ENG v IND: Harmanpreet Kaur’s powerful hundred helps India to clinch maiden ODI series in England

London, Sep 22 (IANS) Drove by Harmanpreet Kaur’s fifth ODI century, India ladies’ cricket crew crushed Britain by 88 runs in the second ODI at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury to secure their lady restricted overs series in the country in 23 years.

The Indian captain enrolled her second most noteworthy ODI score – an unbeaten 111-ball 143, an innings which included 18 limits and 4 sixes.

Harmanpreet’s lord class hundred controlled India to post their untouched second most elevated all out of 333/5, subsequent to being placed into bat on September 21. Britain were in charge till the finish of 40 overs, however a late flood by India transformed into a bad dream for Britain’s young bowling assault.

Britain made an early leap forward as Kate Cross tidied up Shafali Verma economically for eight. Be that as it may, Smriti Mandhana and No.3 Yastika Bhatia were fast in recuperation. Mandhana didn’t keep down on the assault.

The southpaw crunched four limits and a six and, surprisingly, crossed the 3000 ODI-run mark on the way her thump of 40 preceding she was caught leg before by Sophie Ecclestone’s left-arm turn. She nonetheless, had steadied the innings with two convenient associations in the organization of Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet.

At 99 for 3, India actually had a ton of expand on, and the Indian captain guaranteed the energy wasn’t given over to the hosts. In the organization of Harleen Deol, she added 113 runs for the fourth wicket. Lauren Chime made the truly necessary leap forward in the 40th over prior to seeing as well as being forced to bear Harmanpreet’s ballistic attack.

In the last 10 overs, India added 121 runs, with Harmanpreet hitting 43 runs in only 11 balls to stay unbeaten on 143.

Accordingly, Britain were imprinted right off the bat in the pursuit – this time politeness Harmanpreet’s immediate toss which found Tammy Beaumont short in her endeavored single. Before adequately long, Renuka Singh knocked off Sophia Dunkley’s offstump with an approaching conveyance to leave the hosts down on 12 for 2 in the fourth finished.

Alice Capsey’s counter assault assisted Britain with pulling themselves back from an unfortunate position, however Indian bowlers continued to contribute with wickets rapidly.

Emma Sheep was caught legbefore by one more approaching conveyance from Renuka in the eighth over to assist India with keeping control of the procedures.

With triumph solidly in sight, Harleen, D Hemalatha and Shafali likewise turned their arms over for a couple of overs, and joined to get back with three wickets in 32 balls as Britain were packaged out for 245.

Brief Scores: India 333/5 of every 50 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 143 not out, Harleen Deol 58; Charlotte Senior member 1-39, Sophie Ecclestone 1-64) beat Britain 245 in 44.2 overs (Danielle Wyatt 65, Alice Capsey 39; Renuka Singh 4-57, D Hemalatha 2-6) by 88 runs