Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 04:56pm on 28 Jun 2025,Saturday Sports
India Women's cricket team posted a commanding 210‑5 in Trent Bridge’s opening T20I vs England, propelled by stand‑in captain Smriti Mandhana’s maiden T20I century. The southpaw blazed 112 off 62, laced with 15 fours and three sixes, reaching the milestone in just 51 balls and becoming only the second Indian woman after Harmanpreet Kaur to score a T20I hundred. Partnerships of 77 (with Shafali Verma) and 94 (with Harleen Deol) anchored the formidable total. England’s bowling fightback saw Lauren Bell snare 3/27. The series continues July 1 in Bristol, before three ODIs from July 16 in Southampton.
