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IND-W Vs ENG-W, 2nd T20I: England Beat India By Four Wickets, Win Series

 🌃 England Women won the series 2-0 by beating India Women in the second T20I at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Charlotte Dean, Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone, and Sarah Glenn picked two wickets each and stopped India for 80 runs

Charlotte Dean - Player of the match
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defeated by four wickets in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-game series in Mumbai on Saturday. (As It HappenedCricket News)

Opting to bowl, Charꦯlotte Dean (2/16), Lauren Bell (2/18), Sarah Glenn (2/13) and Sophie Ecclestone (2/13) took two wiꦚckets each as England produced a disciplined bowling effort to bundle out India for 80 runs in 16.2 overs.

In reply,🐼 England overhauled the target, scoring 82 for six in 11.2 over🍨s.

Defending the total, Renuka Singh (2/26) struck twice in the same over to leave England atಞ 19 for 2 in 3 overs but Alice Capsey (25) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (16) kept them in the hunt.

Spinner Deepti Sharma removed Amy Jones (5) and Freya Kemp (0) in successive deliveries but it was to🔴o late in the end.

Apart from Renuka, Deepti (2/4), Saika Ishaque (1/21) and Pooja vastrakar (1/7) were the othe🔴r wicket-takers for India.

For India, Jemimah Rodrigues (30) was the top-scorer, while Smriti Mandhana (ꦫ10) was the only other batter to reach double figures.

Brief Scores:

India: 80 all out in 16.2 overs (J🥀emimah Rodrigues 30; Sarah Glenn 2/13, Charlotte Dean 2/16, Lauren Bell 2/18, Sophie Ecclestone 2/13). 

England: 82 for 6 in 11.🅠2 overs (Alice Capsey 25 , Nat Sciver-Brunt 16; Renuka Singh 2/26, Deepti Sharma 💟2/4).