England Women beat India and leveled the series in a dramatic, rain-soaked ODI. According to ESPNcricinfo, England won by 8 wickets, with Sophie Ecclestone named Player of the Match for her outstanding bowling performance of 3 wickets for 27 runs in 6 overs.
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England, upon winning the toss, decided to bowl first, putting India Women into bat.
India’s opening batter, Pratika Rawal, was lagging to pick up the initial pace following her early dismissal by Em Arlott for 3 in the 2nd (1.4) over. However, Smriti Mandhana stood out with a composed 42 off 51 balls.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol and Richa M Ghosh both fell to Sophie Ecclestone, who dominated with 3 wickets for 27 runs in 6 overs. The first innings concluded with 143/8 in 29 overs.
Chasing an original target of 144 runs in 29 overs in the second innings, the England team began the innings; however, after rain interruption, the chase was at 102/1 (18.4 overs), with the target to 115 runs in 24 overs.
Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones delivered a smooth opening with a 54-run partnership. Further, Natalie Sciver-Brunt contributed 21 before getting bowled. Sophia Dunkley and Jones finished the chase with the winning boundary.
The final scores on the board displayed England finishing at 16/2 in 21 overs (target 115 in 24 overs, DLS). They defeated the Indian squad by 8 wickets.
𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲!
They thrash India by 8 wickets (DLS) to square the ODI series 1-1.
INDW – 143/8 (29)
Amy Jones 46* | Tammy 34 | Ecclestone 3/27
Match shortened, but England’s dominance wasn’t!… pic.twitter.com/ZfwxFoOBgy
— Film To Finale (@FilmtoFinale) July 19, 2025
What the Players Said Following the Rain-Soaked ODI Thriller?
After winning the game and earning the title of Player of the Match, Sophie Ecclestone talking to Sky Sports, said, “I felt really good today. I feel like I’ve got a way of bowling here at Lord’s, where it skids on a bit more, and it’s great to be back playing. Keeping the stumps in play at all times worked for me today.”
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt gave a huge shoutout to the team and their outstanding partnership in the game.
“I think the bowlers working out the conditions for themselves today and then coming to me with the fields they wanted was excellent. That communication between all of them was brilliant and I thought, on the whole, we bowled a really good length today and made it really difficult for their batters,” said England’s Captain.
On the other hand, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed disappointment over the Indian Team. She admits this time the Indian squad was not in form.
Kaur states, “I think we didn’t bat well today. We could have batted better on this pitch but they bowled very well and they didn’t give us any chance to execute our batting. Credit to them. We weren’t able to show up.”
[Update] What Next?
The highly anticipated final and the 3rd ODI England Women vs India Women is scheduled for Tuesday, 22nd July 2025 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
As the current result stands at 1-1, this match will decide the winner of the three-match ODI series. The final will begin at 5.30 pm IST (12 pm GMT), so stay tuned.
Writer’s POV
England was outstanding in this game. From their partnership to their synchronization and focus in the match, everything was in place. They really deserve this win. But hey, winning and losing is a part of the game, there is still a chance for India to shine on foreign soil.
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