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If you want tension…

England v India Second T20 Hove England failed to reproduce their best form, allowing India to creep within two points of them in the multi-format series. Where did it all go wrong? Heather Knight did her job, winning the toss and asking the visitors to bat first. One surprise was to see Nat Sciver given

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England Women Out-score India in Rain-Affected Match

Sciver Strikes Match-Winning Fifty At Two Runs-per-ball England Women v India Women 1st T20I Northampton on Friday 9th July As heard on radio Sports Xtra, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method was applied to a rain-affected match awarding England Women a convincing win – having scored at a faster rate  *All Rounder Natalie Sciver’s match-winning half-century was top score for the match with

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England v India – First T20

England dominated the first of three T20 games at Northampton before the rain set in. It gives them an unassailable series lead 8-4 with 4 more points available. Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt are a knowing opening pair; they played tip-and-run at the start, but only Wyatt was able to get things moving fast, setting

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Skipper’s Swansong Innings Secures Shock India Women’s Victory

England Women v India Women 3rd ODI Worcester on Saturday 3rd July As heard on radio Sports Xtra (Commentators Alex Hartley, Daniel Norcross, Henry Moeran and Isabelle Westbury): were scathing of Indias’ chances, asking what chance they had against England, averaging 270 runs per match? They were all proved wrong! England seemed in control at 153-3, at which point there was

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India turn the Tide

England v India – 3rd ODI, Worcester Rain delayed the start till 12.30; a 47-over game was decreed. Both sides were unchanged. From the second over where Tammy Beaumont swished across the line in error, England could never pull away to safety. Mithali Raj became the highest scorer across all formats as she led her

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Belter Of A Day For Cross

England Women v India Women 2nd ODI Taunton on Wednesday 30 June Hartley: “Belter Of A Day For Cross” Whose Five Wicket Haul Hands England Women An Unassailable Lead As heard on radio Sports Xtra (commentators Alex Hartley, Isabelle Westbury and Daniel Norcross); and viewed via social media (Isabelle Westbury tweeting for Kate Cross): England went 2-0

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Dunkley wins it for England

England v India – 2nd ODI, Taunton England achieved their second 2-0 win in two days thanks to a commanding innings by Sophia Dunkley. After her landmark knock in the test match Dunkley found herself as the lynchpin when the early batters we’ve come to depend on all perished. Let’s hope this encourages Lisa Keightley

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