ENG-W vs IND-W 1st T20I Results

9:04 PM IST The victorious captain of India Women - Smriti Mandhana, on the early wickets, says losing two wickets in the first over was far from ideal, especially with the Powerplay being one of India’s strengths. She credits Yastika Bhatia for shifting the momentum after returning from an eight-month break, while also praising Jemimah Rodrigues for playing her natural game. She adds that India probably left 10 runs out there but was happy with the team’s bowling and fielding effort. Speaking about the bowling plans, she says fielding second helped the side understand the conditions better, with inputs from Yastika and Jemimah proving useful. She feels the bowlers executed around 80 percent of their plans well, particularly with the way they responded after boundaries. On debutant Nandni Sharma, the skipper calls her a fiery character and praises the confidence she showed despite going for runs early on. She ends by saying that the team had already seen her quality in the WPL with Delhi Capitals, and it was impressive to watch her bounce back strongly on debut.

9:04 PM IST The captain of England Women - Charlie Dean says the two wickets were great upfront, but India admits that kept scoring runs regardless. She acknowledges that Jemimah and Yastika put on a brilliant show and admits that England failed to break the partnership early enough. With wickets in hand, she adds, India finished the innings really well, calling it a disappointing show with the bat, where they just faltered away in the end. On the bowling performance in the second half of the first innings, she says the girls put in a really good show in hot conditions and they did bounce back well. She points to real elements of positivity and says the energy in the field was great, adding that it was disappointing not to get over the line.

9:03 PM IST Perfect execution by the bowlers - The spinners found enough on the surface to extract decent purchase, and this was never a pitch that invited big shots from the off. Dot balls accumulated, pressure mounted, and even the well-settled Amy Jones could not escape it, falling for 67. What followed was a collapse that England simply had no answer to. From 120/3, they eventually crumbled to 150/8 in a matter of moments, with Deepti and Nandni Sharma strangling the middle and lower order between them. The pace variations were expertly deployed, and India knew exactly where to bowl.

9:02 PM IST India go 1-0 up - So that brings us to the close of the first of the three T20Is. India have dominated this one quite comprehensively. England will go back to the drawing board to assess where things went so wrong for them. The caravan now moves to Bristol for the second T20I. That game will be played on Saturday, 30th May, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 11 pm IST (5.30 pm GMT). But as usual, our buildup starts well in advance. So do join us for that as well. Until then, it's a goodbye. Take care, cheers!

8:57 PM IST ... The post-match Presentation ...

8:57 PM IST A chaotic first innings - It took one over to flip the momentum completely. Issy Wong sprayed it everywhere in her first, leaking 27 runs and handing India the foothold they needed after losing both openers in the first over. Yastika and Rodrigues seized the moment, putting on 126 together and refusing to let England back in. Yastika's fifty announced her return to the side on a strong note, and Rodrigues was simply brutal, scoring a fluent 69 off 40 balls. England clawed back with a few wickets to raise hopes of a tighter finish, but Deepti's breezy cameo and 27 runs coming in the final two overs ensured India walked away with a total that put them firmly in control. England's fielding critically came under the scanner and they also bowled as many as 21 extras that further piled misery on them.