.
SJ Taylor was named as the Player of the Series and Match.
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