India-W Beat England-W by 97 Runs 1st T20I 2025; Smriti Mandhana’s Record-Breaking Century, Shree Charani’s 4-Wicket Haul Help Women in Blue Take 1–0 Lead in Series
Smriti Mandhana's maiden T20I century helped India women's cricket team to secure a dominating 97 runs victory over England women's cricket team in the first T20I at the Trent Bridge.
The India women's national cricket team secured a dominating 97-run win in the first T20I of the five-match series against the England women's national cricket team at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on June 28. Batting first, India's stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana smashed her maiden century in Women's T20Is. She achieved several records after completing her maiden T20I hundred. The left-handed batter top-scored with 112 off 62 deliveries with the help of 18 boundaries. Mandhana's century helped India post a mammoth total of 210/5 in 20 overs. While chasing, England women were bundled out for just 113 runs in 14.5 overs after captain Nat Sciver-Brunt played a fighting knock of 66 runs. The rest of the bowlers failed to contribute with the bat. For India, Shree Charani shone with the ball as she took four wickets. Stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana was named Player of the Match for her brilliant century. Smriti Mandhana Becomes Fifth Women’s Player To Slam Century In Across Formats, Achieves Feat During IND-W vs ENG-W 1st T20I 2025.
India Women Beat England Women by 97 Runs
A 9⃣7⃣-run victory for #TeamIndia in the T20I series opener in Nottingham 🥳
What a way to start the series and take a 1⃣-0⃣ lead 🙌
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/iZwkYt8agO#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Mt6lGpqp8T
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 28, 2025
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