Player of the Match Jemimah Rodrigues credited Yastika Bhatia for their crucial 126-run partnership after India defeated England by 38 runs in the opening Women’s T20I at Chelmsford.
Anticipation builds at Lord’s as record ticket sales mark a milestone moment for women’s cricket ahead of England vs India.
Among those who offered prayers were Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma. The players took darshan at the shrine as the team geared up for one of its most important matches of the tournament.
All-rounder Jamie Overton earned a long-awaited recall to the England squad to face India in the first Test. He returns to the Test set-up for the first time since making his only appearance against New Zealand at Headingley in June 2022.
Rohit Sharma & Co grabbed vital points in terms of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, moving to second after the conclusion of the fourth Test. India moved further up to the first spot following New Zealand’s defeat to Australia in Wellington on Sunday.
Earlier, England made their best start of the series as they reached 68-1 at lunch after Joe Root won his fifth consecutive toss and opted to bat.
Man of the match Moeen said that he missed the time that he was away from the squad.
The Indian skipper denied that he and Ajinkya Rahane felt the pressure during their century partnership that one wicket might lead to collapse.
The hosts lost six wickets for 86 runs to find themselves in a precarious position after opting to bat.
Stokes was initially ruled out of Friday's match at Durham's Chester-le-Street headquarters after suffering minor discomfort in his left knee.
