The second women’s ODI between India and England at Lord’s has been delayed by rain and a damp outfield. The match was scheduled to start at 11am local time (3.30pm IST) with toss scheduled for 10.30am local (3pm IST). However, there was absolutely no activity at the ground around that time with the rain pouring down. Both sets of players could be seen in their training kit in their respective dressing room balconies.
India have carried their good form in the T20I leg of the tour into the three-match ODI series, having won the first match by four wickets at the Rose Bowl. England are now looking to stay alive in the series with a win at Lord’s. England had set India a target of 259 runs in the first ODI. The visitors chased it down in 48.2 overs with four wickets in hand as Deepti Sharma shone with the bat, scoring 62 off 64 in what looked a tricky chase.
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Toss in the 2nd #ENGvIND ODI has been delayed due to rain ???
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Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal had provided a good start (their partnership tally has now crossed 1000 runs in just 21 matches). But Mandhana’s dismissal brought about a slow-down as Pratika and Harleen Deol never quite found the top gear in their partnership. Then came a period where India first Rawal – Sophie Ecclestone producing a top delivery to breach her defence that also led to a spicy moment as the duo brushed shoulders. And after that Harleen was out in a bizarre fashion, failing to ground her bat or feet and finding herself short of the crease. Harmanpreet Kaur also quickly followed suit, but then came the match-defining partnership between Jemimah and Deepti that took India close to the finish line.
The highlight of Deepti’s knock was a six over midwicket, where she crunched one through the leg side for the only maximum of the match. She remained unbeaten after Richa Ghosh fell and along with Amanjot, took India home with 10 balls to spare.
