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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
Mandhana, a former top-ranked batter in ODIs, also jumped three slots to No. 7 after a match-winning 91 in the first ODI against England.
India defeated the English by 7 wickets with Mandhana top scoring 91 runs.
The 53-ball unbeaten 79 from Mandhana was enough for India to chase down 142/6 from England for the loss of just two wickets and with 20 balls to spare.
The Indian batters came a cropper against leg-spinner Sarah Glenn and were restricted to 132/7.
Sneh Rana bowled a tight final over, picking up a wicket, to finish with 2/28.
The openers sharied an unbeaten partnership of 174 to see the visitors home in just 25.4 overs.
Trailblazers won by 16 runs in the match held at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37) top-scored, while Harleen Deol (35) and Deandra Dottin (32) made useful contributions.
Veteran Indian cricketers Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey, who played in the previous edition, are the notable absentees in the squads.
Inconsistency returned to haunt Indian batters as they were bundled out for a meagre 134 by England, who chased down the target in 31.2 overs to record their first win in the tournament after a hat-trick of defeats.
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