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England vs India – World Cup Report: First win for Defending Champions!

England vs India – World Cup 2022 Report: Defending champions England register their first win off ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 to stay alive in the tournament. 21-year-old Charlie Dean, playing just in her second World Cup match picked 4 crucial wickets to bowl out India for 134 runs.

Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Squads:

England:

Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole

India:

Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Highlights:

Jhulan Goswami became the first female cricketer to record 250 ODI wickets. She achieved the feat when she picked the wicket of Tammy Beaumont (1). Captain Heather Knight top scored for England by putting on a match winning 53 not out. Meghna Singh was the best of Indian bowlers – picking the wickets of Danielle Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley and Katherine Brunt.

England vs India - Charlie Dean of England celebrates the wicket of Sneh Rana of India during the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between England and India at...
England vs India – Charlotte Dean 4 wickets (PC: Getty Images)

England vs India – Match 15 – World Cup Match Summary

India 134 all out in 36.2 overs

Smriti Mandhana 35 (58) – 4 fours

Richa Ghosh 33 (56) – 5 fours

Jhulan Goswami 20 (26) – 2 fours & 1 six

Anya Shrubsole 6-1-20-2

Charlotte Dean 8.2-1-23-4

England vs India - Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight of England bump fists during the 2022 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between England and India at Bay Oval on...
England vs India – CWC22 – Heather Knight and Nat Sciver set the chase right (PC: Getty Images)

England 136-6 in 31.2 overs

Heather Knight 53*(72) – 8 fours

Natalie Sciver 45 (46) – 8 fours

Sophia Dunkley 17 (21) – 4 fours

Jhulan Goswami 7-1-21-1

Rajeshwari Gayakwad 7-1-35-1

Result: England won by 4 wickets

Player of the Match: Charlotte Dean (4/23) – wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar and Meghna Singh.

Points Table:

India – 4 points – 3rd spot

England – 2 points – 6th spot

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