England women defeated India by three wickets in the fourth ODI match to level the five-match series 2-2
Published: Jul 09, 2012, 11:07 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 09, 2012, 11:07 AM (IST)
Sarah Taylor (above) and Jenny Gunn played a major part in ensuring that England women defeated India by three wickets in the fourth ODI match to level the five-match series 2-2 © Getty Images
Truro (Cornwall): Jul 8, 2012
England women defeated India by three wickets in the fourth ODI match to level the five-match series 2-2.
Having lost the first two ODIs, English women made a fabulous comeback winning back to back matches.
The Indian batswomen failed once again as they could score only 173 for nine courtesy skipper Mithali Raj’s 58 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s 55. Apart from these two, only Poonam Raut (27) got a significant score as the other Indian players failed to reach double digits.
The hosts won the match with an over to spare as Sarah Taylor (43) and Jenny Gunn (36 no) played a major part in ensuring that they reach home safely. For India, Nagarjan Niranjana (3 for 24) and Ekta Bist (2 for 43) bowled well. (PTI)
Brief Scores: India 173 for 9 (Mithali Raj 58, Harmanpreet Kaur 55, Arran Brindle 3 for 20) lost to England 177 for 7 (Sarah Taylor 58, Jenny Gunn 55, Nagarjan Niranjana 3 for 24) by 3 wkts.
