Indian women’s team records first ever series sweep on England soil with win in 3rd ODI

London: India beat England by 16 runs in the third and final women’s ODI to sweep series 3-0 for the first time here on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, India were all out for a paltry 169but that proved enough in the end.

India kept losing wickets at regular intervals to be bundled out in 45.4 overs at Lord’s in veteran seamer Jhulan Goswami’s farewell game.

Records galore 🔝

A legacy to be proud of 👍

Thank you @JhulanG10 👏 👏#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/Ib4knV2eyn

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 24, 2022

All-rounder Deepti Sharma top-scored for the visitors with an unbeaten 68 off 106 balls, while opener Smriti Mandhana was the second highest scorer, making exactly 50 runs in 79 deliveries.

Among England bowlers, medium pacer Kate Cross returned with excellent figures of 4/26, while there were two wickets apiece for Freya Kemp and Sophie Ecclestone.

Chasing the small target, England suffered a top-order batting collapse to be all out for 153 in 43.3 overs.

Charlie Dean top-scored with 47, while captain Amy Jones contributed 28.

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